... and a Birth Day

And now for the Birth Day... Did you catch what was on Parker's shirt?  If not, here it is again:

That's right.  This mama's makin' a baby.

Proof:

While I realize it looks like I'm making a Pinocchio, I was told that it's just the baby's hand by its face.

I'm due on September 9th and am looking forward to leaving this first semester far behind me.  I had planned on detailing some of the awfulness of it, but recently decided against it.  I will say this, though:  I think that with future pregnancies I'll tell people sooner than the socially acceptable 12-week-and-over big reveal.  I think it would have really helped me to be able to talk to people (ie family and close friends) about what I was going through, rather than keeping it to myself because I wasn't ready to make my pregnancy public.  I do understand that the risk of miscarriage is higher in the first trimester, but if I had miscarried I would have wanted people (ie family, close friends) to know that too. 

Anyway, enough about that.  I'm doing SO much better now and we are really excited for this new little addition to our family.