A Comment in Answer to the Comments

Thanks everyone! We're excited too! Nancy, Maria, and Lauren, I didn't even know Friday night when we were hanging out or Saturday night when I watched Rudy. We just found out Monday morning. Friday night I felt fine so it was no problem (and I had SO much fun making clips for my girls.) Saturday night was fine too because I was just exhausted and appreciated sleeping. I promise I wasn't holding out on you. We told people just as fast as we could get those pictures on the blog yesterday.

Heather, I totally was feeling left out. It's true. :) It does always make me baby hungry when other people are pregnant. Of course, just about anything can make me baby hungry. I love babies!

As far as the house hunt goes, we never stopped it; we just got stuck on a house that took FOREVER to deal with and finally came to nothing. We're back in the groove though. Who knows when the time will come, but we will move eventually.

As far as the night-waking stuff, my doctor said not likely related to my medication. So maybe it is pregnancy. It's a pretty new symptom to have regularly. I keep thinking I'll be exhausted all day, but I really haven't been. It has given me more time to read and listen to books and catch up on blogs - fun to do, just not quite as fun as sleeping.

So despite how nervous I am sometimes about being pregnant and this time WITH anxiety and all that entails, I am thrilled that a new baby is on the way to our family. Matt is too. I feel so blessed that I am able to have babies (and so far without difficulty or complications.) Thanks for all your support!

Symptoms

It's 3:22 am. I'm awake. This is becoming normal for me. One of the kids will do one small thing that disturbs my sleep - like cry out in their sleep - and I'm up. I lie on the couch and listen to a conference talk or a book on CD to keep my mind from racing. Sometimes I go back to sleep soon; sometimes I don't. I've never really had trouble with sleeping before. I am thinking that it might be a side effect of my anxiety medication. If so, something needs to change. Strangely though I don't suffer as much as it would seem on so much less sleep. I am often more functional than I think I should be. Considering the circumstances in my life, I think that is a blessing.

Saturday night I started feeling SO TIRED. (I "babysat" Rudy by crashing on the couch at his house at like 8:00 at night.) Sunday morning I understood why. I was sick. Just a cold. Coughing, sneezing, blowing nose like crazy, difficulty breathing - especially when I eat.

Then Monday morning I wake up, still sick and still noticing nausea in my life - the kind where I all of a sudden have to eat if I want to feel better. It feels familiar. I wonder. Yep.

The amazing thing is that through these symptoms I HAVEN'T been having anxiety or depression. Those symptoms are enough to get people down, but the last few days I have been sustained and helped. I am SO GRATEFUL for that. My struggles have not seemed so hard to bear. I thank my Heavenly Father for that. And Matt. He stayed home from work yesterday to take care of us. Cleaned the house when he wasn't busy parenting and doctoring. Thanks, Honey. So begins another day. I hope I can get back to sleep soon and can take it easy today.

Our Family Today

Or in Amy's words:




[Update]: Amy just informed us of the name: Agano (uh-gay'-no)