the bergie bunch: You might want to sit down for this blog post....

Are you all ready for some addition? What does 2+1+2+1 equal? Very good, blog readers...it equals 6. And 6 is now the total number of people in our family!! A line from one of my favorite songs says it perfectly. "You've got to be careful when you've got good love because the angels will just keep on multiplying"....and as we've been blessed 3 times before...we will be welcoming one more into our family in June!! I know...you're shocked....so were we...but yes, we're pregnant!

So as many of you know, Craig and are not able to conceive on our own. Or so we thought. We did 13 rounds of fertility drugs and 3 intra-uterine insemination's before we got pregnant with Paisley. Then with the twins we went through the same process (just not as long). So...that was it. We never in a million years thought that we would get pregnant on our own. In October, I had a MRI scheduled...and I knew they would ask if I was pregnant, so I took a test just to be sure when I told them "no" at my appointment. And then.....the test was a faint positive, as you can see above. I was in such disbelief that I started laughing...like, this cannot be true. I then went out to get another test, at this point I still did not believe that I was seriously pregnant. And then...confirmed. Baby #4 was in utero!

I scheduled an ultrasound for the following day. Craig wasn't able to be with me...so I was alone, scared, nervous....and then I could tell from the ultrasound something wasn't right. No heart beat. So as I met with the doctor he told me to prepare for a miscarriage. That the baby wasn't going to make it. My emotions were all over the place! So we waited and waited...and nothing. No sign of bleeding, cramping....nothing. So after two weeks, I went back in for another ultrasound....and there he/she was....I could see it's little beating heart and the buds of his/her arms!!! Everything was fine!! Because my cycles are so off, they think that I was likely not very far along in the first ultra sound...so they just bumped back my due date.... so this little one should arrive sometime around June 15, 2011!

So....is your first question, "Oh my gosh, what are you going to do???" Our answer is.....we are going to love this baby like you wouldn't believe! I'm not going to lie...this experience has been SO different. We obviously were not expecting this....at all....BUT, with that said--- we are so happy and excited. If you know me at all, you know that all I ever wanted was to be a mommy...a mommy of 4 children!!! Everything happens for a reason. It does. And now one child doesn't have to be left out on the roller coaster! :) For real... I am getting choked up writing this....I just can't express how grateful I am that we were chosen, a miracle really....to have another child. I will NEVER forget the pain we went through trying to get pregnant with Paisley. NEVER. And I will always be saying prayers for my friends, especially you, D...who is still fighting for another baby.....so....we move forward, planning and preparring for Berg baby #4!! Holy Crap!!!! :)

The other questions you might have:

Are you still going to work: Yes, I am. Daycare is going to be an issue for us...so we are still trying to figure all of that out, but I plan to continue to work.

Where are you putting this baby: Who knows! :) (we have a 3 bedroom house!)

Are you going to find out the gender: Likely, yes. You know me!

How old will the twins be when the baby comes: Paisley will be 3 and the twins will just be 16 months old. I know....don't even say it. It scares me to think about how crazy my life will be in just 6 months!

So, little number 4.... 13 weeks along! The baby's fingerprints have formed on its fingers, it weighs an ounce and is about 3 inches long!

He or she is making me VERY tired (that, along with 3 other little ones!) but even though I have been sick, I have not been as sick as I was with the other pregnancies.

On Friday, I got to hear the heart-beat....it was 156!

Looking forward to keeping you all updated on the pregnancy......didn't I JUST get done doing this?? :) At least I won't be as huge this time....although my belly is already popping out. I mean, really....I didn't even give it time to go back down!!!

And the other kiddos....