Big News for The Carlson Crew

Good Morning!

Look closely at these pictures, and you will see that Kylee's shirt states that she's going to be a BIG SISTER!

That's right, folks, we are excited to announce that Baby Carlson #3 is on the way...due August 17th. I am 13 weeks along and doing well. I have battled the typical first-trimester stuff, which has added an interesting dimension to a busy work schedule and trying to navigate all of this with Grandpa, but I am now at the point where I am having more good days than bad days, which is great.

We had deliberated for months about having a third child...me being more comfortable with the idea than Brandon. I think that a large part of my desire to have a third comes from my frame of reference...coming from a family of three kiddos myself. My sister, the middle child in our family, assures me that the only reason I think having three kids is cool is because I was the oldest of my brood. :)

We thought, prayed, discussed, discussed some more, and this summer, both came to the conclusion (independently, actually), that we were brave enough to be outnumbered. :)

We feel amazingly blessed. I had a sonogram last week and it was incredible to see a perfectly formed little person floating around inside my belly. Following the sonogram, we told the kids what was about to happen. Both seemed fairly okay with the idea, which was a relief. I think Kylee was way more excited about her new shirt. Connor said he was "too nervous" to have his picture taken in his big brother shirt, so that's why there are no pictures of him in this post.

The question many folks have asked us as we've shared our news is "Are you going to find out what you're having?". Our answer, right now, is "no". But, who knows? When we're sitting there right next to the sonogram screen in a couple months, our resistance to finding out may dwindle (I, in general, don't like surprises, so this will be interesting). However, given that we really have no preference either way, it makes sense to spice it up a bit this way.

Let the adventure begin.