BIG NEWS!!!

Several posts back, I opened up about a little of the trouble we've had this year. Well, Matthew is happy to announce that there is a baby sister in Mommy's tummy. Actually, we're not sure what it is because it's still too early to tell. Matthew's request for a baby sister has been duly noted, and hopefully we are able to give him what he has asked for.

We're only 10 weeks along, but at least we made it past the psychological point of 9 weeks, 3 days that our 1st miscarriage took place. Of course, there is still quite a ways to go, but the doctor had a pretty good round of tests done a couple of weeks ago, and everything was good so far. There is another appt next week, so keep your fingers crossed (and keep us in your prayers also). We are excited, but there is always a little worry in the background.

The good news (sort of) is that Shelly has been pretty sick for the last several weeks. We take that as a good sign since Shelly was pretty sick for the first several months she was pregnant with Matthew, and not so sick for the 2 pregnancies earlier this year. I guess it's good that she has evening sickness instead of morning sickness, so getting up and starting the day isn't too bad for her. The flip side is that she's pretty grumpy in the evenings and doesn't feel like doing much besides going to sleep. Man, our house is starting to look a little rough inside. Maybe I can con my one of Matthew's grandmothers into coming over one day and doing a little laundry and perhaps cooking a little dinner (Mom, a roast with rice, mushroom gravy, and purple hull peas would be excellent...)

Oh, I almost forgot... In addition to the "baby sister" in Mommy's tummy, Matthew has also reported that he has a Clifford in his tummy. That's Clifford as in Clifford the Big, Red Dog (Google it if you've never heard it). We have no idea where that came from, but it was pretty funny at the time. Kids can come up with some pretty funny stuff.