Junior Joey on board

Okay - it's clown vocabulary time! Circus clowns are sometimes called "Joeys." The nickname , and the classic white face makeup, comes from the Englishman Joseph Grimaldi (1779-1837). With his painted face, he is considered to be the first real stage clown. Today, "Junior Joey" refers to a clown who is under the age of 18.

So...now that you know that, can you guess my little secret? Yes - I am pregnant, in the family way, knocked up, with child, bun in the oven...etc... Currently at 12 weeks and hopefully just coming out of the tired/pukey stage. Our new little "Junior Joey" is due in late July. I'll really be diggin' my clown pants by then - may start wearing them all the time. Here's hoping they'll still fit come July!

BTW - for those of you who know me in real life, now you know why you haven't received a Christmas card yet but don't give up hope! Tired and pukey delayed them but I still plan on sending them out.

It's been hard keeping this a secret. I've missed a lot of good blogging opportunities because I didn't want to spill the beans yet. I officially told my team at work yesterday and everyone was very happy for us. I think it will make things easier for me. Hard to pretend everything is peachy keen when you're struggling not to lose your breakfast all over your keyboard.

Hubby and I are very happy and excited. I will be more excited once I get past this yucky phase. We struggled a long time with the decision to have a second child. We always wanted to have two children but financial worries kept holding us back. It finally got to the point where we had to pick a path. It's still scary but I'm very glad we chose the path we did.

So for my next "trick, " I will become a proud mother again in July - just when I thought my life couldn't get any more complicated. ;-)

Winter update
Winter has finally arrived. The weather man is predicting 3-6 inches for us between now and Monday.