Completing Phase Three: The Final Pregnancy Chapter with a TWIST

My husband and I started our parenting years when we were young. While everyone else we knew was in college or starting their careers, we were buying a house and having a baby. Two years later, we added another child to our family. Grant said he wanted one, maybe two, kids, so we thought that was it for us.

4 1/2 years later, we changed our minds. Lily was born, and a few days after she turned two, Liam joined our family. At that point we started referring to our kids as Phase One and Phase Two. We always said there would NEVER be a Phase Three!

Well, we all know how that turned out! Coen was our BIG surprise, coming into our lives after we donated most of our baby items. We were done. Phase Three would just be Coen, and we would move forward on our parenting journey. It turns out this chapter in our lives hadn't ended just yet...

Life Lately:The Pregnancy Edition

Happy November! Life Lately has been very busy and very exciting. If we're friends on Facebook or Instagram, you probably already heard the news...if not, all you have to do is read my previous post!

Although the busyness of life isn't going to slow down, I'm finally able to function better. I'm hoping to get back to a regular blogging schedule in this month. I missed writing and reading blogs so much while I was sick!

Here's a peek at life lately...

Announcing Our Plot Twist

Last night, we finally made our huge announcement! We had been keeping it a secret since August, so it was a relief to finally tell everyone. I know many people expected a new house, a big move, or a career change, but there were a few who expected a pregnancy announcement. And those few people were right!

I know many of you follow me on social media, but I had to make the news blog official, too. This was definitely the funniest addition sentence we've ever written! We weren't sure how we were finally going to announce our 5th and final pregnancy, but we decided a little bit of humor and a whole lot of love was the way to go!

Counting Our Blessings

We have so much to be thankful for! 

#1:  Our sweet boy!  The boy that made us parents.  The boy we fell head over heels in love with the moment we saw him.  The boy that touches the hearts of everyone he meets. 



#2:  Our beloved first daughter! The one we prayed for and cried tears of joy over when she was born.  The girl that captured our hearts with her sweet and sassy personality.  The girl that makes us smile every single day.



#3:  Our adorable baby girl!  The girl that brought so much joy to our lives when she was born.  The girl that lights up our world.  The girl that will ALWAYS be our sweet baby, even though she won't be THE baby anymore!  The girl that has a special message to share...









That's right! We have been keeping a huge secret for a few weeks! Baby #4 is on the way!!!  We are so excited to meet our little love!!!