McCarthy 5.0

Introducing

"Rose" McCarthy

born March 6, 2020
7 lbs
20 inches

Wow, did she come in a hurry!  We weren't expecting her for over 2 more weeks, and as such, I had packed in a whole lot of business that I wanted taken care of before she arrived, that had to be cancelled at the last minute.  (I was especially looking forward to my hair appointment later that day...)

Birth story alert:

I had been having strong contractions all day the previous day, but they were only every 15 minutes or so and got slightly less frequent as the day went on, so I thought it was just a fluke (especially since, so early!).  They were very strong, though, and required a pause to breath through.  I slept horribly, because of the contractions, but eventually got a couple hours of sleep in the early morning.  Still thinking them to be very strong Braxton Hicks, I carried on with my homeschooling day as usual, anticipating my hair appointment, right after lunch.  I literally finished my last bite and my water broke!  Luckily, Jay was there with us for lunch!  He called his mom to come over and ran upstairs to pack my hospital bag while I shouted things up to him to add.  We got to the hospital,  I had contractions long enough to get an IV (twice, because they messed up the first time) and 2 pushes and a huddle of nurses later, she was born!

The kids got to come see her a few hours later and it was so fun to see their reactions- the girls are obsessed, Toad had a huge grin on his face when he got to "hold" her and even The Frog let us put her in his lap.  He was a good sport at the time, but now, even he begs to hold her. :)   

I need to give a shout out to the best. daddy. ever!  He is driving everyone everywhere they need to be, getting food ready (including making sure I never had to eat the hospital food...) and keeping the house orderly single-handedly.  He also does it without complaint and even a calf massage my way ;)  Love that guy so much!

It's hard to let her sleep in her crib because everyone wants a turn with Rose.

 Welcome to the family!

Kid Conversation

To understand this one, you have to know I'm pregnant...

Hazel: Mom, I think the baby's sleeping.
Me: How do you know?
Hazel: Because... I can't hear it.

Welcome Baby "Hazel"!

"Hazel" McCarthy

10/24/2012

3:47pm

7 lbs. 8 oz.

19 in. long

And for those of you who love birth stories...

I woke up after a horrible night of sleep feeling like it would be THE day and announced it to Jay.  He decided it was a good date to be born, since 1024 is a power of 2.  (His vote was to call her "Kilo" on the blog, since 1024=2^10=kilobyte.  I obviously gave him a polite laugh and picked my own name...)  Though I suspected I was in labor, I wasn't positive because it felt so much different than my first two.  It was more like really intense Braxton-Hicks contractions (which don't normally hurt me) accompanied by really intense lower abdominal cramps.  It's hard to explain, but they just felt like they were in a different area than past labor contractions.

So, just in case, I took a shower and did my hair so I would at least go to the hospital clean to begin with (I never have the energy to shower there...) and packed up my hospital bag.  It was about 9:30am and I realized that a playgroup I'm a part of was planning a field trip to Pumpkinland for that day.  It was rainy and cold, though, so it got last-minute changed to just playing at someone's house (just down the street from us).  I was secretly glad, though I knew The Frog was excited about Pumpkinland.

I told Jay to take the car to work that day, in case he needed to drive home quick, so we got on our rain-gear and I pushed Peach in the stroller while The Frog rode his "rocket-bike" to the neighbor's.  At this point, I didn't think the contractions were regular enough to worry about- maybe only 4 or 5 per hour.  They were frequent enough to make it really awkward to put the chain back on his bike when it fell off, though...

I consulted the ladies at playgroup and one of the more experienced (6 kids) told me some of her labors were different feeling from each other, so it could be labor, BUT she also had more false labor, with each successive child.  I decided not get my hopes up.

After going home, fixing lunch and putting the kids down for a nap, I called my mom to let her know I was unsure if I was in labor (it's now noon), since I texted her that morning saying to be on guard.  After talking to her, though, I realized I hadn't really timed the contractions and decided to do that.

Side-note: during lunch the contractions started to be hard enough I needed to breath through them a bit.  I had a contraction while giving the kids their food and I had to sit down and breath through it.  The Frog looks at me confused and says, "Mom?  Mom?  What are you doing?  Are you gonna poop your pants?!"  Which makes me laugh- very unpleasant during a contraction, in case you're wondering.  Don't tell jokes to women in labor.

Anyway, I timed my contractions for about an hour and realized they were actually happening every 4-ish minutes, for about 30 seconds, so that's probably regular enough to be considered labor and I called my mom back to come on down.

The plot thickens...

Jay and I just got approval to refinance our home (which we are SO SO pleased about!!) and he had an appointment to sign the papers in Sandy (about 40 minutes away) at 3pm.  Jay came home for lunch at around 1 and we discussed and decided he should go up and sign the papers and he'd probably still have time to be at the birth.  (because labor always seems to take forever, right?)  Plus my mom was already on her way down to help with the kids, so I had a backup plan.

So Jay leaves, the kids wake up, and my mom arrives all within about 20 minutes of each other.  SO glad I had her come when I did.  Turns out, it's hard to be in labor and be expected to take care of kids, or even be around much noise.  My mom took them outside to play and I labored on the sofa for about another hour.

By now, it's about 2:45pm and the contractions are starting to be more intense and are happening every 2 minutes.  My water still hadn't broken, which is what I was sort of waiting for since laboring at the hospital is so much more uncomfortable, but I just felt like I should go, especially since I was supposed to come in a bit early to get an I.V. of antibiotics since I tested positive for Strep B.

Side-note: sometime in there I went to use the bathroom and Peach, of course, wanted to join me.  I had a contraction on the toilet, so I'm sitting there breathing heavily and Peach is across from me on her potty, copying my breathing and lying her head on my leg, very dramatically.  I managed not to laugh this time.

So I text Jay, who is now in Sandy, waiting for his appointment, to tell him I'm going to the hospital and assure him my water hasn't broken, I just want to go now.  My mom took the kids to a neighbor's and we drive to the hospital.

me, right before leaving for the hospital

I had about 3 or 4 intense contractions in the car, one in the parking-lot, and two at the check-in desk.  I got into the room in time for one more.

Meanwhile, my mom just got off the phone with Jay who said he got the papers signed in record time (telling people your wife is in labor can really get them moving) and was just getting off the free-way to meet up with us.

I changed my clothes, another contraction and the nurse checked me and said I was at 9.5cm!!  Woah!  She put the baby heart-rate monitor on me, I had one more contraction and Hazel was now in my canal ready to come out.

They got ONE minute of her heart-rate.

I kind of moaningly said, "she's coming out," and it took the nurse a second to realize what I was saying.  I'm not exactly sure what was going on in the room at that point- I know someone was about to try and give me the I.V. and the doctor had just come in, but two pushes later and Hazel was here!

Thank GOODNESS I decided to leave when I did.  My water didn't break until her head had already emerged- which is not that common and actually really great since it minimizes the risk of her getting an infection from the Strep B.

Jay walks in about 5 minutes later and casually comes over to see how I'm doing and I lift up the blanket and say, "She's here!"  

"She's here?!"

A nice bonus of having my mom there was getting pictures of Jay and I together in the hospital :)

Just after dad's arrival

So, my super-mom went to gather the kids and get them fed, Jay went with Hazel to get her cleaned up and checked out, and I got all cleaned up and wheeled to my recovery room where we all met up again.  Peach was SO excited to hold her new baby sister.  She got really upset if I tried to take her away.  She kept touching her face and saying, "I like Hazel.  I like Hazel."  It was soo cute.

Despite my mom taking many photos, this is the best group shot we got.  Looks like it gets harder to get them all looking, the more kids you have ;)

It's official!  Jay and I are out-numbered.  Wish us luck!

Nesting?

It's funny, this pregnancy I haven't had much to really DO for the baby before she got here (get out baby stuff from boxes and wash.  done.) yet I've been making lists like crazy for things I want to get done before she gets here- mostly unfinished projects.  I've been nicking away, little bits of all of them, but still have almost nothing to show for myself...  Occasionally, I'll add something to the list right after I complete it (clean out shed) so I can have something else crossed off :)

Just so I feel like I've accomplished something and so I remember why I've taken almost no pictures and keep forgetting to blog the funny things the kids say, this is what I've been working on since Early September:

1. Reorganize kids' closets so girl clothes are in Peach's closet, future boy clothes are in The Frog's, and baby boy clothes are in the garage
2. Get out baby clothes, wash and inventory if anything is needed
3. Buy New Born sized diapers- thank you Amazon!
4. Wash infant carseat cover, bundle me and swing cover
5. Move carseats to accommodate baby carseat
6. Recover glider cushions- my neighbor just gave me an old glider (hurray!) but it's been outside on their patio and it needs a bit of love.  I knew I wouldn't have time to refinish it, but I thought I could at least recover the cushions.  My super-mom offered to do it for me AND refinish it AND she's using fabric she had just lying around so it feels free!!  I am so blessed!  Thanks Mom!
7. Finish baby quilt- sooo close.  I could be done now, but I think I want to quilt something where the block border intesect.  Then the binding and I'm done.
8. Finish quiet book- this is probably not going to happen.  I started it years ago and I hate working on it and I still don't have a definite plan.  
9. Finish Peach's 1st year scrapbook- I now have 3 pages left to layout and then I just have to go back and glue things in place.  
10. Put kids' summer clothes away- Peach is done, now for The Frog
11. Get back door deadbolt installed- my dad just agreed to do this for me.  yay!
12. Move Crib back to The Frog's room after already moving it to Peach's (again)- we didn't have a real plan on where the new babe would be, but I'm now thinking when she shares a room it will probably be with The Frog because he's a deeper sleeper at night.
13. Get rid of wasps by the patio- We have TONS of wasps crawling in and out of this crack by our patio.  Terminex did did something to get rid of them. But then they came back.  But then Terminex came back.  But then they came back.  But then we got a frost last night, so I think they're dead now for good?
14. Stay on top of garden produce- we have been eating it... but I know a lot will be wasted.  Anyone in need of cherry tomatoes?!  Thanks to my mom, all our pears have been dried :)
15. Find a cleaner to help out when baby gets here- this is proving SO much harder than it should.  Anyone have any recommendations?  I don't really want to go through a company because they're more expensive than individuals but when people don't call you back...
16. Call electrician to move upstairs thermostat and replace it with Nest- I had to call more than one electrician to get someone to call me back here too.  Isn't my money good enough for people?  But seriously, Nest is awesome!!  (you know you're a home-owner when a new thermostat excites you :D)
17. Make a food storage plan - I have a great start.  I decided to just make a 7-day meal plan (I'm toying with a 14-day plan, if I can manage it) made of exclusively food storage friendly items and then calculate how much of everything I'd need for first 3 months, then 6 months, etc until we can build up to a year.  I feel so frustrated by the general guidelines for food storage because I feel like if I ever had to use them, how would I know what percentage of what kinds of (for example) grains our family would use?  When I'm done, I'll probably share.  I have a lot to say about food storage and have found some awesome websites.  It will probably be its own post.
18. Take inventory of current food storage items- this actually ended up being a fun counting activity for The Frog
19. Clean & refill 55 gallon water barrels- we inherited 2 of these from the previous owners of our home, but who knows when the last time they were cleaned out.  Actually, one of them was missing a bung cap and The Frog has been putting rocks, pears, leaves... in it since he could walk.  We dumped it out the other day and there was even a ROPE in there!  It's going to be hard to shake the rest of the stuff out...
20. Construct Water Barrel storage- my amazing dad did this for me!  It's awesome!
21. Buy Water Barrel accessories- I don't even have a bung wrench to open them to clean them out!  My dad helped me open them though.  However, it and two faucets are on their way.
22. Clean out shed- happened spur of the moment, but needed to be done
23. Clean grill - I haven't taken things out to clean them since we bought it 2 years ago.  ew.
24. Make a dinner plan for 1 month to cycle through-  I kinda cheated and started this project last winter/spring before I got pregnant and quit.  For me, the hardest part about making dinner is just deciding what to make.  Once that's done, it's brainless and easy.  I'm hoping to even have stream-lined shopping lists for each week.
25. Plan Family Home Evening lessons for a month- just so I don't have to do it once the baby comes.  I have general topics now, but haven't fleshed out the details yet.
26. Halloween Costumes- The Frog and Peach are basically done- I went extremely simple this year.  Jay, not at all, though I should have all the supplies.  I confess, I'm planning to re-wear something... I have materials for the babe, but I don't want to make anything until I can measure her.  Newborn heads are much smaller than everyone thinks they are...
27. Re-make freezer inventory (this looks way nicer in Numbers.  Google spreadsheets are hard to format for printing)- I used to have an awesome system going where I made a spreadsheet of everything I typically freeze, laminated it, and stuck it to the freezer in the garage with a magnet and I even found a magnetic, mini-expo marker with an eraser build into the lid!  It worked great because I'm the only person who generally takes things out of that freezer, so I kept the inventory accurate and I could see what I had at a glance.  Sadly, The Frog became privy and tall enough to reach it and kept scribbling things out or erasing things and eventually lost the sheet for me.  :/  I need to do it again because it was so nice to have.  I'll just have to hang it high up on the wall this time?  The thought of taking everything out just makes me tired...
28. Bind The Frog's bed quilt- I finished piecing this thing last JANUARY.  I'm so ashamed... I couldn't decide on how to quilt it, and then I came up with an awesome plan that was just too awesome and daunting, and then I got pregnant and then I decided, there's no way it's going to get done if I do it myself. :(  I just HATE having someone else do the quilting because I take pride in doing the whole thing All By Myself!  (I'm starting to sound like some little someones I know...)  A quilt just takes so much heart to put together!  Luckily, my sister-in-law's mother has access to a long-arm machine quilter and at a good price.  For some reason, it's just easier for sentimentality purposes to let a friend help rather than just blatantly paying a stranger to work on my quilt :)  Anyway, she just sent it back to me this week and now it's waiting to be bound.  I can do it!
29. "Winterize" front closet- I had the brilliant idea to vacuum storage all our coats last spring so our front closet wouldn't feel so cluttered.  I'm scared to get them out again because I fear there won't be enough room...
30. Finish October quilt blocks- I'm taking a quilt-block-of-the-month class and we have 2 blocks to complete each month.  They are turned in the second Saturday of each month.
31. Finish November quilt bocks- I want to finish these before the Babe gets here.

So, what do you think.  Am I crazy?  I've almost done half... (14/31) I have 3 weeks before the due date, and my other two kids came early...

If you don't hear from me again until she gets here, now you know why :)

Diaper Changing Kits

Peach's birthday is coming up and I thought she might like some additional accessories for her baby, with whom she is semi-obsessed.  However, it's always naked because she can take the clothes off, but can't put them back on, so I knew a new outfit would go unused for quite some time.

She often pretends to change its diaper with my diaper caddy so I decided to try and find a little diaper changing kit!  However, everything on Amazon was soooo extreme.  Too much stuff that would never get used, or included things we already have, which have to be put somewhere, etc. etc. and other scroogey things that show my true colors...

Then it hit me, why couldn't I just make one?  I found this little baby diaper making tutorial and whipped up 4 diapers in no time AND all out of scrap flannel I had lying around.  (see?  there are uses for scraps after all!)  Plus, I got to try out some fun decorative stitches on my new (to me) embroidery machine, so generously given to me by my mother-in-law.  (well, I traded her for my old sewing machine, but I hardly call that a fair trade...)

Now I just needed a mat.  I really winged it and had to trim things and resew a couple of times, and then wished I had trimmed something slightly less in the end... Honestly, it didn't turn out as well as I had envisioned, but I learned a lot and used more scrap fabric AND got to try out my embroidery machine again.

Sadly, it didn't turn out centered.  Still learning...

Once I finished that, I wondered why I didn't own something like this!  Certainly someone with one in diapers and one soon-to-be could use a travel diaper-changing kit-- especially since I lost my travel changing pad years ago on an airplane :(

So, what the heck!  I made one for myself too. :)  Although, I learned my lesson and decided to follow a pattern. :)  I found several different ones and combined a few things, but mostly I followed this.

I had hoped to go to Ross Dress for Less and find a super cute vinyl table cloth for $2 I could cut up, but they didn't have anything I remotely liked and I didn't have time to go check anywhere else.  (Another blog I found got one from Target, for those of you interested...).  So instead, I bought a clear, heavy shower-curtain liner ($4) to use as my vinyl covering for the inside.  (but it would have been really really nice to use a vinyl table cloth-- would have saved time and bulk.)

Other than the shower curtain, I used fabric, button and elastic I had lying around:

I liked this one because the diaper and wipes hang off the side of the changing table and you don't have to take them out to use the mat, like some other travel mats I saw.  Things I learned- perhaps I shouldn't have used home decor fabric because it was just soo bulky with the batting (I used fleece scraps) to turn inside out and then sew.  Next time, I think I would rather treat it like a quilt and sew a binding around the outside- less bulk and more finished looking.

It's hard to tell from my pictures, but I did some "quilting" to hold the layers together- just some diagonal lines between every-other row of polka-dots.  I would do this before the binding, were I to make it the other way.

I also added a little wrist strap- and idea inspired from a different pad.  Hers was cuter because she used a d-ring and clip, but I wanted to use only things I had on hand, so I just sewed it right in the seam.

I haven't had a chance to use it yet, because Jay changed Peach's diaper at church last Sunday, but he said it worked awesome.   Yay!

Total cost for both?  $4 + time (and I have loads of extra vinyl to make others. and I gained valuable experience)  not bad, eh?

News Just In...

A minor vacation posting break because Friday, the day we left the cape to rejoin the McCarthy side of the family, was the day we found out the sex of baby #3.

Let me explain.

I was feeling a little like this baby has been neglected compared to my other 2 pregnancies, just because there was more excitement, more anticipation, more rumination, more daydreaming, but now with too munchkins running around, I just don't have the time to really ponder the joys of pregnancies.  Let's face it, the belly is kind of a nuisance when you have 2 kids wanting to sit on your lap, toys that constantly need to be picked up off the floor, kids who need help putting on shoes, etc. etc.  Not to mention the whole "I'm-tired-allll-the-time" thing...  In a lot of ways, I'm more excited to just get this baby here and get my body back so I can function like a proper mother.  And it's caused me to skip over the enjoyment of pregnancy that I had the past two times.

So, I felt like I needed to spice things up a bit.

I thought about not finding out the gender in advance, but Jay wasn't too thrilled with that idea.  (we have a boy and a girl already, right?  we're prepared...) So, I went to the ultra-sound appointment and had the technician put the "telling" picture into an envelope, sealed it, and bestowed the privilege of decision to Jay, as aforementioned in his birthday post.

He decided to give it to his mom when we arrived on Monday, and much to my surprise, she opened it, showed her husband, and then left the room without saying a word.

Interestingly enough, having the info in an envelop in my possession for a couple of weeks didn't bother me a bit.  But after I knew that someone else knew...  I needed to know.

However, off we went to Cape Cod and then on Friday when we returned, we drove into their driveway with balloons flying everywhere and a big banner made by Jay's little sister:

It's a girl!

So, now we know :)

And now, the first thing on my mind is, what are we going to call her on the blog?  Any suggestions?  I have a few ideas...

First Minky Blanket

This morning I finished sewing my first ever minky baby blanket.  Ever since I felt the stuff, I've wanted to make one.  (it's just so darn expensive!)

One of my neighbors was expecting her first and instead of doing what I normally do- buy from the registry, I decided to utilize some JoAnn's coupons and whip something up real quick.

The front- though it looks pieced, is jut flannel made to look that way.  Totally cheated...

I thought it would look better if I had some kind of border, but didn't think about that until I got home...  So, I cut the minky a bit larger made a kind of border that ended up being MUCH trickier than I expected to get the corners to look decent.

I did some minor quilting just to help it stay together after washing.

Don't look too closely at the corner- arg!

Comparison

I know you're not supposed to compare your kids but...

They're both almost exactly 8 months old in these shots.

Welcome "Peach" McCarthy!

Born Monday, August 23, 2010 at 1:25 am

7 lbs even

19 inches long

pink and perfect

Well, she finally came! I act as if she was overdue, but she came 6 days before her due date. Labor was MUCH faster this time (6.5 hours versus 29.5 with The Frog), and we were only at the hospital 35 minutes before she arrived- she beat the midwife. I had no tearing, she's eating like a champ, and so far is a great sleeper. Hopefully she'll keep it up! I decided that here on out, she will be referred to as "Peach" on this blog.
The Frog frequently asks about what Peach is doing and where she is and doesn't seem to be too shocked thus far. He looks so cute when he stands with arms out in front and asks to hold her. We're still working on being gentle. :)
Don't let the dark circles under my eyes mislead you- I got to sleep most of the day after this picture was taken :D
Poor girl- infant carseats were not meant for newborns. This is Peach right after we put her in the car. As you can see, she's completely excited about seeing her new home for the first time.

Just for fun, I thought I'd include a baby pic of The Frog next to her for comparison.

6 Weeks and Counting

We are about 6 weeks away from getting our baby girl (finally!) and I'm praying she'll be 2 weeks early like The Frog was. This pregnancy has been a LOT harder than the last one (which isn't really saying much since the last one was soooo easy), and I'm very ready to be done with the gigantic belly. None of my summer maternity clothes fit anymore... thank goodness for my two tummy sleeves that I wear with everything to cover what my shirt no longer does. I think I'm officially out of the "basketball" stage and fully into the "watermelon" stage.


I think the most fun thing about being pregnant has been talking about the baby with The Frog. He already knows her name and talks about her and gives her kisses and pats. It's adorable. I only hope he'll be enamored with her when she gets here and not completely jealous (which is what I suspect will happen).

Mentioning her now reminds me that we're going to need to come up with a "blog name" for her. Probably we'll wait until she gets here for the final say but does anyone have any suggestions? (It was hard enough coming up with her real name.)

First Real Crochet Project

While on our trip, Jay's mom took me to a wholesale yarn shop and I decided to start a real crochet project. She had a really cute pattern for a baby hat and I thought a hat would be just the right size of a project to tackle. I think the picture doesn't really do it justice, but perhaps it will give you a sense.

I can't wait for our little bald woman to try it on!

Maren's Baby Shower

I threw a baby shower on Saturday for my neighbor. How convenient that we live so close and are having girls so close together! I had a lot of fun planning it and preparing, but that will probably be the last shower I throw by myself, with so many people invited. I got the invites on clearance for a steal and then printed on them at home. I think they turned out so cute!

I probably spent the most time on making the food. My mini tartlets made a reappearance.
I got the recipe for raspberry lemonade punch from Martha and I think I had more comments about how good this was than anything else. I used pink lemonade powder, instead of regular, and I think it was a good move. Also, notice my paper circle garland, draped all over the table. A simple but cute touch- which is why I copied it from some other blog...
I decided to turn my triple-layer coconut cake with lemon curd and cream cheese frosting into mini-cupcakes, and I think the result was well received.
My neighbor last minute offered to make some pull-apart cheese bread, for which I am extremely grateful. I had planned to make these before I talked to her, but I'm not sure when I would have had time to do it and have them still taste fresh. I'd still like to try them sometime. They look so cute! I also served strawberries, fresh pineapple, watermelon and cantaloupe balls, brownie bites and cream puffs (both from Costco) and lemon-lime water.

Here's Maren with some of the goods :) It was so fun to see all the cute baby girl things, for me especially because I haven't bought anything yet. It will be really hard to restrain myself, I think.
There was another little boy, about The Frog's same age, who came (same name as The Frog!) and when The Frog saw him, his first impulse was to give him a hug. This picture was captured just after the hug and just before the huggee broke down into tears.
Here we are, preggo together, bellies touching :)

Special thanks to Kira who took all the pictures for me! I knew she liked doing it and that she'd do a great job!

It was so fun to plan a cute party, but I'm glad it's over. I feel like I'm going to have a lot of free time this week, and that's just fine with me.

Hats!

My ward started a knitting group recently, and I decided this was the best way for me to hop back on the band-wagon and use up some of the skeins and skeins I have all over my craft room. I'm a little too impatient to do anything large-scale, like a sweater, and actually, I rarely knit from a pattern. I decided I should learn to read patterns though and have been delighted by the selection of free ones at ravelry.com . This is one of them- it's a hat with a chin strap that buttons on the other side. I started it before I knew the sex of Baby #2 and once I found out it was a girl, I decided to add this non-descript flower-like embellishment.
I just hand sewed a basting stitch to one side of this grosgrain ribbon and gathered it into a mess and sewed it in place. I think it turned out quite cute! I had so much fun making this one, I decided to make one for The Frog too.
It's still a bit big on him, but he likes wearing it...
until I button the chin strap. Hopefully he'll get over that...

Half-Way There!

I'm 20 weeks and had my ultra-sound this morning. Pictures to come (not that I find them particularly helpful) but for now, rest assured that it's a GIRL!

Big Brother

That's right! The Frog is going to be a big brother!! (and he looooves this book, by the way.)

I can't believe how much BIGGER I am this time!! Compare 13 weeks last time to 13 weeks this time:


It's no wonder why I was convinced we're having twins!! We signed up for a free ultrasound to train new sonographers last Friday, and it turns out I was wrong:


We're super excited for the new addition this August!