Boston's BIG news!!!

Boston had some very big news to share with everyone, and since words are in short supply, he decided to share the news by showing everyone his new shirt that we bought in St. George!!

Yup, Boston is going to be the GREATEST BIG Brother to Crandall baby #2! Coming October 2013!!!!!!

We are super excited about having another little one on the way! We knew that we wanted our kids fairly close together so that they could be good friends, play together, be there for eachother at school etc. But honestly we were "planning" for more like getting pregnant this Summer, but left it in the Lord's hands. And He obviously had a little different plan for us! :)

Sometimes when I think about how close Boston and the new baby will be in age (20 months to be exact) I get a little nervous at how hard it will be, and question my own strengths, but then I remember something so comforting...and that is that God has a plan for us! He can see the path way ahead of us, He has his reasons for what He does, and He will only put things in our path that we can handle. And that right there brings me soo much comfort! GOD KNOWS that Andrew and I can handle this, and that I will have the strength to be the Mom I need to be, and if He believes in me, that's all I need!

There's also something really comforting about knowing and LETTING the Lord be in control. I love thinking about the reasons why this baby is coming when it is!! One of the most exciting reasons is that there will be 2 other close cousins born within weeks!! My SIL Shannon called me 2 days after I found out I was pregnant and said that she and Dustin were expecting their first baby!! And then when we were calling our family to tell them the news Andrew was talking to his brother Michael and at the end Michael said, "well dude that seriously just made my day cause we might as well tell you now, Natalie is pregnant too!!" We figured out that we are due on almost exactly the same day! ha ha pretty exciting!! So I'm sure these cousins need eachother and will more than likely be good friends which will be fun!

Then I also wonder maybe what trials/adventures we may be facing here soon. Maybe had we waited until this summer, there would have been too much going on or there would have been some reason to prolong our building our family! I don't know! Cause I can't see what's ahead....but I know who can, and I'm glad He's in control. :)

So...how did I find out I was pregnant?? Well Beginning of March I started feeling REALLY sick!! And not just sick but absolutely beyond exhausted all the time. I thought I had a really bad flu, but yet I had no fever, and wasn't throwing up or otherwise.  I literally called my Mom one morning just crying wondering what was wrong with me, and so overwhelmed that I didn't feel well and felt like I couldn't take good care of myself or Boston. I would barely lay Boston down for a nap, come into my room, turn on the baby monitor, and I would be fast asleep in my bed way before Boston..for his ENTIRE nap! I would later figure out that it was due majorly to the fact that I wasn't eating near enough and being a pregnant AND a nursing mother, without eating and drinking constantly will drain the life out of you... literally.

Well we had planned a fun trip to St. George for my birthday and I was getting nervous that we might not be able to go, because I had the "flu" or something awful. But I stayed optimistic about going, and that I would get better. The day to leave arrived and I still didn't feel well, and I had lots of packing and things to do, but HAD to take a nap. After waking up from another 2 hour nap, I thought....What is wrong with me???? I WONDER IF POSSIBLY.... and I ran into the restroom and took a test. Yes I had one lying around...let's just say nursing likes to play lots of tricks on you. Sure enough pretty much immediately there were 2 BOLD lines....PREGNANT!

I honestly wasn't that shocked for some reason. At least not right then. In fact I was a little relieved that I didn't have some crazy sickness. I immediately knew how to remedy things at least a little. I started drinking a TON of water, and snacking constantly. Even when I didn't want to. And I felt a TON better.

So how to tell Andrew was the question!! We were supposed to leave for St. George shortly after he got home from work, about 6. We were both really excited about the trip, so I thought this would just add to the excitement, and I'd just tell him soon as he got home. But  when he got off work, his car wouldn't start...then we had to get it towed...then Bos and I had to go pick him up... then he still had to pack, and then it was late and the excitement started to wear off a little. I wanted to tell him in a good moment, not like, "Oh sorry your car won't start... and by the way.." lol
By 8pm we were considering not leaving until morning. Then Andrew said well I guess we can both just get some big sodas and that'll keep us awake since we never drink caffeine. And I said well I can't really drink caffeine right now. And he said, "I know I don't really like to either, but we'll have to." And then I just said as I pulled the pregnancy test out of my hoodie, "No I can't because...I'm pregnant!"And he just got really excited, gave me a hug saying "WOW NO way! Alright let's just get in the car and get going, we have a lot to talk about now!" So with that all 4 of us packed up and headed out for what turned out to be a VERY long drive, but a perfect opportunity to talk about everything! It was the start of a very fun trip. :)