i had my first prenatal visit today with my new dr (oh the excitement of changing insurance!) and am officially 12 weeks along. that means i will be due on october 26th, or somewhere around there. yes. you read that correct. and yes, L's birthday is indeed october 18th. so yes, they will be about a year apart. crazy, i know! it really was a shock to both maxwell and i. i went into the dr a few weeks ago for something totally unrelated, mentioned something and the dr ran a pregnancy test to just double-check! she even sent me home because she was certain it would be negative. ha ha! she called later that afternoon with the "interesting" news!! i was able to talk to max and share the news with him a few days later. he was also very surprised and his first response was "that's very...interesting". after a few minutes of thinking and processing, he said to me, "well, i know we weren't planning on this, but i am EXCITED! another baby!". too cute!

everything looks great and things are progressing as they should be. i even got to hear the little one's (i call him/her our little blueberry - because it was about the size of a blueberry when we found out!) heartbeat today at the dr. it is so awesome to hear that! and definitely made things VERY real! i have been experiencing all the usual first trimester feelings that i experienced last time around - nausea, fatigue, cramps, etc. and have been trying to rest more (good luck with that, huh?!). i have had the chance to share our news with most of our family and friends. the two most common reactions have been: 1. "kaylee, i think we need to have a talk about how these things work." to which i reply, "umm...it's a bit late for that!", and 2. "holy smokes! you two are just so fertile!" yeah, that's always a little weird to hear! oh well!

so, there you have it! another hanson is growing in my belly! L is going to be a big sister! oh how the adventure continues! and here we grow again...