I believe I’ve mentioned before that I come from a family of six. There are four siblings from my mothers first marriage and my younger brother and I from my mothers second marriage. We aren’t a close family. Despite this dysfunctional family unit (we were dysfunctional before it was cool) I have always thought a large CLOSE family would be a pretty great thing to be a part of.
Today I’d like to share that we are one more child closer to my big family dream. My wife is currently in her 19th week and today was the first major ultrasound where we learned that we would be welcoming yet another little girl into our clan.
We have known about the pregnancy for several weeks but have kept things fairly quiet aside from telling a few close friends and family. We also told my older kids simply due to the fact that the Mrs is beginning to show. We did not tell the youngest though until today.
I took the day off work as my wife planned a special day which would allow the three year old an opportunity to be a big part of hearing the news. The day began with breakfast at a restaurant, just the three of us. During breakfast my wife brought out our daughters baby book and showed her pictures of her infant foot prints as well as the wrist bands we all wore while in the hospital among other things.
At this point we shared that mommy did indeed have a baby in her and today we would find out if we would be welcoming a boy or girl. Our three year old had proclaimed several weeks ago that “mommy has a baby in her belly!” while grasping my wife’s stomach with both hands. Nothing gets past this kid. We did our best to change the subject.
After breakfast we headed over to the ultrasound appointment where we learned that everything is as it should be. When it came time for the technician to share the sex of the baby we asked that she whisper it in our daughters ear so she could be the first to know. Our little girl turned from the technician with her hand over her mouth, concealing a very large smile, and proclaimed that she was getting a new little sister. Everyone was thrilled.
At some point early in December we will be parents to five children, God willing. One boy and four girls. My oh my, what a journey this has been.
Congratulations!
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congrats congrats congrats!!!! I am so happy for you- this wee one is so lucky! xo amy
I will have to send the babe a pressie!
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Chuck! Congratulations! This is WONDERFUL news! How blessed you will be to have a house full of little girls to scream and yell DADDY! God bless you all.
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Congratulations Chuck! This is AWESOME! You are a great dad, and you have an amazing family. I hope this means that we now how at least 18 more years of you blogging and sharing wisdom about being a dad. I am so happy for you and your family!
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Wow! Congratulations!
That was an inspired and touching move to have your daughter be the first one to find out.
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Congratulations!
That’s wonderful news, it really is.
Hmmm, in the water you say?
**cough** **cough**
A Drink?
Oh, I don’t mind if I do!
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@Dan,amy,Tom,Jeremy,Elliott and xBox – Thank you all very much. You may want to invest in whomever makes those polly pockets. I have been scarring the soles of my feet on hard plastics barbie shoes long enough. With no relief in sight I believe the pliable polly pockets are the way to go.
xbox, I’ve got a whole bathtub full of water ready to come your way. It has only been slightly used
Congrats Chuck… you should definitely read Jeremy’s post on sleep deprivation, as you are in for it yet again. Great idea with your daughter finding out the way you did… Have fun preparing for your new addition!
@Dad of Divas – I became a dad for the first time when I was 19 years old. I have been sleep deprived almost half my life. Jeremy’s got nothing on me.
OH MY GOODNESS!! That is awesome news!!! Congratulations to you and your Wife Chuck!! I am so happy for you guys!!
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Oh My! Congratulations Chuck and Mrs. Chuck!! I’m so thrilled to hear this.
Best wishes for an easy, healthy, and uneventful pregnancy. I look forward to sharing in the journey, the beauty of life, via your posts!!
XXOO From Mishi
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Congratulations! It’s nice to see people who enjoy a large family and appreciate their children as gifts. As opposed to all those who make the rude comments like, “haven’t you figured that out yet?”. Good luck with all of them.
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Oh, dude. That’s great! Congrats!
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your little girl looks *shockingly* similar to how i looked as a kid. so strange to see.