So excited!!!

Three weeks ago I received some VERY EXCITING news... 

I'm going to be an auntie again!

[And if anyone thought anything else, to them I say,"Really?!?"]

It's hard to believe that this sweet little baby

Will be having a baby of her own.

After more than five years of wedded bliss,

Katrina and Robbie will soon be a mommy and daddy!

I had called Katrina to see if she wanted to come by,

since it had been awhile since I last saw her.

She called back and asked if her and Robbie could 

come by later that night and perhaps have some dessert.

[I try to keep some non-dairy ice cream in the freezer

for them, mainly as an incentive for them to stop by.]

They ended up stopping by later than planned.

We chatted, ate ice cream and watched reruns of The Office.

By the time I figured they'd be leaving to head home,

Katrina said, "Well, we stopped by because we have 

something we wanted to tell you."

I wondered why she didn't say so sooner.

She seemed a little awkward and flustered, 

which made me a bit suspicious.

They had just recently returned from a trip to Utah 

to attend Robbie's grandma's funeral, so I thought perhaps

they could be announcing a move, but didn't think that was it.

I looked at her and asked, 

"Does it have anything to do with something cute?"

She gave me a look and said, "Yeah."

I went over and gave her a hug and then one for Robbie.

She is three months along and the baby is due at the end of February.

They want to find out if they're having a boy or a girl, 

but they won't find that out until Mid-October.

It's been difficult keeping this wonderful news a secret.

I don't know how they were able to keep it under wraps for as long as they did!

I'm sure there's a bit of nervousness mixed in with all the excitement.

She probably doesn't feel like she has a whole lot of experience with babies,

with her being the baby of the family and all.

But she has more experience than she thinks...

Even at a year old, she was loving and taking care of 'babies'.

And she's been taking good care of her furry babies all her life!

And she looked like a natural while holding our sweet nephew, Kaden.

We're not sure if the baby is a boy or a girl yet,

but one safe bet is the baby will have hair like this.

[The curly fro part, not the bright red part.]

Congratulations Katrina and Robbie!

I love you guys!

I'm so happy and excited for you!

From now on, your life will never be the same...

it's gonna be better than ever!

I cannot wait to meet this sweet baby,

and spoil him/her rotten!