We're Having Another Baby!
I am so excited to finally share that we are having another baby! If you've known me for any period of time this news will not shock you, but it's still pretty amazing! I've always dreamed of being a mom, have absolutely loved being a mom to Max and have hoped and prayed to grow our family someday! That day should be sometime next April! (If we've ever talked about pregnancy, you know I'm not a big believer in "due dates" more like "due weeks" because babies arrive when they and God are ready!) So, we'll see when this little one shows up to meet us in person!
We tried to take some family photos the other night in order to share our exciting news, but when you're favorite photographer lives across the country & you only have a tripod and a self timer & are definitely not a photographer... things get tricky. These were not the perfect photos I was hoping for, but the news is amazing nonetheless. Also, Max was not at all interested in holding the ultrasound photo of the baby and literally spiked it to the ground every time we gave it to him. I promise this does not at all reflect his actual feelings towards his little brother or sister though! He's always kissing my belly, saying hi to the baby and absolutely loves watching a short clip we have of an ultrasound where the baby is jumping around in my belly. Anytime I'm at my computer, he comes over and says, "baby" and then we watch it over and over again. He's even started mimicking what the midwife says about the heart "flutter" and calls the baby a "jumping bean!" It's adorable.
Do you notice anything funny about the last photo above? Yep, the ultrasound is upside down. Way to go, Sam! That's what I get for not having someone standing behind the camera... oh well! Also, Max clearly found no reason to smile when his two favorite people were next to him instead of by the camera!
The three loves of my life! Kyle has been absolutely amazing during this pregnancy. He's cooked for me and encouraged me to eat what I should for the baby. He lets me sleep in whenever he can and hangs out with Max when I'm exhausted and just need to lay down!
I wasn't joking when I said Max kept throwing the ultrasound photo to the ground! Thankfully, I backed it with some cardboard so he didn't ruin it!
We tried getting him to smile by asking him how old he is! It didn't really work, but at least he knows' he's one year old!
His facial expressions are amazing & I can't stop wondering/imagining what our new baby will look like!
After we finished taking the "official" photos, we enjoyed the sunset and I snapped a few pictures of my favorite boys with my iPhone. La Jolla is certainly beautiful!
Of course Kyle had to toss Max into the air a few times. Don't worry, he won't throw the new baby for quite a while!
The bump is real.
There have been a lot of similarities and a few differences so far in this pregnancy and I'm sure I'll share about it in more detail in future posts, but let me know what advice/knowledge you have for pregnancy, birth & life with baby number two! We cannot wait for this Burns family to grow and are so excited to meet this little one!