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Oh yeah, I'm pregnant! It's a BOY!!! It has been very hard to keep this news a secret, some of you found out by default. We are expecting baby #4 and the ultrasound today clearly showed another boy is on the way. I am almost 18 weeks pregnant and due February 5th. This pregnancy has been the same as the other three, so I was totally expecting it to be a boy. I absolutely hate being pregnant, but as Mike would say, "You asked for this." I have been bugging Mike to have another child for over a year and it finally happened. This boy was meant to be in our family and we are so excited.

I have been extremely sick throwing up at least once a day if not more. I am totally not bragging, but as of today I have gained a whopping three pounds. I would easily take more weight gain if it meant not feeling like crap the entire pregnancy. My poor kids kept wondering what the heck was wrong with me. Gage continually told me that I needed to go see a doctor. Oh, we didn't tell the kids until today either. We told them a few days ago that we had a surprise for them and they drove Mike and I nuts waiting for today. We showed them the ultrasounds I have previously gotten and they couldn't tell what it was. I finally told them that I have been so sick because we are having a baby and then I shook my tummy. Gage and Landen started jumping up and down. When we asked Tanner if he wanted a new baby he immediately said, "No." His whole world will be turned upside down when this baby comes.

When I was pregnant with Landen, we were able to keep it a secret until I found out what I was having. It was really fun to be able to say, "I'm pregnant and we know it's a boy." We were planning on doing the same thing with Tanner, but I messed up my knee and Mike in all his wisdom said to his mom, "Stacey needs surgery, but she can't since she is pregnant." So with this pregnancy he was determined to wait until we knew the sex. Well, I have nosy sisters who noticed I was running to the bathroom quite frequently on the 4th of July so they obviously guessed what was going on. And then there was the embarrassing incident at my Aunt Kathy's house where long story short I threw up in her sink, clogged it, and broke the faucet. She had to be told because Mike had to replace the faucet. A few other people were told because believe it or not Mike couldn't hide his excitement. Go figure.

I apologize to anyone who feels like I haven't been myself lately. I feel like I have avoided a lot of people too since I am cranky. I have been hiding out in my house because I feel so crappy, but hopefully things will turn around soon.