And baby makes 5.

I've been horrible at updating my blog lately. I've had a hard time finding the motivation, and a hard time finding the "free" time (as if I have a lot of that anyways) to write.

We found out several weeks ago that we would be expecting baby #3. It was slightly surprising, to say the least, but we're not at all upset. We wanted to have another baby, and we wanted them to be close in age. We were hoping to wait another 6 months, but it looks like there were other plans. That's how life is - and we're alright with it.

As with James, I was in total disbelief this time around. It was like, I knew that I was pregnant, but yet I didn't believe that I was pregnant. Is that crazy? Haha. It should sound crazy. No, crazy is the amount of pregnancy tests that I took before finally convincing myself that I was, indeed, pregnant again. I think this time, the number tops around 12. Don't judge me.

We've had two ultrasounds so far.. one at 6 weeks and another at 7 weeks. Both showed a little tiny dot with a lovely little heart flutter.

We are roughly 9 weeks pregnant now, and have another doctor's appointment on Monday, November 7th. I'm hoping for another ultrasound but I'm not crossing my fingers.

So.. questions that everyone has asked? Was it planned? Hmm.. a better answer to that would be that it was not prevented. Take that how you will.

Do we want a boy, or a girl? The answer is.. we just want a healthy baby, and we'll be equally happy with whatever we are blessed with.

Our "due date" is June 6th (or 7th?) -- but I don't put a lot of faith into due dates. It's just a guess, and babies rarely come on their due dates. I see it as more of a "birth month" - and we'll be adding our new baby sometime in June.

Here's a few pictures for you all.

^Where the line is, to the left, is right around where the baby is.. this was taken at 7 weeks and obviously the little baby is small. Heartbeat is at the bottom left. 

^Pretty self evident, here.. although again, not much to see yet.

^Again.. not much explanation needed. LOL 

And another ultrasound picture, this one was taken at 6 weeks. Not much to see yet, either =)

How your baby's growing: (9 weeks)

Your new resident is nearly an inch long — about the size of a grape — and weighs just a fraction of an ounce. She's starting to look more and more human. Her essential body parts are accounted for, though they'll go through plenty of fine-tuning in the coming months. Other changes abound: Your baby's heart finishes dividing into four chambers, and the valves start to form — as do her tiny teeth. The embryonic "tail" is completely gone. Your baby's organs, muscles, and nerves are kicking into gear. The external sex organs are there but won't be distinguishable as male or female for another few weeks. Her eyes are fully formed, but her eyelids are fused shut and won't open until 27 weeks. She has tiny earlobes, and her mouth, nose, and nostrils are more distinct. The placenta is developed enough now to take over most of the critical job of producing hormones. Now that your baby's basic physiology is in place, she's poised for rapid weight gain.