I have wanted to blog for a long time, but my life right now is not cooperating. I feel I am being pulled every direction. It sounds bad, but I'm actually grateful for it because it has made this pregancy fly by. I have 9 weeks left!!!
Everything pregnancy wise is going well. We are expecting a boy to arrive at the end of January. Dustin and I have not agreed on a name. I have had the name Britten C Russell picked since I was expecting with Kate. He has agreed to Britten, but wants to use the initials RC instead. I can not allow this. When I hear RC I think of "remote control". He thinks using the initials shortens the name. I will always feel we named our child, Britten Remote Control Merritt. Not going to happen!!!
The kids are getting excited to have a baby in the house. The girls rub my belly every morning and say. "Good morning, Baby." It will be nice to see them interact when he is here.
I'm getting excited too. I'm tired and I'm sore, but it will be nice to have a baby in the house. I think it will bring the softer side of my kids out. We have had too much teasing and fighting going on and I'm tired of it. My kids were so kind and loving when they were little and best friends. I'm hoping the baby reminds them how it used to be. It will be a good change.
We had a scare thinking I'd have to have a C-section, but everything has turned out for the best. I was happy to hear this news. I have had my last four natural and was hoping to do it with this one as well. The thought of being cut open didn't thrill me. Here are pictures of our latest ultrasound in October. I have a feeling he'll come out resembling Aaron. Seeing what our genes do is always the funnest part for me!!!
I'm happy that I'm finally allowing myself to be happy about this baby. Ever since I found out I was pregnant I was having feelings that everything would not be okay. I don't know it was my age or what, but I just had this terrib;e feeling that wouldn't allow me to be happy. I still can';t buy anything for him. I feel I'll jinx it, but my mind is slowly coming around. Thankfully we have been given almost everything for this baby, or we'd be in trouble. We are well prepared to have him because of generous family and friends!! I don't know what I'd do without them!!!
