Brooke is Expecting!!!

This is very exciting news for us! I have known about it for some time but we didn't want to say anything until she was past her 1st trimester. We are hoping for a normal pregnancy and birth this time.

We are very excited and very nervous too! The doctors told Brooke that her chances of having another preemie were very slim and that what happened with Elliot was a fluke but she is still nervous, and understandably so.

She is due January 14th and is about 16 weeks along. She is scheduled for the 20 week ultrasound in about 4 weeks. It was at 20 weeks with Elliot that she discovered that he was small and that there was a single artery in the umbilical cord.

We are so hopeful that things will be different this time. She even looks more pregnant than she did with Elliot. We are so happy for her and BJ. I hope that Brooke will get to experience what it is really like to be pregnant. With Elliot she could barely feel him kick and she never really looked pregnant.

We are looking forward to being able to properly prepare for this baby too! Elliot came so fast that we had nothing for him. And after he was born we spent all out time at the NICU so he came home with very few preparations made for his homecoming. I am sure that most preemie parents can relate to this.

Anyway, we will keep you posted about the progress of the new baby. We may even have a few contests surrounding our happy event for Preemie Tees products!