That's what we were met with when we told the girls today that I'm pregnant. I wasn't really sure what to expect. Honestly, I thought it was most likely that Nellie and Annie would be mostly oblivious. But Nellie was truly, wonderfully thrilled. There were lots of "hooray, hooray, hooray!" and "A BABY! IN MOMMY'S TUMMY!" Annie would copy Nellie and squeal "a baby!"
One of the first things Nellie said was [and I wish I could inject her tone], "how did Jesus GET the baby in mommy's tummy?" And we responded..."I don't know!" Then she went into detail for Kevin how the baby starts out really tiny and drops into the mommy's tummy. I realized she was reciting what I told her from the baby magazine they give you at the doctor's office, so I pulled it out so the girls could see a picture of a fetus in the third month.
I don't think Annie really gets it, although I have a feeling when the time comes she's going to be a little mommy--she loves babies so much. But for now, Nellie is already smitten, kissing my stomach and asking how big the baby is now every few minutes.
We saw the doctor today, and heard the heartbeat even though it's on the early side (9.5 weeks). That was a relief, and opened the door to tell more family and friends. Not like I can hide it anyway; I already look pretty darn pregnant. But we're thankful; God is good!
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