7 months and expecting #2

so this has been a fun month! joel is getting big and he is getting fast! he has been crawling, but its more of an army crawl. he hasn't really figured out how to stay on his hands and knees, but that doesn't slow him down. he is everywhere, getting to everything, and i love it! some moms just complain how hard it is and how they miss the stage where they weren't mobile. but we love it! its fun, and it keeps us on our toes. thats what parenthood is. also, the past couple weeks, joel has been starting to lift himself up on things and stand. that has just blown my mind. to look over at my baby standing by himself, makes him not look a baby anymore! its fun and scary how fast he is growing up! and not... we have one more one the way! we couldn't be more excited! we were trying i guess you could say. we want them close together. some people think we are crazy, but oh well. we are happy. i'm sure i will be really busy and a bit overwhelmed at times, but i know it can be done! they will be about 15 months apart. to think of joel as a big brother just makes me so anxious and proud. i have felt good so far. i guess i am 6 weeks along, and due the end of july. around the 26th. seems far away, but as fast as my last pregnancy went, and as fast as joel is growing, i know it will be here soon enough. i had suspected i was pregnant a week or so before thanksgiving considering i was a few days late. so i thought if i was i could surprise garret along with the rest of my family over thanksgiving break. so i took a test after garret went to work on friday morning. and i didn't want to get my hopes up, and didn't really think i could be pregnant because it is just crazy to think about, so right after i took the test i went into the kitchen and kinda forgot about the test for like 10 minutes. but went back in expecting a negative, and what do i see? a bright bold positive. i still was in shock. but got started on a letter written by joel to my family announcing that he would be a big brother. and thanksgiving night, after all my family was together, we celebrated our christmas and i had garret read aloud the letter to my family. it was a good surprise and a great way to end our thanksgiving day! slowly i am remembering what pregnancy was like. however it will be more real to us all when i start to look pregnant again. but anyway, we are very happy and hope you all are enjoying the holidays!