Our very expensive surprise

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Our very expensive surprise
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Tue, 10-20-2009 - 12:40pm

In August of 2007, the day after having our fifth and final child, I had a tubal ligation. We kind of figured that settled it, but last week - just 25 months after the surgery - we found out that we are expecting baby #6! We had to make sure it wasn't ectopic and then wanted to wait for a heartbeat. I had an ultrasound last night and it was still too early for the heartbeat but there's a fetal pole and development looks perfectly normal. Looks like #6 is on the way! DH and I can't do anything but laugh. =c)

We have insurance but I'll have the maternity copay to contend with, and then all the expenses that follow with having another baby. WOW! But one of my clients has a store that sells thousands of baby items and he told me I could have anything I needed at cost (which is a savings of about 60% - I can see the numbers when I working in their admin system). I've gotten rid of some of the bigger, bulkier items so that's so awesome of him.

We are just amazed and so, so blessed!

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FIVE KIDS.

Sarah
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Tue, 10-20-2009 - 11:19pm
Girl, I can't figure out how it HAPPENED! Cut, tied, and burned. Realllly? LOL. Thanks for the congrats and the support!

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FIVE KIDS.

Sarah
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Tue, 10-20-2009 - 11:22pm
((Abbie)) - I got so overwhelmed with my clients that I've been glued to the computer every spare minute. Well, maybe not EVERY minute, LOL, lest I wouldn't have this news to report! I've finally caught up - I hope I can stay that way and hang out more. (((Thanks))) - you're so sweet!

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FIVE KIDS.

Sarah
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Tue, 10-20-2009 - 11:26pm

((((Norma)))) - wow, hon!

You know, one of the first things I thought about was the house, LOL. One room was huge and I was going to put up a wall for indoor storage to make it smaller and more equal to the rest but I guess now I'll leave that part out and just let two of them share. We want to build one more house after the one in 2011 - on water so we can have a 40-ft boat without having to put it in a marina - and those plans will fit the extra bedroom just fine. In fact, I was looking at them last month thinking it had too much room upstairs. LOL. Anyway, it's fine. I like my house plans too much to worry about it, but yes, it will be a tad bigger. I just lost my storage though! (I will NOT use an attic).

This kid is a troublemaker already, LOL!

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FIVE KIDS.

Sarah
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Tue, 10-20-2009 - 11:30pm
Yeah, I just love how I spread cheer (and terror) with my story! LOL. ((((Thanks so much)))))!

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Sarah
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Tue, 10-20-2009 - 11:31pm
Thank you, Tara!

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Sarah
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Tue, 10-20-2009 - 11:32pm
Yeah, that "busy" is what got me here to begin with, LOL! Thanks, Bex!

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Sarah
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Wed, 10-21-2009 - 12:20pm

Well...congratulations!

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Wed, 10-21-2009 - 5:02pm

Many blessings to you and your family...


I am new to the board but have been reading your posts for months...


I love your blog...will you still be able to keep up with it after baboushka number six...


Big families have always amazed me....Wonderful and do you have any names picked out yet...


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Wed, 10-21-2009 - 11:35pm
Wow Sarah - that's awesome!
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Thu, 10-22-2009 - 11:57am

Thank you, Cindylee! We joked about having everything removed this time around, LOL. I'd sure love to know how it happened myself! I know it's possible - there's a 1.4% the first ten years - but what gets me is that we never had a surprise baby before. I had no idea we'd been THAT careful, but we had to have been if we're THIS fertile!

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FIVE KIDS.

Sarah