Monday, November 15, 2010

Round Three

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we're ready to pass along some news:
it's.... a....


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As I've told family and friends the last few months, it seems I'm more surprised about this than anyone! Not that it was a surprise pregnancy. More like one day I was declaring my intention to wait another year and the next day everything changed and I felt strongly that it was time. Ready or not...he will be here early April!


I took the girls out tonight to take pictures with blue balloons and as my eyes filled with tears, I just couldn't keep it secret from them anymore. Justin started teaching the girls the word 'boy', and, well, that was one very excited little girl.

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And one littler girl who cared more about the balloons.


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40 comments:

melissa said...

Beautiful pictures and wonderful news! Congratulations! Your girls are going to have so much fun dressing him up.

Nicole said...

Hooray! I've really loved being a new mom with you and experiencing all the girly stuff. I'm so excited for you and your family! It's going to be good. :)

Natalie said...

What fantastic news!!! Congratulations!!!

Tina said...

Yay!!! You're going to have so much fun with a little boy! Congrats! Hope everything's going well! By the way it was so good to see you guys for a minute!

Angie said...

So fun that our last three are going to be so close in age with your FIRST three...now if we only got them all together one of these days;) Congrats! Justin will LOVE have a little boy, and that little boy is going to have some great little mama's helping you out! So exciting

Danette said...

That is the best news I have heard all day. My heart was heavy today and this just put a smile on my face. Thanks for including us in the news, it is awesome!! You will love your little boy and as much as your girls love you, that little boy might possibly love you a little more. Something about boys and their mammas!!

Carmen said...

Oh my goodness I am so excited!

Barb said...

Congrats Ashley & Justin!

Jessica said...

congrats! Can't wait to see the adorable boy. April is a good time to have a kid I think too.

Joanie said...

How exciting! What a great addition to your adorable family. How was that Fall morning sickness? Not making you like Fall any better I suppose :) April babies are the best, btw. Congrats!

hayley said...

Congratulations!! I am so excited for you:) You are going to have a blast with a little man around. I am due April 17th with another boy too. I can't wait to see what he gets dressed up in. your kids dress THE cutest! Were you as sick? My girl pregnancy made me so much sicker than the boy ones. WIerd

Victoria Gilbert said...

YAY!!! A boy! The pictures turned out so cute. Great vision :)
I love it. Can't wait to meet the little guy!!!!

kenzie said...

Congratulations!!! We're so happy for you!

Aubrey said...

How exciting for you guys! Boys are sure fun to have around! I am pregnant with boy #3! Ashie really wanted a girl! Due in March. quin says all the cool people are prego these days! haha

The Hodsons said...

Yeah!!!!!! Congratulations Ashley! That is so exciting for you guys! These pictures are a perfect way to announce the new little man :)

Michelle said...

Congrats!!! That is exciting news. Your girls will be the cutest big sisters! Good luck with the remainder of your pregnancy.

Allison and Noah Riley said...

So excited for all four of you - what an exciting addition to your sweet little family. Love you all so much!

Tif Sweeney said...

CONGRATULATIONS!!!! Boys are so much fun and I am so excited for you guys!!!!! :)

Laura G said...

Congrats Ash, he is going to be so loved with 3 "Mommy's" to take care of him. What a lucky boy to be born into your family. Love ya!!!

Ryan and Rikke said...

What!? Congratulations! So exciting! Little boys are so fun!

Christina said...

Congratulations!! He is one lucky little boy.

Tara Ann said...

Congratulations! Boys are a blast!

Corie said...

Yes, "oh happy day!" Congratulations, Ashley and family! A family of five - wow, you are really getting old. :) Haha. These pictures are so sweet, and it will be so precious to look back on them in years to come as your little boy grows. To remember these days of anticipation and excitement. Hope you're feeling well (oh no, hopefully not another yucky autumn for you!). Congrats again!

Alysa Clark said...

How fabulous! I really love your announcement. What a lucky lil' guy to get to come to your family. :)

michelle said...

congratulations! april is the best month for births ;)

Kyle and Shayla said...

Congratulations Ashley! You guys are going in the exact same order we did. You are gonna love this little man too death and so are those sweet little girls! Wyatt was born in April too!

Melissa Rozeski said...

So exciting!! I hope you are feeling well. Boys love their mommy in such a sweet way. You will aways be his first love!

Katherine said...

Dang girl. Your pictures take my breath away. Beautiful! Congratulations!!! We are so happy for all of you!!

Alisa and Crowells said...

Woo-hoo! Boys are fun! They're also super spontaneous--so watch out--you could have your baby in seconds! The trick may be to plan a crazy day, bake a chocolate cake, and fall asleep to the comforting aroma of chocolate. :)
Congrats, Ash--very exciting!

Katie said...

such beautiful pictures to remember such exciting news. congratulations!!! boys are so, so much fun. With a girl coming, i feel quite the same way you do. not quite sure what to do with her. :)
i am so happy for you four. What a lucky boy.

swell.life said...

congratulations!! it's just what your sweet family needed. really really happy for you. and those photos with the blue balloons could not be more precious.

Melody said...

Of course it's a boy!! How perfect.
You make everything so beautiful. It's truly amazing!
Amazing. I can't wait for April. I'm so happy for you.

and embarrassed that I am comment #31. Really I love you so much. I feel like a slacker 3 days late!

Hawaii Monkeys said...

Hey, congratulations!! Your kids are so adorable, another one is definetly a great idea! ;) How exciting it's a boy! I'm impressed you've kept it from the girls... 'til halfway, yeah? Best wishes and take care of yourself!

Melissa said...

CONGRATS!!! That's so exciting!

adam and erica said...

Congrats!!! I'm so excited for you:) You have such cute girls, I'm excited to see what that little boy looks like! Have a Happy Thanksgiving!!

adam and erica said...

Congrats!!! I'm so excited for you:) You have such cute girls, I'm excited to see what that little boy looks like! Have a Happy Thanksgiving!!

Tiff and Trev said...

AHHH! How did I miss this?! I feel kind of dumb being the 37th comment...but better late than ever, right?! I am SO excited for you! Last time we talked, you were wanting to wait a while...I'm happy that you changed your mind :o)! I am so excited to see what a little boy Pace looks like!! I know a couple of people having boys this upcoming spring...what a great time of year to have a babe :o)! Oh, and I hope you've been feeling better this pregnancy! I love you! Congrats!!! (Sorry this is a novel! We need to talk!!)

I V Y said...

naw such a cute blog.

cwall said...

Congrats...that is very exciting!

Anonymous said...

HOW KILLER CUTE ARE THESE PHOTOS! I'm in LOVE with the first (actually all of them, but the first seems so perfect to me). Just simply adorable, plus the story it tells! Congrats to you and your family. Just in case you are wondering how a boy is after two girls and years of pink and tutus (I'm speaking from my own, scared to death of a boy experience)...it is wonderful, but it doesn't really hit until the doc hands you the baby. Then...you're head over heals for baby, and blue seems perfect. Congratulations, again.