An Even Number

The other day I was remembering back to when Joseph was just a few months old. I had just placed him in his crib after his midnight snack only to have my heart skip a beat as I scanned the room checking out all of my other sleeping babes. Someone is missing! I panicked. It took me a good thirty seconds to remember that we only had three and everyone was snug in their bed and accounted for. I sighed a breath of relief and cozied back into my bed for the night. This wasn't the only time that this someone-is-missing panic happened, but each time it happened I got quicker at slowing down my heart rate and laughing at myself. Though we had both decided a bigger gap between Joe and the next one would be nice, we both felt strongly impressed that someone was missing. 

At the beginning of October we found out that our little family will be growing come June. We are totally thrilled! Around the same time we were blessed with many tender mercies such as Joseph learning to sleep through the night so that I could get the sleep I needed and a very helpful four year old. Instead of being really sick at first, I was mostly just REALLY tired. I managed to get all three of the littles to nap a few afternoons a week and turned off the ringer on the phone just so I could catch up on my rest. Growing a human is hard work, especially when you have three other ones to care for! Gradually the morning sickness also set it (mostly just when I would go to bed too late). I have spent a lot of time cozied up on the playroom floor while the children play around me, but I'm starting to feel a lot better!

I have had two doctors appointments so far, and both times we only got to hear the heartbeat for a very short time. I am now 15 weeks along and time seems to be flying by! I am cherishing my time with little Joe before he's not the baby anymore. I am also loving when both the boys nap and I get to spend some one on one with Camilla. It won't be long before the older two spend afternoons together while the younger ones nap. I have also spent some time thinking about how to rearrange Camilla's room to fit the crib. Things will come together though, they always do.