How We Told Our Kids We Are Expecting Baby #4!

We are so excited to be expecting baby #4 this spring!
The saying is true that pictures speak 1,000 words & we totally agree in this case.
These 3 could not be more thrilled for a baby!
telling-your-kids-youre-pregnantEvery time I have thought I could be expecting, I have gone & grabbed an e.p.t™ test.
It is so funny to me how my #MomentOfTruth has been different with each of our little ones.
analog-early-pregnancy-testFor the first, it was a moment of surprise, shock, & joy followed by a lot of nerves. I was only 21.
I think I took all that were in the package.
With the 2nd & 3rd I felt pure joy & a whole lot of nerves knowing that I’d now be responsible for multiple kids.
When I realized I could be expecting, I sent my hubs to the store and he knew exactly which test to come home with. I opened the purple package & was pretty calm.
Did you know that many respondents aged 60 or older (38 percent) were skeptical when the first home pregnancy test hit shelves nearly 40 years ago, most women (81 percent) now consider an at-home pregnancy test the first step if they suspect they might be pregnant. Taking the test at home is always our first step. The e.p.t® Pregnancy Test is over 99% accurate from the day of your expected period, so you can feel confident in your results.I felt a lot of surprise with our 4th, but I couldn’t wait to tell our kids. I knew they’d be so glad!
freshly-picked-moccsI always get extremely sick during pregnancy so we waited until week 13 to tell our kids.
We wrapped up a pair of Freshly Picked Moccs & our 1st sonogram picture.
We headed up to the canyon with just our little family. They were trying to rack their brains on what all 3 of them could share. Maybe a puzzle? Stickers? A small candy? It had to be something little because this was a light package.
Their first reaction was very unsure of why they got little shoes.

how-to-announce-pregnancyTheir next reaction was confused.
pregnancy-announcementOur oldest understood it quickly after we told him what the picture was & there was a lot of celebrating.
baby-announcementThe girls have been practicing wrapping, feeding, and rewrapping their babies and can’t believe they get a real one.
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The best things can happen when you least expect them – 45 percent of women surveyed said their pregnancy was unplanned & I’ve fallen right into that category more than once.

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