Now that I've made my fair share of phone calls I can finally announce...
We are having another baby!!
I wouldn't say we "planned" it (okay, so maybe I did a little thinking about how the timing should go) but we are so excited! At this point, we really just want 2 kids and we thought having them close together would be great too... just for bonding for them and being in diapers for less years in total :-)
Anyway, my unofficial due date is September 1st but considering it will be another c-section I think they'll end up scheduling it more towards the end of August. Once I go to the Dr. I'll let you all know what they say my due date is and all that stuff.
Meanwhile, Asher is cruising easily on all the furniture and is constantly whining for 2 hands to hold so he can walk around the house... so in one way, it will be easier once he walks on his own b/c we won't have to be bent over... instead, we'll be chasing him everywhere! I don't know which is less fun... but I know I'll find out! When we walks with us he has hardly any balance but moves his feet so fast... we'll try to video tape it soon so we can show you! So far I'm feeling good. A little sick feeling throughout the day but nothing terrible yet. A bit more tired than usual but I'm preparing for worse :-) We're so excited... we think a boy would be great fun (playing with Asher and all) and a little girl would be super cute, plus it would be nice to have 1 of each you know. We'll see. And yes, we'll find out the gender as soon as we can!
In the meantime, you can all pray that we'll get approved on OHP for health insurance. With Asher, we were completely dirt poor so we got accepted easily. Now, we are blessed to have a steady income that pays our bills but that might make us too "rich" for OHP. Which is ridiculous b/c even with what we earn, if we have to pay for insurance and a C-section then we'll spend at least 1/3 of our income on that which would make us poor enough for OHP... ugh. I could hardly sleep last night looking at all of it but I spent a lot of time praying that God would just work out the details and provide for us. If I have to keep working for a while to pay for insurance and save a bit more for the deductible it's not the end of the world... just not my perfect little plan... which is usually not the best anyway. God knows best so I really should and will try to leave it up to Him!
Also, it was my birthday recently so Mark and I went out to the mall and to eat at McCormick and Schmick's where we had 2 free entrees! It was great. Asher is really suffering from being tossed to and fro for the past week but hopefully a few days at home will put him back in a happy state! I think his new walking desire in combination with the teething and trying to communicate stuff has a bit to do with the grumpiness he's been displaying so we just try to deal with each situation individually and not get too worked up... should be easier for me now with all this progesterone rushing through my blood... pregnancy does wonders for my mood!
I'll be posting some photos of our Christmas in Coos Bay soon. Asher had a blast and it was great to catch up with all the sisters! Asher particularly loves his aunt Catie (on my side of the family, yes, he has another aunt Katie on Mark's side) and his aunt Mary. Of course, he loves aunt Tracy... he gets to see her all the time so that helps. Really, he loves them all, he's just really attached to daddy right now. Anyway, got to go... love you all!
December 29, 2008 at 10:51 AM
Oh yay! Everybody at the other Armstrong house (here in Bryan, TX) is really happy for you guys. We're excited too, and glad to hear the happy news.
Prayers and Blessings!
-Krystal (and Andrew, etc.)