A Life Update

I haven't blogged recently, and I could blame it on work, but that wouldn't be original. Life has been busy, and things are going great.

I feel comfortable announcing to the world that I'm expecting another child!

In fact, I've had the great privilege of using a special new parking space at NewsChannel 19! Our general manager, Stan Pylant, recently added it, and until another pregnant woman presents herself in our building, I'll enjoy it. (I would love to share it with someone, I feel guilty using it!)

I'm 24 weeks along now, and am due in late May. Will probably deliver in mid-May by planned C-section. Trust me, I wish I could go the natural way, with no epidural. I'm that kind of girl. However, with my first child, the doctor recommended a C-section because of my past medical history (I had spina bifida as a child) so I took his advice. I don't regret it for a minute.

I thought it might make me less of a mother, not going through labor pains, etc.. but there is plenty you do after that surgery that makes up for it, trust me!

Please keep me in your prayers. It has been a relatively easy pregnancy so far... I'm just feeling "bigger" which is normal. My husband Joey and I are very excited, and will find out the gender of the baby when he or she is born. I'm old-fashioned that way, and he'd love to find out, but would tell me in about 5 minutes. Our friends and I like to tease him that he is a one-man communication system -- "Telephone, television, Tell-a-Joey."

Elena, my 2 1/2 year old, understands we're having a baby, but doesn't know that it will be a boy OR a girl, not both. We ask her all the time what she thinks the baby is -- a boy, or a girl? And she replies "boy-girl" or "brother-sister."

She's going to be a wonderful big sister. I just hope we can adjust to having 2 little ones around the house. It will be a big change!

More to come soon... I hope to post some pictures of our December trip to Disney World.