It's a girl! That's right we are proud to announce that our third little one is on the way and we are so happy so say it is a girl. You must be wondering how far along I am if I already know it is a girl. I am due in July and am about 22 weeks. It has taken a bit of time to get over the shock of all this. If any of you know about the kind of year we have had since Carter was born you would understand that throwing another one into this chaos has seemed very overwhelming. Notice the word shocked and not dissappointed and I can tell you why:
THEM!
In the first few weeks after Carter was born and all the challenges that followed I remember one day saying to Chris, "I don't think I can do this it is too hard." He said, "Laur most things in life that are worthwhile are." It was a little slap in the face. It woke me up and I realized that we could make it if we just kept pressing forward and did the best we could. We learned a lot and grew a lot. Sometimes it hurt but looking back now we feel blessed. I am happy to say that our Carter boy is doing much better and his lungs are getting stronger as he grows. If he goes at least three weeks without getting really sick and going back on his meds Chris and I have a little celebration and tell him how proud we are of him. You wouldn't know it by his size. He looks like a pretty robust baby.
We adore these two and know that one more is only going to add to the joy that is our little family. Kate has prayed daily that she could now have a sister and I was so glad to tell her that she was.
Congrats to all those other ladies out there that are expecting. I have quite a few other friends who are expecting at almost exactly the same time. Hurray for summer babies!
