Big Redford Family News!!!!!!!

For some this is old news...for some this is newer news...

and for some this is totally a surprise!

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We are having a BABY BOY!

He is due November 22nd. Which makes me 26 weeks & counting...

almost 6 months! 3 months to go...

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Some might ask...Why haven't I posted anything yet? This is why...

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I came up with this CRAZY idea to surprise our families...in person! I didn't want to tell them over the phone...so I decided (with Eric's support...he just said "What you want dear!") we wouldn't tell our families until they "saw" me pregnant. Which turned out to be at the end of July for both families. That made me 5 months at the time.

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Now we couldn't keep the secret that long for those who live near us (for obvious reasons)...so we first told Brooklyn and Easton on May 30th. They were so excited and surprised. Easton immediately wanted a boy and Brooklyn wanted a girl. We came the hardest part...getting the kids to keep our secret. Kids keeping secrets usually doesn't work...we told them not to tell anyone especially Grandma on the phone. That week we told our friends and ward members. Everyone was surprised and excited for us. But they were more surprised that I wasn't telling my Mom! I had a few "Moms" in the ward tell me that I was crazy and that my mom was going to be SOOO MAD at me. That made me nervous...but at that point...I thought it was worth it to see what happens. I would take my chances. Come on..she isn't going to disown me or anything...why wouldn't she be excited to have another grandchild from her favorite daughter!

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Our secret was safe...we only had a few oops from Brooklyn and Easton. One phone call to my mom, Brooklyn told her "We have a surprise for you when we come!" Well of course my mom's first thought was maybe I was pregnant. I had to lie to my mom..sorry mom...I told her we were making her something for her birthday. She believed me enough. And then once while I was talking to my mom...Easton came in and tried to feed me a cookie and I said I didn't want any...he then said..."But mom, it is for the baby!" Oh boy...I just hoped that my mom didn't hear...she didn't say anything so I am sure she didn't. Close calls for sure!

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On July 5th, I had my ultrasound...Brooklyn and Easton went with us. They were so excited to see pictures of the new baby. Since last fall, I had the feeling that a little girl was waiting to join our family. I had never had that feeling before...so we decided to have another baby. (It was a hard decision...we are totally OUT of the baby/toddler stages.) So right off the bat, I thought it was a girl...well it was very obvious from the beginning of the ultrasound that it was a BOY. I was totally shocked. I was sooo wrong. Easton and Daddy were excited but Brooklyn was a little disappointed but happy too. Easton told us "If it is a boy I will take all the dirty diapers to the garbage can for you mom..but if it is a girl...then I won't takeout any." Well... Easton will have a lots of dirty diapers to take out!!!! After we left...it was really hard not to call our parents (especially my mom) and tell them what we were having...that was the first time when I realized that this secret keeping was hard to do!

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On July 23rd we did a "test run" to see how someone would react to the surprise...my dear friend Julie. We arrived at her house and talked to her husband for a few minutes and then waited for Julie to come down. She came down and hugged me and we talked for around 10 minutes...until Brooklyn said..."My mommy is having a baby boy." Then Julie looked down and said "What" She was totally surprised. She kept looking down at my belly and couldn't believe that she didn't notice. I will give her credit..I watched her and she just looked at face the whole time and never looked down.

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On July 25th..Eric parents came into town to watch the kiddos. Jo came up and gave me a hug and talked to me for a few minutes..didn't notice until Brooklyn said again "My mom is having a baby boy." Jo didn't believe her and looked at my face. I said "Yep!" She then said, "Why didn't I know about this?" I then had to quickly tell her that no family knows and that they were the first ones. She was sooo excited and surprised. She thought we were done having kids. She then said which made me laugh, "I didn't think you guys knew how to do that anymore!" A few minutes later, Jo told Rod, who was sitting on the couch, and he didn't believe her. He was totally shocked too!

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July 30th...The day we had been waiting for! The secret would finally be revealed to my Mom! We arrived at 12:30 in the afternoon (after 12 hrs of driving through the night, again). We came into my moms house and she was upstairs. Brooklyn and Easton ran up there and told her to come. I walked up there to meet her in the hall...she didn't even notice at first. (I will say.. I had a t-shirt on for comfortable traveling). Brooklyn excitingly told her that we were having a boy. My moms look was full of surprise, confusion and "I knew it!" She wasn't too surprised but very, very excited. She called me "A little stinker" for making my kids lie and keep a secret. But she wasn't mad. I told her she couldn't tell my dad until he say me later. Then one by one...all my family, siblings, and Eric's family found out. My sister-in-law Jamie saw me at the pool with my other sister-in-law and couldn't believe her eyes. My sister-in-law, Amy asked me, "How come I didn't know you were pregnant?" That was the question of the hour.

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We did it...we kept the secret and it was a success! Now our families only have to wait 4 months to meet the newest Redford Little Boy...that is better than 9 months! See we did them a favor!

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My Pregnancy so far...

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March 22nd...Positive Pregnancy Test!

Excited but Nervous to start over!

Morning Sickness...should be called "Evening Sickness!"

That is when I got sick. I can't complain too much...I only threw up twice. Not bad. I just didn't feel good and of course that was when I worked-Cleaning! Eric helped me a lot through this time! Eric is the best when I don't feel good! One of my main pregnancy symptoms was TIREDNESS! I had no energy. I had to take naps almost every day...which doesn't usually happen in my daily life. I didn't like the taste of food either...except for fruit. I have been living off fruit now for 6 months. And Water has tasted so gross... when I know I need to drink even more being pregnant. I have been working on it.

3 Months Pregnant!

My little baby bump!

July 5th..Ultrasound! It's a BOY!!!!

My favorite part of the Ultrasound was seeing the baby's hands. They were so cute!!! Everything looked normal and healthy!

4 Months Pregnant!

(Brooklyn is my photographer Sunday Mornings before church!)

The heat really has affected me...and I am a Heat Lover! The kids and I have been living at the pool this summer. I usually stay in the shade...so not me!

(I am usually tanning all day long.)

5 Months Pregnant!

This little boy is a MOVER! He already moves and kicks likes crazy.

Especially when I am sitting down or laying in bed. He is one strong little boy!

Names: We have a list of a few we like. Still brainstorming...

The kids have their own names...Easton has always said he wanted to name the baby boy "Cars" so he could call to him, "Come here Cars, Cars, Cars." He also liked "Frankenstein." I think Mommy and Daddy will be picking out the name for this baby boy!

Stay tuned for more baby updates...