We are overjoyed to announce that we are adding a sixth little member to our tribe! We have prayed for this sweet baby and our prayers were answered! I am currently 13 weeks along…due August 30th, 2020!
Birth Announcement: Baby 6
Erik and I kept this sweet baby a secret between us for quite awhile. We have known since Christmas and prayed together since then that this sweet baby was meant to meet its siblings! Worry is such an enemy in these first few months but together we rejoiced and couldn’t wait to share the news! We decided the best time to tell the kids would be right before Kip’s second birthday party!
Morning Sickness
Those first few months were hard! I feel like the morning sickness was a bit worse this time around but still mostly bearable. It was just hard to keep things a secret when it was getting obvious I wasn’t feeling myself! But sickness means everything is going well!
Vayda’s Unknowing Intuition
While I was busy getting this baby off to a good start, Vayda was praying HARD for a baby sister. It was kind of funny how she started praying for it around the time we found out we were expecting. God works in such amazing ways!
Telling our Kids about the Baby
We told the kids on Valentine’s Day. They were home from school so it was kind of a typical day at home but I surprised them with some Valentine’s treats and we ordered out for supper to make it feel special.
Later that night, I acted like I ‘forgot’ one of their gifts. Erik gathered them all on the couch and I handed Marlee a gift bag. She looked a bit confused but it was so funny when she pulled out Kips ‘Big Bro’ t-shirt with the ultrasound attached! They were all in shock for awhile…in fact it took a few days for it to really sink in! They are all SO excited though!
You can find Kip’s shirt here!
Telling our Family about Baby 6
The next morning was Kip’s second birthday party and I let the kids decide how we would tell the rest of the family. Marlee really wanted to just let them see Kip’s shirt and figure it out (an idea her father planted for her!). Well it turned out to be so fun that way because for some it took them a bit to notice!
Everyone is so excited for this sweet baby! And no one is totally in shock…I guess when you have so many it’s expected!
Click here to read about how we announced Baby # 5!
God’s Greater Plans
I would have never dreamt of having this big of a family. In fact, when we were dating, Erik and I always talked about having two, maybe three kids. Boy did God have much bigger and better plans for us! The way He has worked in our lives is nothing short of amazing and I can’t wait to see what He has in store for Fiely, Party of 8!
