Early Mother's Day

A few weeks ago I got an early Mother's Day present. Want to see?

(It's kinda hard to see, but it is your requisite positive pregnancy test picture!)

This is how I told John I was pregnant. I bought him a gourmet cupcake from that fancy cupcake shop that NieNie has her own flavor of cupcake named after her. Don't remember who the original baby cupcake is?
That's what we used to call Maddy when she wore fluffy pink dresses like this.

We are over the moon as you might imagine. I'm not very far along, but I figured with the last miscarriage that waiting to tell people in case something happens doesn't really save any heartache for me personally. I'd rather at least have people excited for me for a little while in case something does happen. But I have a feeling this baby is here to stay. I've felt exhausted and a bit nauseous and much more how I felt when I was pregnant with Maddy. Thank goodness I don't have to pack my own house let me tell ya, because I have had to take naps every day for the past week when Maddy has gone down.

And I just want to also add on this post that after losing a baby, and feeling sad when everyone else around me seemed to be having babies or getting pregnant without trouble, I want my friends that are struggling with this right now to know that I love you and pray that you will have your own miracle soon--I really and sincerely do.

And lastly, from the oh-so-scientific due date calculator I found online, our baby should be showing up around January of next year. Best Mother's Day present ever.