Our incredible journey is just beginning or maybe continuing...

Well here it goes, but where do I start. We have never blogged before but I figured we could give it a shot. Well, my name is Caroline and my husband's name is Jason. We met about 8 years ago while opening Journey's in Brookwood Mall. :) Attraction at first sight. Sounds like something out of a book, but it's true.

Anyway, fast forward a few years and we had our son Nate. Seriously, he is the reason I wake up in the morning. I love him so much. He has brought us nothing but joy, ok maybe a little stress; but definitely joy. By the way, Jason has an older son named Jason. Just last year he came to live with us. It has been quite an adjustment. He has usually stayed with us during summers and that was always a challenge, but this time he wasn't going home. Our home was his permanent home now. There have been ups and downs, but we have gotten through this past year. It's been a major adjustment for all of us. It has all been completely worth it though. With little Jason and Nate, Jason and I thought we were done having children. In fact, Jason insisted that we would not have anymore. Little did he know what was about to happen. In April we found out that we were pregnant. It did not last very long. A few days later we lost the baby. I was pretty upset. All these years I have been wanting another baby and I was finally pregnant only to find out that we lost it. Well, about 7 weeks later we found out that we were pregnant again.

Here is a picture of Baby Petty at 6 weeks. We got to see the heartbeat! It was really reassuring. Four weeks later was my 2nd appointment and I got to hear the heartbeat with the fetal doppler. It really made my day.

You know what the most asked question is when you tell people you're pregnant? "oh Congrats, do you know what you're having?" Well, NO not yet. And how about you not touch my stomach. I know people mean well, but seriously? To answer that "most asked question" though, we do not know. But everyone else seems to have an opinion. Most people are saying girl and oh how I hope they are correct. I don't mean to sound ungrateful, but I think I'll cry if we have another boy. Basketball team Petty would be in the making at that point. Come late September we will find out. I think that Jason is also hoping for a little girl. This will be our last baby, so we just want our little girl to feel complete. :) Honestly, I will be so thankful for a healthy baby it won't really matter. Be sure to keep up with us as we embark on this journey of life with 3 times the smiles.

Stay tuned for more updates...