We're having a baby (again)!

We announced on social media on Mother’s Day that we’re expecting baby number two! We’ve been holding onto this secret for several weeks and I for one am so glad it’s out. I am the worst secret keeper and also, I’ve started to show a bit and am tired of trying to hide it.

So how did all of this happen, well… I mean we know how it happened but I (Bee) really had a plan for our second pregnancy and wanted to try to stick to it if we could. If you haven’t read our blogpost about family planning feel free to give it a quick read. One of my main reasons for planning the timing our second pregnancy was to avoid being pregnant during another Texas Summer. Jax was born at the end of June and y’all I just was so miserable and the 100 degree days were not helping. I will admit that despite this plan that I had, I also had on and off again baby fever.

At the end of February my cousin Nate texted me from California asking if I was pregnant. Now this cousin has prophesied a lot that has happened in my life the past few years. He was the one who told me I needed to be in Texas and not Michigan. He also told me when Jax was going to be born. And through a little text message he was about to tell me I was going to be pregnant soon. Some may think it’s super silly that God has him connect to my life like that but y’all know when God speaks I listen. So when God speaks to someone else, especially my cousin, I listen too.

Skip to the very end of March, I kind of just had a feeling that I was pregnant. Besides being so connected with my body and tracking my ovulation religiously on the Flo app I know the chance of me being pregnant was higher than it had ever been before. And all you ladies know that when you think you are pregnant, or even know that you’re pregnant the wait to see if you miss your period is the longest wait in the world. I had been texting with one friend and she kept reassuring me to just be patient. I did my best to listen but I eventually bought some pregnancy tests while out with Jax on a Target run. I hid them from Fabian and didn’t even open the box because it was still too early. I drowned myself in youtube clips of mamas finding out they were pregnant and decided that if I was pregnant we would launch our family youtube channel this way.

I was still 6 days from possibly missing my period and more anxious than ever! I was on my way to pick up Jax after work and decided to hit up the dollar store and buy some pregnancy tests. I knew I would feel better about testing early using those rather than a $16 pee stick. I bought 3 tests and decided that it was early enough and maybe I would see something. Jax and I got home and I snuck away to the restroom real quick to take the test. Bam… there it was the faintest of lines, 10 days DPO. This kinda freaked me out because in some of those youtube clips the women who got faster results ended up with twins (which I had secretly been praying for).

The next morning I was heading to Magnolia for Spring at the Silos and just wanted to make sure so out came another dollar store test and yup… there they were, 2 lines. I spent the drive to Waco thinking about how God just always has a plan and His plan is better than ours. I also, came to grips with having to be pregnant during another Texas Summer. I spent those 2 days in Waco telling strangers and buying baby clothes. Fabian still didn’t know yet but as soon as I got back I would tell him. I ordered Jax a big brother tee and thought of how I could share the news with him. I took an expensive test on Sunday, 3 days after getting the dollar store positives and y’all those two lines literally appeared in seconds.

Fabian had always said, “shouldn’t the guy know when the woman is pregnant?” You would think but he had no idea! We decided to wait 12 weeks to tell our families only because to tell them on Mother’s Day seemed so fun (and dramatic) and also waiting for me makes the pregnancy go by faster. We told my parent’s during our Mother’s Day lunch and we told Fabian’s family during a Mother’s Day game of loteria. They were all so excited and kinda of surprised since, I’m telling you… I was already showing a bit and to someone watching me (aka: my sisters in law) it was pretty obvious.

We are so excited that God has blessed us with another baby and the timing really could not be more perfect! Prepare yourself for some baby content to come your way over the next 6 months. I want to take you along the ride with us! I asked y’all on Instagram if you had any questions and I answered most of them on my stories (saved as a highlight) keep reading for some questions I didn’t answer!

Baby #2 FAQ

How far along are you? I am 12 weeks.

When is baby due? Baby is due Nov 27, one day before Thanksgiving

When will you know the gender? We may or may not be finding out the gender! I never thought I would say that but the idea of it being a surprise sounds great! If we end up finding out it will be in July.

How did you tell Jax he was going to be a big brother? Well, I still think he doesn’t quite get it but we just verbally told him and keep pointing to my stomach. We pray for baby every night and talk about how baby is coming. It might be a little shock to him to finally have a baby physically but he will be a great big brother!

Did you know you were pregnant when you quit your job? I did not know but God knew! When I put in my notice at my job we still had no intention of trying for another baby yet. But on my last day of work I was pregnant!

How did you know it was the right time for another baby? I think more than anything God knew. Like I’ve said this was not my plan. I also think more than anything Fabian and I were on the same page concerning growing our family. My on and off again baby fever had him kinda annoyed and he was the one who had wanted to wait more than me. I just think it was the right time for us and also, we just came out of a marriage series at church that grew our marriage a whole bunch! We were closer than ever!

Have any questions for us? Leave them in the comments! Y’all know we keep it real around here and nothing is really off limits cause you’re familia!