Another One

So, August wasn't the only month of surprises. September started off slowly with a trip to the Lake for Labor Day Weekend. A weekend of relaxation until Connor decided he wanted to "swim in the lake". Colin, Ben and I did a double triple take. The lake? Most of you are probably laughing because who goes to the lake and doesn't swim in the lake? Us! There is a pool - who needs the lake? The lake is for driving the boat, looking at it as the sun rises and sets, not swimming! Connor's friend from school stopped by and she jumped right in off the boat so of course Connor wanted to jump in too! Go for it!

He loved it. A few short days later, I had heartburn. I NEVER have heartburn. Like ever. It wasn't bad enough that I needed to even take a Tums. I mean, the last time I had heartburn . . . I was pregnant. Since, I had a dentist appointment the next day I thought, they take x-rays - maybe I should take this old pregnancy test that has been sitting around forever. Fully expecting it would be negative. Like 99.9% sure. Well, it was positive! Surprised again! Wow! 3 kids! My mind started racing. Luckily, my doctors office is so wonderful (thanks Chrissy for the recommendation). I LOVE this office! They saw me right away - like the next day. Sure enough, that old test wasn't expired or faulty. In fact, a quick look showed I am already through my first trimester - WHAT? How does that happen? How can someone who has been pregnant before continue to not know for that long? Seriously, I had NO clue - and heartburn was my only clue (at week 14 1/2 I might add). Since I found out, I haven't felt great - not terrible but not wonderful either. Weird how that happens. I had to have a nap the day I found out but the day before - take one or not - no sweat. Weird. Anyway, so my next mission (besides trying to figure out how to fit 3 kids in our house, who will ride in the back seat since both my kids now get car sick, etc) was to figure out how to tell Connor. He is 4 so he gets it. I have been less than creative breaking the news of pregnancy to our families in the past. Just a phone call or a dinner to share the news. Exciting right! I actually don't even remember how we told Connor about Cora. I know we waited until the big sonogram so we would know boy/girl (I think it is easier to tell a child you are going to have a little brother/ sister than you will have one or the other - wait and see). It is all about managing expectations. Connor is still totally into puzzles. We actually bought a 1000 piece puzzle for his birthday that he and I (and Colin too) slowly put together over a couple of weeks. We plan to puzzle save it and hang it in his room - it is a map of the USA made out of license plates. So, back to the puzzle. I ordered some small blank puzzles and quickly wrote a fairly simple sentence on it. I used different colors to make the assembly faster. We gave it to Connor on Wednesday night. He quickly and quietly worked on the puzzle. I told him after he finished he could read it and there would be a surprise. Here is the VIDEO EVIDENCE. And a follow up Q & A. Make sure you watch both so you can find out boy/girl and the due date! As you can hear in the background, Cora is thrilled!