On April 30 I felt an unmistakable baby kick in my womb. I took a pregnancy test the next morning and immediately went into shock. This was not what we were expecting! It turns out I got pregnant at the end of January, when Lucca was 8 months old. I was 17 weeks along (thereabouts) when I found out about the person inside of me, which is simultaneously awesome and scary. We have a lot of preparing to do! Daniel is very excited about Deuce, which is the baby's nickname for now, and is working a huge amount of overtime so we can pay the midwife and buy a car seat. Yes, we are having Deuce at home just as we did with Lucca. It wasn't even something we had to discuss. If you've had a planned homebirth I'm betting you know why. If you haven't had a planned homebirth it's because there is nothing in the world like giving your body the familiar space and supportive atmosphere it needs to do what it is built to do. Giving birth is absolutely incredible and as long as I don't think too much about what comes after that, I am really excited about the opportunity to bring another person into our family.
Obviously this means the house will not get the improvements I was planning for it. At least not for a year most likely. I'm most disappointed about the kitchen. It is so gloomy and unhappy as it is, I was really hoping and looking forward to bringing some color into it. Actually I already told Daniel that for my birthday I want paint, cabinet pulls and recessed lights. I think about that poor kitchen every day!
But I'm so excited to meet this little one and make room for him or her. All the house fun takes a back seat to the people God has entrusted me with. We'll see how our little place holds up to four Colemans!
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