Third times a charm...

We are finally ready to tell the world...we're pregnant! After two unsuccesful pregnancies we are so excited that on March 19th the Chamberlains will finally have their foursome! Now Patrick will always have enough people to fill up a tee time!

So far it's been so good. I'm giving myself (actually Patrick is giving me!) two shots a day, one in the morning and one at night, to thin my blood, and it's working to keep our baby healthy. I'm thirteen weeks now, so past the scary time, and happily into my second trimester.

I feel like it's just now that we can get excited and start getting attached. I already feel guilty over this one (so surely it's a girl, right?!) It's just so different with the second one. We were over the moon when we found out about Tucker. It was all we could think about and talk about. But with the second one, sure you're happy, but your world doesn't stop or slow down like it seemed to with the first one. I'm assuming that will change... :o) And if I'm totally honest, we're really can't imagine how we could possibly love this one as much as we love our Tucker Bear! I mean come on, this baby is going to be splitting our time with Tucker--is that fair? I keep telling Patrick, "Don't worry--we'll like this one too" mostly for his reassurance, but partly to reassure myself!

I'm saying this half jokingly--all my friends say that you just grow a new heart. I know this will be true, it's just that Tucker's will have been our world for four years by the time this baby comes. We just can't imagine it any other way. But, on the other hand, I haven't felt like our family has been complete with just the three of us, and I already feel like a hole is being filled just knowing this little one is coming.

We should find out in early November if it's a boy or a girl. I know I should just want a healthy baby, but I really want a girl! Thankfully, God knows what I need, so I'll be happy either way.

But until then world, it's a "she"!