Some Big Life Updates

Life has been crazy around here these days.  There are 2 big pieces of news I wanted to go ahead and share with you.  They’re pretty big, so it only feels right to share with you all.

First, Kev has joined the Virginia National Guard!  He has been praying, thinking about it, and talking to his recruiter for a couple of months now, but it became official a week or so ago.  He will be joining a unit about 30 minutes from Richmond and will be serving 1 weekend a month and 2 weeks each summer.  This summer, he is hoping to complete his initial training for his job, but the timing of all that is still up in the air.  He’ll likely be gone for about 5 weeks, but we’re so proud of his willingness to serve our country again and help provide for our family in this way.  Once a Marine, always a Marine, but he’ll be a soldier now too!

Secondly, we are expecting again!  I am currently 19 weeks along {the picture below was at 13 wks} and we recently found out that we are having another little boy.  That’s 4 boys so far out of my 5 pregnancies – CRAZY!  My ultrasounds have all looked great and it’s reassuring to feel movements {my favorite part of pregnancy by far}.  The first trimester was exhausting and is the main reason for my infrequent blogging recently, but I’m feeling great now and my appetite is finally back to normal.  We are due at the end of October, a few weeks after Brady turns two years old.

I  am always a little hesitant to share pregnancy news over social media because I completely understand that it can be hurt for some women to read.  Please know that I’m praying right now for you as I am typing this post.  It is not my intention to bring pain to anyone and I want more than anything for infertility and pregnancy loss to not be a reality.  It is so hard, but know that my thoughts and prayers go out to you if you are experiencing that sting.

I figured I’d better share the news finally here on the blog since my husband let loose on Facebook.  He’s been dying to share since we found out in February and I had to calm him down a bit!  🙂