The Marquez Surprise!

After a weekend away, living it up with other Mom's of Multiples, at our annual state convention (my first one), I came home refreshed and exhausted all at the same time.

My roomie Kelly and I at Friday Night's Masquerade!

That Monday night, I had a meeting, and after picking the kids up from the babysitter's house, I had a random round of "I think I'm going to throw up" as I loaded them into the car.  Crap, that's way too familiar, I thought.  I texted Em, who was working, and told him maybe I should take a test.  Staring at the wall of pregnancy tests the next day, I thought to myself, what am I doing??? This is crazy!! 

I went home, and while the kids were napping, I took the first test.  A generic Target brand, because I was far to cheap, and in a little bit of denial to really think it mattered!  It was an immediate positive.  I checked the directions twice to make sure I was seeing the results correctly.  I came out and told Em, who I'm pretty sure didn't understand why I was panicking.  Another baby?  Right now?  No way, we have two babies!  We were going to wait a few years!  Not possible!  It took so long to get pregnant with the twins, how on earth could it have happened so unexpectedly with this one!  Em didn't believe the results, and went out and purchased a digital test.  Which came back "pregnant"  It was real.  Well kind of, at 10 weeks, I still feel like it's not real yet.   

So anyways!  We are surprised, overwhelmed (well mostly me), excited.. I've been feeling pretty icky, no where near as bad as I was with the twins.  Functioning as a mother of two toddlers, while growing a baby is tough work.  I'm tired and nauseous all day long.  We have had our first ultrasound, in which they confirmed what I already knew, that there is only ONE baby.  So people can stop asking me "what happens if it's twins again?"  I don't have a preference on boy or girl, I just want a healthy baby and a health pregnancy.  I think my anxiety lies with "what happens if this is a repeat HORRIBLE pregnancy?"  Bed rest would be nearly impossible this time around.  I'm leaving it all in God's hands, and the doctor feels confident my complications before were multiple birth related.  

So here are the details.  We are 10 weeks today.  The baby is get ready for this.. due 6/23/13, yes.. if you remember the twins' birthday, that would be 6 days after they turn 2.  I will have a scheduled c-section around 39 weeks, and since my dr does surgeries on Tuesday's, that would possibly put me delivering on 6/18/13.  Exactly 2 years and a day after Liam and Lena were born.  I'll blog thru this pregnancy like I did my last.  :)  Happy Reading.

Thankful!

Haven't blogged in awhile :)  But in the spirit of Thanksgiving, I thought I would count my blessings!

1.  My husband and my children.  Without them every day would be wasted, they keep me grounded and give my life a purpose.  I'm not just Amber, I'm Emilio's wife and Liam & Lena's Mama, which is pretty awesome!!

2.  I'm thankful for food on the table, a roof over my head, and our new van that gets my family from place to place safely.

3.  I'm thankful for the rest of my family, including my sisters.  Pretty sure I drive them crazy, but that's what sisters are for!!

4.  I'm thankful for the amazing friends God has blessed me with, their unending support, the laughter we've shared, the long chit chats on the phone, and the ability to keep in touch even if they've moved out of state.  I love that they love me, and my family.  And that their children are built in friends for mine.  When my kids were born, they had several friends already!

5.  I'm thankful for my cell phone, my computer, and all other social networks that allows me to keep in touch with people I don't get the chance to see every day :)

6.  I'm thankful for my husband's job, the benefits we get, and the satisfaction he gets from doing his job!

Okay, so the list could go on and on.  These are things I think of on a regular basis, I'm sure I've skipped several important things.  But the truth is, I'm so very blessed!!  Life presents its daily challenges, but that's what life does.  If it were too easy, how boring and imperfect that would be!!  Liam and Lena are doing wonderful, they celebrated their 17 month birthday on the 17th, which also was National Prematurity Awareness Day.  My preemies are so incredibly not preemies anymore!!  And that is one thing I am continuously grateful for!!!

Happy Thanksgiving to all my friends and family!!  Enjoy your day, it's not about the food and the prep work, it's about seeing those you don't get to see, and sharing stories and jokes you don't get to every day!  I love holidays like this. :)