Sparky

Well as you can tell from my header (if you don't already know from facebook!) yes I am pregnant.  This is part of the reason why I have been such a slacker when it comes to keeping up with the blog.  First, I felt like this was consuming my world so every time I posted I felt like it was fake:)  Also, I have been feeling terrible and I am in total survival mode.  I am not sure why I romanticized this in my head, telling myself "it will be so different this time. I will exercise and eat soooo healthy."  Yeah...not quite happening that way.  I eat whatever will not make me throw up and I have been lucky to work out 2 days a week.  Christopher and I are so lucky in the fact that we are baby making champs and don't have a problem conceiving.  I believe my plight is morning sickness.  I know it is SO worth it, especially when I look at the ultrasound picture and realize that is a 10 week picture of my baby!  But some days it is so difficult!  I feel like I am super crabby and it takes me 3x as long to do anything, but luckily my family has been really supportive.  The kids are trying to be good and Chris has really stepped it up and tried to give me some relief. 
I titled the post "Sparky" because that is what Matthew has named the baby.  He is convinced it is a boy (I really have no inkling one way or another) and he told me that we should name him Sparky.  Super cute!  He is so very excited and doesn't even mind that he will have to share a room with either Maggie or the baby!  When we told him that I had a baby in my tummy he was so excited, paused and said "mom, I know how you got the baby in your tummy."  I responded "hmmm, how is that?" He said "I prayed REALLY HARD!"  Seriously I almost cried!  How adorable is that!  Maggie on the other hand knows I have a baby in my tummy and tells people like it is no big deal, but she has no idea how her world is going to be rocked in a short 7 months!  Chris and I really contemplated this for quite a while but ultimately came to the decision that we wanted one more!  YES THIS IS IT!  I don't know if I could do this again:)  Anyway, we really appreciate all your prayers and well wishes.  We are super excited and can't wait to see what the baby turns out to be! (Sparky or Sparkle;))