What's Up With the David's: New Year, New Beginnings...

Happy New Year! We've missed you! Hope you all had a memorable, joyous and safe holiday season. We have had a lot of wonderful celebrations with family and friends over the past few weeks and now we're looking forward to the many blessings that 2013 will bring.

We're pretty sure the new year will be an exciting one for The David Family as we await the arrival of the newest Baby D! Yes, that's right, we are expecting Baby #3 on June 25! Either we're insane or blissfully naive but we're super excited to add another baby to the clan. Oh, and I forgot to mention one small detail....IT'S A GIRL!!! Maybe it was the combination of Baby Jesus' blessing and Santa's magic...or that fact that the baby gods knew that if I had another boy I would be institutionalized...but I don't care how it happened because we are finally getting our little princess!! I feel so blessed that I get to experience mothering boys and a girl.

Christian and I were already so thrilled that we were expecting. But to find out it was a girl was literally the surprise of a lifetime. Don't get me wrong, I ADORE my boys. They are my world. But let's be honest, boys are boys...busy, dirty, gross farting machines! Christian and I have both always wanted a sweet, precious little daughter. But we fully expected to have another boy since that's all we have known for the past 3 and a half years. So when the doc told us it was a girl, we were both in shock. Christian shot up out of his chair and I just covered my face and cried. I felt like I was in a dream....the best dream in the world! But we were so terrified that he was wrong that we didn't tell anyone until we got 2 more opinions - another ultrasound AND a chromosome test! Now we are 100% sure we'll be buying a lot of pink!

It has been so awesome telling everyone the great news over the holidays. We are so lucky to have 2 amazing families who adore babies so everyone has been beyond thrilled for us. The love and support this little girl will have is immeasurable. And even though my boys are crazy and wild, they are also loving and affectionate. And I know they will shower this baby with tons of hugs and kisses....well, I know that Jack will. Gavin, might hit her a few times first and then kiss her. I think they both know something big is happening in our family - Jack asks every day when he can see the baby. He's so happy it's a girl and he wants to name her Lola (probably not going to happen). Gavin always wants us to put a ball in his shirt so he can have a baby in his belly like mommy. They are going to be amazing big bros! We are a very blessed family.

I'm 15 weeks along now and after a horrendous first trimester, I am finally feeling good. Still really tired but no more nausea! The next 5 and a half months should be an awesome journey - I can't wait to share them with you! Here's a look at how our little adventure began...

We're pregnant! We always take a picture of a newspaper the day we find out we are pregnant so we can see if there is anything else more exciting happening in the world. Obviously, this year our baby topped the news. With Jack it was a tough one because we found out we were expecting the day Obama was elected for the first time in 2008....it was a great for us and the country!

It took two tests to convince me! At 37 it's never a given to get pregnant so we are so blessed that it happened so quickly for us. It was definitely meant to be...

Christian and I normally take the tests together but I was feeling pregnant and dying to know for sure. He was out of town so I took the test alone and then had to wait til he got home later in the day. So I dressed Gavin in the Big Brother tee shirt and waited for Christian to notice. It took him forever to "get it." Not very perceptive!

Is this really happening? I think it finally sunk in after we saw the ultrasound at our first OB appointment...

9 weeks along and already a bump! With baby #3 my stomach just gave up on me the minute I took the test....

Big mama at 14 weeks! I seriously look like I'm 5 months pregnant here. And it really is true what they say about baby girls - they suck the pretty right out of you! With the boys I had a nice rosy glow and gorgeous thick hair. With this one, I feel like my skin is gray, I always have dark circles under my eyes and my hair is dry and brittle. Ugg! She'd better be a model because her mama will have aged 10 years after this is all over...