Pregnant.
I. Am. Pregnant. With child. Knocked up. Sperminated. KTFU.
How did this happen?
Don’t answer that.
I know how it happened which makes the situation even more ridiculous. I’m in my mid-30s, for crying out loud, much too old for an “oops,” but that’s what we’re having. Indeed, I’m due a matter of months before turning 35, thus narrowly avoiding the wretched term “advanced maternal age.”
Yes, apparently THIS is what happens when you go on a romantic getaway to the Caribbean with your husband when he returns from a long deployment. (Consider yourself warned, Shannon.)
Don’t get me wrong. Just because this baby was not planned does not mean that it is unwanted or unloved. It will be very loved.
But, this pregnancy was not planned. And it will take some time to get over the initial shock. Even at 13 weeks pregnant, having learned of the pregnancy more than two months ago, I am still getting my head around the fact that I am going to have 3 kids!
I am due mid-March, 2012. My son will be 5 and my daughter will be 3. They don’t know yet and we’ll likely put off telling them until I am really showing (though I did “pop” this weekend – a week after the photo below). Oh, and if you’re wondering how we took the 1-2-3 photo without telling them… well, we just did. They each asked what their shirts said, but didn’t ask about the one over my belly.
12 weeks (August 29).
Rocking my Sticky Bellies Monthly Maternity Milestone Stickers – Oh Sew Ready
Holy crap… I’m going to have another baby!
Lisa @ Crazy Adventures in Parenting
September 9, 2011CONGRATUFRIGGINLATIONS!!!!!
Karine Traverse
September 11, 2011Aww congrats! We also just found out we are expecting and OOPS! This will be our 4th baby.
Nicole Feliciano
September 12, 2011How are you doing with the shock? Have you looked at it as career advancement yet? Love that you are rolling with it!
Ingrid
September 14, 2011Congrats to the newest addition to your family Kate!
How did your husband reacted on the new addition? I hope he’s super excited and not freaked out in a wrong way.
Eileen
September 21, 2011Just saw this post now. Holy WOW! CONGRATULATIONS!
Now, you only have three more to go to catch up to me. Umm…whoops babies certainly are loved and wanted. I called them bonuses!
Eileen
September 21, 2011Oh, and by the way, you look fabulous with that tiny little baby bump! So excited for you and am sure the kids will be so happy to lovey up and hold that lil one come springtime.
jen
January 9, 201235? Sigh, now I feel pathetic that I was born when my parents were almost 40 and I was their firstborn. Although probably planned.
Vera
February 21, 2012I just found you. I am due in three weeks. . . also having an OOPS (Happy New Year & over a year since Hubby’s vasectomy). It also took us a long time to wrap our brains around a third child. . . how do you fit all of them in the car & the house??? Well, she will be well loved here in our tiny house & tiny car. . . amongst the chaos of the other children!