The fourth of July has always been a special day for me. I love that holiday. A year and a half ago it became that much more special when my husband proposed to me on that day. This year we are planning a new exciting way of celebrating that holiday. We thought it would be fitting to celebrate by adding a fourth member to our family!
Yep thats right I’m pregnant…again!
None of us have been very sure how to feel about this. When I first suspected that I might be I panicked because I didn’t think my body was ready to do it all over again. Then I started thinking about how much I love having a special gift from heaven kicking and stretching and moving around inside me, I thought of how much I adore Preston and how much joy he has brought into our lives and I desperately wanted that test to be positive.
I decided to surprise Joseph this time and not tell him I was taking the test until after I had seen the results. He was getting ready for work so I went in the bathroom took the test and waited anxiously to see what it would reveal. With in a few seconds a could see that plus sign emerging and I was so excited.
I went to the bathroom where Joseph was shaving and knocked on the door. He opened it and I said “So I have something to show you.” I held up the positive test.
He looked at it with a blank expression. What does that mean he said.
“It means we are going to have another baby!”
“Ill wait till I see it was his response. But he looked a little shaken and dazed.
In the next few days our roles kind of reversed. as morning sickness kind of took over my body and my life I became dazed and terrified of all that I knew lay in store for us.
Joseph became super excited.”Hows my girl?”He would ask me when he would get home from work.
“I’m sick.”I would answer.
“I’m sorry about that. But I meant my other girl” he would say with a little smile as he rubbed the spot that is just starting to grow.
Preston is another one who is not quite sure how he feels about this change.
But in the end I think we are all very excited about the new little spirit that will be joining our family this coming July!
A Cow in the Ocean 