You can probably see the preview image already so you have likely guessed the big announcement!

We are having another baby!

My wife is around 15 weeks now so it's safe to starting telling the whole wide world and I figured all my friends here would also be interested. The due date is late April. We already have 2 kids and if it was up to me we would have 2-3 more, but my wife says this is going to be the last one. She's been tired and sick and sore, and hating her life a bit these days. Hopefully she'll turn a corner soon and start feeling a bit better. I don't remember the last two pregnancies being so hard, but we also didn't have 2 wild toddles running around then either.

We aren't planning to find out the sex in advance for this one. We didn't with our first but then did with our second and we preferred the surprise and suspense. We are currently at a large impasse regarding names and a consensus on that front is coming very slowly, but we do have a working list anyways so that's a start.

These are a few photos from one of our other maternity photo shoots. I've loved fatherhood so much so far and although it certainly has it's moments it's such a great experience. It takes all the patience I can muster at times, and often you just have to relax, laugh and accept whatever terrible mess seams to be happening.

I've always wanted a big family and wish I wasn't trapped in the rat race, working so much out of the house to make money just to buy stuff we don't really need. All I really want is too have more time with my family, that's why I'm currently working mostly night shifts so I can spend a few extra hours with them during the day.

We are hoping to have another home water birth with a midwife like our last one. The midwifes here in town are booked solid and we were lucky to get in since we are returning clients. It was a great experience much more relaxed and natural. It was nice to be in our own surroundings, with everything we wanted. All the vising and other restrictions at the hospital really detracted from the moment, not to mention the over medicalization of the birth experience.

I'm sure I'll be posting more updates along the way and I also have to try to limit any sympathetic weight gain this time

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