BIG NEWS!!

We have been keeping relatively quiet lately but we have big news.

Joaquin is going to be a big brother! More specifically, he is going to have a little sister. We are so excited we can finally talk about it.

Those of you who have been around for a while probably remember that I was "out" about my pregnancy with Joaquin much earlier. Well... things changed since then. First of all, I had another miscarriage earlier this year. Additionally, a few people from my office know about this blog and I didn't want the news to spread at work before I was ready. And, let's be honest, between work and family, I have just been crazy busy these days.

So, here's all of the important information so far:

1) I had my NT Scan a couple of weeks ago and everything looked great. It was a huge relief.

2) I am due on December 20, 2012. I am hopeful we can make it at least a few days into December for this one.

3) Starting in about a week, I will be getting weekly shots of a drug called McKenna (or maybe Makenna, I should probably know this), which my OB has prescribed to help prevent another pre-term birth (see #2 above). I hope it works, because it doesn't sound very fun.

4) We confirmed over the weekend that we are having a girl.

5) Her name is: NOEMI REBECCA

Last of all --- YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We are so excited and feel so incredibly lucky to be welcoming another baby into our home. We will worry about where to fit her in our tiny house in a few months ;-)

Love, Melissa