check baby, check baby, one, two...THREE!

{if you can decode this little alien...junior is basically laying on its side, facing you, 

with a little wee hand under its chin. aaah.}

due date: january 14th 

hopeful date: december 31st {unlikely, but it would be nice to get a tax break and since we have already met our insurance deductable this year....}

gender: unknown. can't wait for the surprise

with all of the stress we had in may, i held off making the big announcement out of fear of another miscarriage...but ALL is well. yippity-yay! and i think most know any way. plus, i was showing at a mere 8 weeks! here's to third pregnancies!

 junior is growing {almost as fast as the mommy} and wiggling about. we are thrilled to add another branch to our family tree!

other updates:

its official. i'm back. and glad. after a nauseating 4 months and a fun-filled summer...i'm ready. i miss keeping track of the sweet things of our everyday. and passing up the opportunity to record to remember.

so rather than overwhelm myself with one massive, daunting post--i'm going to move forward and back track when i have an "extra" moment. so feel free to scroll backwards over the next few weeks.

hannah's update:

i can't believe how much has changed since my last post! we've continued to see little miracles and blessings each date. to simplify, for now (maybe i'll share more details in the "back track posts"), hannah is doing great. its almost as if it all never happened. we are cautious of her scar on her forehead (making sure it doesn't tighten and pull her features or face muscles)... but have not needed to send her surgery. wow!

our dc doctor was about to put her under the knife, when we really didn't feel good about it and switched to an amazing doctor in baltimore at john's hopkins medical center. he is incredibly talented and gifted with children and burns. 

hannah wears a bandage called a compression band and will wear it over the next year. so now it is just a waiting game mixed with a little extra tlc-- the bandage, vitamin E oil, special lotions, light massage, sunscreen, and check-ups every THREE months. that's it!!! after the year, we will re-evaluate...and i don't think she'll even need a skin graft then. i think we are going to go the laser treatment route...but of course, don't need to make any decisions until then.

thank you for the emails checking in with hannah's progress. it was OVERWHELMING. i think we scared a few with my lack in blogging...but it really was just the nausea, move to steve's parents, and then lots of traveling and pools that needed to swam in...