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The word is out and yes it’s official that I am pregnant with our 4^th baby. I like to use my blog as a type of memoir of my pregnancies so you will hear lots and lots about this pregnancy for the next 6 months!!

It seems to be quite a shock to people that we decided to have another baby and I have been getting A LOT of questions about having a large family. It boggles my mind that having 4 children is considered extreme. I never once thought that I would be compared to the Duggar family with 19 children, but we have been on more than one occasion. My mom is one of 13 children, so I laugh when people think 4 is outrageous. I wanted to cease this opportunity to answer the most common questions Remie and I have been getting:

When is your due date? I’m due February 2, 2013, which currently makes me 11 weeks pregnant.

Meet Baby V at 7 weeks old with a very strong heart beat!

Was this baby planned? Well….hmmm….OF COURSE THIS BABY WAS PLANNED! If you know me at all you know that we’ve always wanted at least 4 children and to be perfectly honest with you- if I haven’t figured out yet that unprotected sex causes pregnancy then I am a complete moron.

Are you going to find out the sex of the baby? Nope. We love keeping the gender a surprise! Some of my most precious memories are when my children were born and Remie exclaimed with sheer joy that we had a son or daughter.  

Have you picked out names yet? We have an idea for a girl’s name but can’t even remotely agree on a boy’s name. And no, if you ask we won’t tell you the names. I guess we are just huge secret squirrels when it comes to the baby names ;)

Where are you going to put all the kids? We have a 3 bedroom home which means that some of the kids are going to have to share a room. Right now, Charlotte and Remie share a room with bunk beds and Isaac sleeps in the nursery. We haven’t decided yet if we will put a toddler bed in the nursery so the baby and Isaac will be roommates (it would be a tight squeeze) or if we will move Isaac in with the big kids.  People have asked us why we aren’t buying a new house to fit all of our kids. Well, if only it was that simple.

Why are you having another baby in this terrible economy? Even though I think this question is completely rude, it is something we have been asked more then once.  First, Remie and I are financially fit meaning we do not live outside our means. We are proud that besides our mortgage, we have ZERO DEBT. We only buy things that we have money for and if we don’t have the money, we don’t get it. It’s this simple act of maturity and responsibility that enables us to provide for a large family on only one income. Yes, you’re right, we won’t be taking our kids to Disney World every year and our only vacations will be places we can drive to but think of all the family games of baseball and football we can play. Think of how close our family will be.  My kids are going to be each other’s best friends and have so many siblings they can trust and rely on in a time of need.

So there you have it, the answers to the most burning questions you wanted to ask us *insert sarcasm*! People keep telling me that we will have our hands full with 4 children but our hearts will be overflowing with love.