moosh in indy.

Casey, I am thrilled for you!!

I want to say yay and congrats, but I want to hug you too! Happy and excited for you for sure. : )

EAT DRY TOAST!

I am so happy.

OMG!!!!! CONGRATS! I can’t help but be excited for you, seeing what a wonderful job you’ve done with your first lil’ one through your blog and myriad photos.

I am so happy for you and Cody! You will get there too. You will. Take care of yourself.

KISSES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

There are no words for how happy I am for you. None.

Just love.

I’m glad you are done with the silent part.

So so so happy for you!

Congratulations! This is unbelievably wonderful news. I’m wishing you a healthy, effortless pregnancy!

SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!

Kirsten Reply:
September 14th, 2010 at 3:07 am

@Lauren, OMG that was my first thought too LOL

Congrats!!!!!!!

I have been hoping this for you for soooo long! Congrats!!! I will jump up and down and squeeeee for you!

Congratulations! I am so happy for you

Oh Casey! What fabulous news! The second just amplifies all of the love for the rest of your family. What a blessing after such a long, long road. {{BIG HUGS!!!}}

Yay and Congrats and Squee and awesome and all of that. I am so happy for you.

congratulations caseymoosh i love your bravery and already am looking forward to hearing your heart as you walk this path. Glad to be able to rejoice with you today! I love you!!!

HOLY CRAP. CASEY! HOLY CRAP.

Where’s your neck? I need to squeeze it. NOW.

Oh, frabjous day! Calloo!! Callay!!

What lovely, lovely news.

BIG CONGRATS! It took us more than 2 years to conceive our third child. I felt very alone and selfish for wanting a third when so many can’t have one, but the heart wants what the heart wants. Pain is pain. Secondary and tertiary infertility is still a valid pain. Others will be jealous, but you also offer some shred of hope…they won’t admit to the last part because of the jealousy. Don’t let that sway your joy in the least.

CONGRATS! CONGRATS!

you know i’m happy for you. and i cannot wait for you to be happy for you. i never dealt with infertility, but have gone through depression during pregnancy, and it sucks donkey balls. here for you wheneva.

xo

You’ve got an internet worth of people excited for you. You’ll get there when you get there.

Until then, I’ll be over here quietly excited and ready to hold back your hair if you need it.

Love you.

OH! OH MY!

CONGRATULATIONS!

How far along are you? SQUEEEE!

Eeeeeeeee!!!!! I am SO happy for you, Casey! This made my WEEK! Yay!

Casey –

We struggled with primary AND secondary infertility. I was the same story. Eight years after my two boys of waiting, finally giving up and being okay with it. Then getting pregnant. It took me the whole pregnancy to deal with it. I was a mess. But oh how I love my boy!

Congrats –
Wendy (Cody’s cousin)

So. Amazing! Congrats.

Shut. Your. Face.

I just squealed out loud. I can’t even begin to imagine all the emotions you have been through. Wow. Just wow.

Congratulations! How long until we get to see the amazing baby photos?

Congrats! This is so incredible. Praying lots for you!

Congrats, mama!!! (And papa…and big sis…)

Oh yay, sweetie. I am so happy for your news. Now you have to quit drinking and doing all those drugs, though! (joking! Yeesh!)

so excited for you. xo

Congratulations!!!! I am so happy for you!

I was 4 years and now we have our beautiful Ellie girl. It’s wonderful and I’m happy for you but I understand the emotions. Congrats.

I’m going to swear all over your blog with joy.

I just can’t contain myself. I’m going to swear and it’s going to be shocking and people will say “Casey, you should really moderate your comments” and I won’t care because I am so happy for you that the profanity just leaps out of me.

Any second now.

Here it goes.

Hot damn.

Hot damn!

Hot damn hot damn hot damn!

The world needs more exclamation marks because my brain just ate them all in its damn excitement.

Hot damn.

Oh, wow! Congratulations! Secondary infertility sucks (personal anecdotal evidence). Beating the odds? A beautiful, beautiful, BEAUTIFUL miracle.

Good luck with all that you’re going through!

That is so exciting. I am so happy for you three!

I won’t lie. It’s really hard to hear your news.

But I am very glad for you, in a deep, not-skippy-silly-yay, just low and quiet and calm. So that in case my low, quiet, calm self will translate to your pregnancy being strong and safe and happy.

I’m really glad for you, Casey. I wish you — so so well.

What great news. Congratulations!

I am BEYOND happy for you – I actually, literally squealed out loud. I don’t squeal (for real: for irony’s sake, sure). Ever.

For you? SQUEEEE! <3

This is wonderful, wonderful, wonderful news! I hope everyone’s love and excitement for you helps push the gray clouds away at least most of the time.

My daughter is the result of in vitro so I sure as hell know what you are feeling. Mazel Tov

kisses baby. xoxoxo

So, so happy for you! I was hoping for this post for so long for you – congratulations! Enjoy your happiness!

So happy for you! Wishing you only an uneventful and standard pregnancy.

I’m here for you if you ever need anything. (Including the “IS THIS NORMAL?” questions.)

Congrats!

NO EFF’ING WAY!! (except I know we dont say eff’ing, but really I just mean eff’ing not the other word..oh dear.. I just made you think of the other word..)
So um.. CONGRATULATIONS!
SO happy for you guys..

That sounds so weird, what I said. I left out a word in the bumpy sentence. It was supposed to say something like “so that, just in case, it will translate.” or something. I don’t know exactly.

I am really glad for you. Heart-glad.

Casey, that is supremely wonderful. Being an IVF guru… I may well have been one of those people who toldjyaso in a comment, but I don’t remember. OFten I see that giving up gets people knocked up. Point is, this is great.

Re: fear during pregnancy after secondary infertility… i hear you.

http://ijustworkhere.typepad.com/i_just_work_here/2009/08/if-i-werent-so-tired-id-be-so-scared.html

the fear goes away when you’re ready to die from being pregnant GET IT OUT kill me.

can’t wait!

Mixed emotions! I’ve been there when a surprise pregnancy happened (after secondary infertility too)last May. Sadly mine did not have a happy ending.

BUT enough about me,

Congratulations!! So excited for you!!

So excited for you, though I know you’re not fully there yourself yet. You can definitely live off my happiness for a while until you are. Congrats!

As soon as I saw this pic I burst out crying…I am so happy for you and your family. Congratulations!

xox

Oh, I am so, so happy for you! You deserve this so much!

xo.

I am so happy for you, congratulations!! Hang in there and God bless you and this baby.

guess what, that was the wrong link. whoops. anyway, the point is that i was scared every effing day… literally. but baby henry’s asleep next to me regardless. so i guess it works out. and i’m praying it does for you too, which it will.

I started crying after reading this! congrats!!!

Case! I am so excited for you and Addie and Cody. I am praying for y’all and the little nugget. I love you

tears of happiness for you, darling.

I got chills! I only lurk on your blog but I love every entry. I am so excited for you!!!! Congrats!

Congratulations! I am so happy for you!!

Super great!! Congrats!

Casey, I am so happy for you and your family. Dude. So happy. Thank you for sharing this with us!

Ohmygosh I am so happy for you! I literally burst into tears when I scrolled down to your post in my reader. Congratulations.

Chills! Congrats! I am beyond excited for you.

OMG Casey, CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!! I couldn’t be any happier for you.

Congrats!!!

Congratulations!

This is amazing news! Not sure whether to laugh, cry tears of joy, or both…

I think both!

I will continue to keep you on my thoughts and prayers – xoxo

Congratulations!! Such awesome news!

Casey my sweet, sweet friend I am so happy for you! I am literally in tears and not because of the reason you might think. Yes, I’m totally jealous, but I’ve read along with all of your posts all these years now, and I have prayed for you too. And it brings so much hope to me.

WOW!! Congratulations lady!! Wishing you all good things… joy!!

Joy, Happiness, and Hugs to you and your family!!

I actually gasped out loud when I read this – I’m so thrilled for you.

I’m new to your blog (you made such a great impact on me at BlogHer with that gorgeous smile and super friendly ways) but you deserve such great joy – congratulations!

Congratulations!!!!!

Hurray! God bless you even further!

Bless the best.
Release the rest.
Hugs of Hope and Happiness!

SO thrilled for you, baby girl. XOXO

Give yourself a few moments to adjust, and congratulations!!!

SO SO SO happy for you, Addie and Cody!! Congrats!!

Congratulations!!!! It has been long awaited and well deserved!!

Beyond thrilled for you. You know that. Heart happy. Xoxo

Best news I’ve heard all night! Congratulations!! <3

I love your blog, but usually never comment. I have to tell you though, how so so happy and excited I am that you are finally pregnant! Hooray!! I was so surprised to see this post today!

Didja feel that?! Kind of a thunderous bomp dee dee boh bomp? Yeah, that was my ass …. my large chunka 2nd baby real estate …. shakin for you. I.Am.Tha-Rilled.For.You!

I am beyond stoked for you and your cute family. Addie is going to be a great helper.

Can’t wait to hear all about this new addition!!

Hugs, Kisses, and lots of good vibes being sent your way!

Wheeeee!!! Yay! I am SO excited and happy for you. Congratulations!!

So excited for you! (saw this on flickr too)

WOWSERS!!!!!!!
I am beyond thrilled for you!!!!!
CONGRATS!!

So freaking excited for you!

congrats!

thank goodness there’s going to be another little casey+cody running around, because lets face it, addie is disgustingly adorable.

Casey! I am just beyond thrilled for you! We are with you every step if the way! Congrats and big hugs!!

congratulations! wishing you a happy peaceful ride through the next ten months

Oh Casey!!! I am so so so happy for you!

I do know that feeling of waiting for the other shoe to drop though. After an easy first pregnancy I then had a year of unsuccessful trying complete with 2 miscarriages (the second after we’d told everyone). When I finally got pregnant again it was hard to be excited for quite awhile. I didn’t want to tell anyone or get too attached. It’s a form of self-preservation.
It’s okay to be scared. It’s okay to be worried. I know you do, but try to focus on today and not all the “what-ifs” because all the things you think will never happen, but something else probably will. You can’t prepare for everything! Only God can do that!
And I pray that you don’t get sick at all!
XOXO

Oh, congratulations! I’m so happy for you.

Whoa whoa whoa! Way to drop a bomb on us all nonchalant like that! Congrats, missy!

I am too! Except not with a baby. Just with gas.

P.S.>> I can’t wait to snuggle the new baby and spend time playing rock-paper-scissors with the moosh 1.0. Unless Addie makes up the rules. Then it’s more like rock-paper-scissors-sand-and the occasional water balloon.

I am so excited and happy for you guys!!! Congrats.

TOTAL lurker, but I am SO happy and excited for you. I will run the excitement show any time!

Congratulations! I join the internet in being thrilled!

I saw that picture load up and started bawling. And then Nate wanted to know what I was crying about, and when I told him this person I know online is finally pregnant again he looked at me like I have a 3rd head. Because, y’know, a 2nd head is normal. LOL

So, so, SO happy for you….

How awesome and wonderful! Congratulations!!

This is just the best news EVER. I am so happy or you, congratulations!!
Now, how are you feeling, how many weeks are you, did you tell Addie???

Congratulations!

I’m sure it will be a rollercoaster ride of emotions – I hope you’ll vent whenever you need to. Take care.

Wonderful.

Wow wow WOW! Casey what amazing news. Keep us all posted! When are you due and all that? My baby sister and I hare 7 years apart and while we weren’t very close growing up we are SUPER close now. I’m sure Addie is thrilled! At her age she’ll really get to have fun with the baby! A big helper for you.

You deserve this. Try to be happy, to enjoy it. I know it’s much harder done than said, but you deserve to be happy, for you, for Cody, for Addie, and this baby. You deserve to enjoy this, and I so hope you are able to, I really do.

On a happier note, I am so happy for you!! I’m also excited to see how cute this baby will be, because Addie is just gorgeous.

I’m at a loss for words. Congratulations, Casey. I am so happy for all three of you.

You know how happy I am for you. One thing I’ve been thinking of is the timing. Imagine if I had twins during law school. Not impossible but so much harder. Now that Moosh is in school, you may be able to rest more during your prenancy and sickness. I understand having different emotions. I cried about giving up my alone time with G. It’s really early. Forgive my rambling

I wanted to say some (really really happy!) swear words but then I remembered your blog would censor me. So that was stressful.

Instead…. holy $#&^%$ @*&^%$.

I am thrilled for you and your family.

CONGRATULATIONS!!

I am sending up many happy prayers for you today.

Congrats

OMGOMGOMGOMG
Congratulations!!!! I’m so happy for you!

Oh wow! Huge congrats to you! I hope you feel better soon. Keep up with your therapy and think happy thoughts when you can! You have a new life inside you!

(Know that you aren’t alone in your yucky thoughts. I was one of “those” that became pregnant by surprise with my third child last year. I didn’t find out for two months. When I did, I was very sad and my sadness lasted a long time. Three months ago I gave birth to a beautiful, perfect and happy baby! You can do it too!)

I saw the title and i hoped.. I am so happy for you.. i squealed outloud. I wish you the best of luck with your pregnancy.

((hugs)) and prayers. May you have peace and joy and a happy and healthy pregnancy.

Casey i have been reading your blog for so long now and as soon as the page loaded and i saw this i gasped with excitement for you. Im sure you are anxious about it but i truly believe this is such a blessing and you will have peace of mind soon!

I wish you the best of luck, health and happiness during the pregnancy. You have a ton of people following you on this journey and sending you good vibes, including myself. Much love <3

I always read and never leave a comment, but this clearly deserves a change in routine. CONGRATS! Such wonderful and exciting news – I’m so happy for you and your family!

Congratulations and thanks for making me cry!

Totally de-lurking to say…

CONGRATULATIONS!

My heart stopped and I got tears in my eyes.

After reading about all of your struggles and heartbreaks–I am so, SO HAPPY for you and your family.

Congratulations on your WONDERFUL news! ^_^

Congratulations! I am so happy for you.

This post just made my day. You’ll feel it soon, don’t worry. Congrats!

Congratulations!! I wish you a happy and healthy 9 months!

I think this is my first comment, I’ve just been one of those lurkers and this had me in tears as soon as I saw the first line. I am so, so excited for you. As someone who is 7 1/2 years younger than her brother for the same reason I feel I can relate. Congratulations. Sending love your way.

What a beautiful and honest way to share both your happiness and your ambivalence. Both are understandable. I’m very happy for you.

i had to reread bc the photo did not come up and i was like…wait and then i saw the photo. my god take care of this baby and you……god bless

Oh! Congratulations! Your news made my morning.

Senora H-B Reply:
September 14th, 2010 at 7:52 am

@Senora H-B, And I should say, my sisters are 9 1/2 years younger than my brothers for the same reason. We love them so much.

I’m so incredibly happy for you! It’s odd to feel so happy for someone I’ve never met. And if good will and the loving thoughts of others can carry you over the low spots you’ll be floating miles high.

The rest will come. It always does.

(Said with smiles and laughter and absolutely ecstatic JOY for you) Golly everyone is pregnant!!!! I was just telling my husband that and he reassured me he wasn’t. But this is a long time coming and I am so FREAKING HAPPY FOR YOU!!!!!!!!! Congratulations!

A million congrats Casey!

This post brought tears to my eyes.
I am so so so very happy for you!!
Congratulations to you and your beautiful little family!!

YAY!! And yes, I’ve been there done that with the emotions too. I wish you peace and an easy pregnancy. SUPER HUGS!!!

This is SO worth de-lurking (or leaving the comfort of the Reader) for. Congratulations!!!!

Makes you think God really has a sense of humor, doesn’t it?

Oh my. Casey. I can’t tell you how pleased I am for you – I know what this has meant to you.

HUG. Big HUG. Big LONG HUG all the way from Chicago.

Congratulations, sweet thing.

This is unbelievably cool.

Love love love.

I am so happy for you,Addie,and Cody. Congratulations!

Congrats Casey!! This is awesome news!

I’m tearing up, knowing how long you waited for this. Addie is going to be a big sister! And, months from now, you & Cody will get to hold your new little life. So happy for you- and so happy that this baby I’m expecting will have another Indy friend!

CONGRATS! I’m sure it’s emotional and exciting and scary all at once but I am just so excited for you!!!

So happy for you doesn’t even comPARE to my thoughts. SO HAPPY x150,000,000.

Just came across your blog through @Metalia on Twitter. I had to comment to say I just told a friend yesterday that I do not believe those “we stopped trying and it happened” stories.

Eating my words…

Congratulations!

Congrats!!

I am so happy for you I think I am going to cry… and not just because of my own pregnancy hormones either. Congratulations!

Congratulations!! Such wonderful news!

That is exciting news! Congrats to your family! Thrilled for you!

I’m so glad you finally shared this with the world. I’m so happy for you! xo

I just got massive chills up my spine. I AM SO HAPPY FOR YOU!!! Congratulations, Casey!

oh, congratulations sweet friend!!!! I am thrilled down to my toes for you!

Congratulations!
I too had an unexpected “gap” between my first born and my twins, nearly 6 years. BUT, turns out, that gap worked out great because I have a built-in babysitter!

…and it looks like you have a LOT of our excitement to go on!

I AM so excited for you! I have come to feel that those emotions of not being able to fit in on either side are familiar with many of the women who have fought the battles of infertility and then had the miracle of becoming pregnant. And it is truly a beautiful miracle, thank you for sharing it with us and letting us be a part of your journey!

I’m so happy for you! I took the exact same pregnancy test yesterday (9/13/10) and got the same results! Congratulations!

Congrats…hope it’s an easy one.

girl…you didn’t lose your infertile card. you just earned a miracle mommy one to go with it. you already know how excited i genuinely am for you and cody. live every moment of this…breathe it in…focus on the joy of now. and know that so many folks are praying for you. love you to pieces, casey!

Congratulations Casey! This is wonderful news! I do understand some of your emotions, too. We were in fertility treatments for 18 months and experienced a miscarriage at 8 1/2 weeks (after seeing the heartbeat). I am now 10 weeks pregnant with twins and I am filled with equal amounts of happiness and fear most of the time. When are you due?

Oh my gosh – I am so so happy for you. I will pray for a healthy pregnancy and emotional peace. I know you will all be fine.

Oh, I’m just over the hills happy for you.

What an answer to prayers! Congratulations!!

So excited for you! And it gives me a little more hope too. **HUGS** Praying you have a very easy pregnancy too! Congrats!

So very happy for you

YAAAAAAAAY!!!!!!!!!!!! wishing you a very happy and healthy pregnancy.

Casey! Congratulations!!!!! BIG HUGS!

Wrapping you up in love & excitement. Let me know if/when you need some cracker recommendations.

You SO DESERVE this joy and blessing after all you’ve been through and the long journey you’ve walked. My children are four years apart, due to the endometriosis curse and the Lupron, etc and they are both amazing human beings. So happy for you and your family. Love and hugs,
Tricia

Such amazing wonderful news Casey! Congratulations to the entire Moosh family!

I am so freaking incredibly happy for you. Like… whoa.

‘Happy for you’ doesn’t quite cut it- beyond words is more appropriate. Wishing you the best- happiest and healthiest of pregnancies- all around.

Holy Crap I just choked on some peanuts when I read that! CONGRATS!!!

That’s completely fantastic. Congratulations! I hope you find your joy soon.

Woohoo! Congrats! I know exactly how you feel, believe me. I am 23 weeks pregnant at the moment after 2 years of trying. Those first few weeks are a doozy. I know. Who am I kidding? I just had an ultrasound last week and I was still nervous that all would be well (after already having one 4 weeks prior). It is easing a bit, the worry and all, but just know you aren’t alone, you aren’t crazy, and I really think it is normal.

I wasn’t sure how much of it was waiting for so long and it finally happening verses being older this go around and knowing all that could go wrong. Ignorance is truly bliss in pregnancy! I have a daughter that will turn 9 next month. I was 24 while pregnant with her. Boy how things were different! haha.

Anyway, I am truly happy for you. Take it one day at a time and remember that those days will turn into weeks and those weeks will turn into months. I hope all is well and you stay healthy and happy!

Congratulations Casey! God Bless you and your whole family!

Congrats, Casey! I am wishing with all my wishes that this pregnancy is a smooth one for you.

The thing going through my head reading this is “good things come to those who wait.” You deserve this joy to add to your family and circle of love. Congratulations!

CASEY!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh, my goodness, how wonderful! I’m so happy for you, Cody and Addie. What a wonderful blessing. Take good care of yourself. xoxoxo YAY!

Oh Casey! How absolutely wonderdifferus!!!! I’m over the moon and back excited for you.

Congrats to all of you!

Congratulations! Wishing you a pregnancy full of only happiness, excitement, and ease.

Can the world really handle another insanely cute, curly headed, angel face? We just might burst from the sheer beauty of it.

-Abby

The blogging world is so strange on the outside. We’ve never met but I’m so incredibly happy for you this morning. And on the inside, it makes perfect sense to me. What wonderful, wonderful news.

Yay! So excited for you!!!

What great news to wake up to! Congrats to you and your growing family!

AND ALL IS RIGHT AGAIN IN INDIANA !!!!

I have been hoping for this moment from the first time we met at the YMCA, lady.

YAY!!!!! I cannot tell you how thrilled I am for you, Casey!!! When I saw that picture, I think I squealed in a way that frightened my husband. And at 28 weeks pregnant here, my belly is oh-so-joyful for yours. Congrats to you and your entire Moosh crew!

Congratulations! All the best stuff comes with mixed emotions, doesn’t it?

OH MY GOSH!!! I am crying big ugly mascara streaking tears of joy for you right here at my desk. Congratulations Casey, God knows you SO deserve it!!

YEYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am SO HAPPY for you!!

Congratulations and my condolences for your sadness/fear. Hope you can get to your happy place and enjoy God’s gift to you soon.

I am SO glad you’ve shared this. I love you and am so very happy for you.

XOXOXOXOXOXOXOX

I just yelled SHUT UP at my computer screen.

Congrats!

Am sooo happy for you. *big gigantic hugs*

CONGRATS!!

CASEY!!!!!!!! I’m THRILLED for you!!!!

I’m all sniffly with happy for you…ok, allergies too but MOSTLY HAPPY.

I am so HAPPY for you guys!! Congratulations!!!!

I just yelled OH MY GOSH at my desk, at work! And everyone thought I was nuts, lol. YEAHHHHH! So excited for your family and cannot wait to read about it!!

Wait. What? You’re pregnant? With Moosh 2.0?? OMG OMG OMG I am thrilled for you. Thrilled beyond measure, tears rolling down my face, thanking God, thrilled. I can be thrilled enough for the both of us until you are thrilled too. Blessings!

Happy sighs for you…

This is how I felt when I got pregnant with Eddie. We had tried. He was try number 3. I THOUGHT I would be thrilled. Thrilled didn’t happen until about a month ago. When he was 13 months old. So there is that.

But thrilled? It will come. It just takes time.

In the meantime? The rest of us will fill up your world with joy.

Because we love you and support you.

a lot.

There will be joy, there will.

CONGRATS!

I don’t think I’ve EVER been this happy to read a pregnancy announcement. Ever. Congratulations!

DUDE, there must be something in the water.

I am utterly thrilled for you!

And I’m just finally over the shock of finding out (after 4 years of nada) that I’m pregnant as well (see http://www.bostonmamas.com/2010/07/big_news.html).

Hugs to you. -Christine

Qapla’!

Casey this is WONDERFUL! Congratulations to you, Cody and Addie.

Oh yay! I’m so glad I don’t hafta keep this a secret anymore! I’ve been bursting for you and it’s hard to contain it!
Love you lady. So much.

Wow – This is wonderful – so wonderful!!

I don’t feel bad that I’m like the 200th commenter. Because I have a feeling I was more like one of the first to get a The Call.

This whole deal means a lot to me. A big prayer answered.

We will get you through this.

I am thrilled for you, and though I haven’t had to walk the infertile road myself, I’ve walked alongside my sister and best friend while they have. And just two days ago, I got to hold my new niece, a miracle. My sister had a hard time getting used to the idea and being excited about having another baby, but I couldn’t believe the happiness in that hospital room on Sunday.

How wonderful!! Congratulations and prayers for a healthy little one!!

Holy Crap! Congratulations. And hugs to you. Joy is an emotion best felt without guilt. Feel the joy whole-heartedly.

Hamlet’s Mistress

This is big news… I have been reading your blog for some time but never comment but for this news I had to come out ofhiding to congratulate you….very happy for you!

I am so happy for you both! YAY!!!!!!!!!!

Congrats!!!

Congratulations!

Congrats!!!!! I’m so excited for you!

OMGOOOOOOSH!!!!!! I’m crying over here!! So happy for you Casey – I don’t know what to do with the HUG! Should I hug some random co-worker because AHHHH!!!

Well, I see you’re conflicted. But then I look at your luscious photos of children and families and I KNOW you’ll be fine and CONGRATULATIONS on another addition to the family…your little moosh won’t be an only child after all, which is GREAT! Wait ’til you see how great it is to watch their relationship bloom. It has been so very gratifying and entertaining for us…with our THREE children!

Congratulations and so many good thoughts, wishes, hopes and much more coming your way. What a great piece of news to get this morning!

I am a fellow Indy Mom who has been reading your blog forever. I just choked on my coffee. WOW! So Mooshinindy is gonna get a new name.May I suggest Mooshes inindy? I’m just sayin.

Casey, my heart is so happy for you. You know, having No. 2 was rough emotionally; so wanted, so feared, so hard to imagine loving another. I can’t even imagine the chaos that infertility can add to that storm.

You’ll get there, and we’ll all be here with you. Take good, good care of you.

We’ll be happy and excited for you until you are able. In the meantime, big hugs to you and Moosh and the hubs.

Very, very happy for you. Very. And I’d be very happy to gift you every last piece of my maternity clothes.

No choking. No being alone. If you’re still on the “hurry and eat a lot – just in case” plan and need an eating buddy, feel free to call

Congratulations! I’m sure your daughter will be thrilled to have a brother or sister!

CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU! This is such amazing, amazing, wonderful news. I can imagine all the emotions you are feeling. You will be fine. You’re always a wonderful mom. You’ll be amazing this time, too. xox

Yea! Yea! Yea. Congratulations. Happy that your crappy, unfun journey has finally brought you here. May your pregnancy be uneventful.

When I saw the picture in my blog reader I got teary eyed. It might be hard to enjoy this time because you’re scared of so many things. I really wish you a TON of health and happiness. What a great way to start my Tuesday. <3

I am SO excited for you! Congratulations!

Another person de-lurking to say congrats! And I live in Indy too, so I really feel like I know you though we’ve never met. My kids are 5 years apart, thanks to 3 miscarriages, so I totally get being afraid rather than excited for a pregnancy. It sucked enough that I’ll never consider a third child. And it does go away, somewhere around week 30. On the other hand, the age difference has worked out better than I could have ever hoped for. I wish you the feeling of “complete” that our littlest brought our family. It’s truly awesome. Can’t wait to hear about the journey!

I actually screamed out loud for you when I saw this. I am so, so, SOOOOO excited for you!! YAAAYY BABIES!!!

Congratulations Casey! I pray that you will feel only those emotions that you want to feel.

Yay!!!

Holy wow I’m a bit late to the comment party but you KNOW how thrilled I am. I am I am I am SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO excited.

Love,
Steph

So happy for you!

Oh the tears.. THE TEARS!! CASEY!! AHHH!! Congratulations sweetheart!! <3

YAY! I’m so excited for you! This was an excellent story to wake up to on my birthday!

CONGRATS!!!

huge hugs… big congratulations!!! so very, very happy for you!

Fantabulous.

I am excited for you. xoxo

Congratulations beyond congratulations! I’m so excited, happy and terrified for you. I’ve never commented before but I feel such a connection to your journey that the sight of that clear blue test made me tear up at work. Wishing you a happy and healthy 9 months and sending truckloads of sticky-baby dust your way.

What a wonderful thing to hear this morning! Congratulations! Buy the TUMS now, you’ll need them

Wow! Congrats to you!!! Hoping for an awesome 9 month experience for you!

I am seriously, SERIOUSLY thrilled for you, Casey! For some reason, even when you talked openly and bluntly about giving up, I was not able to give up hope for you. My new hope for you is that you can slowly, carefully allow yourself to relax into this pregnancy, that you can start to trust that your body can and WILL do this, and that you can enjoy some aspect of this journey long before they place that sweet babe in your arms.

Also, I can’t WAIT to hear more details! When are you due? How did you find out? How did you tell Cody? How did you tell Addy? SO MANY QUESTIONS.

Congrats, my dear. I’m thrilled for you!

hooray, congrats, casey!

i am happy for you and happy to be excited for you until you are happy and excited too.

i had to live off the fumes of others’ enthusiasm for this (current) pregnancy (my second) until i hit about 20 weeks. for different reasons perhaps, but still.

big huge hugs to you.

SO very happy for you!

I’m a secondary infertility success story. My first daughter was born when I was 36. We had some trouble getting pregnant, so for our second we went straight to intrauterine insemination, which is how it happened the first time, after two tries.

Well, eleven IUI’s, one miscarriage and an exploratory laparoscopy later (they found nothing wrong), I FINALLY got pregnant! I had Charlotte the month after I turned 40. Totally normal pregnancy and delivery, no complications.

Madi Rose is now 18 and Charlotte is 14. I thank God for them every single day.

i am so so happy for you. i know you have struggled with this, and so many have felt your heartache. Now so many are rejoicing for and with you.

big HUGE congrats. And prayers for you, that you will feel at peace with this blessing and that you will in turn bless many through it via your understanding and having “been there”…

Congrats.

Wow, congrats. I have no idea what it’s like to wait for a baby. But I do know what it’s like to wait for the other shoe to drop.
Our first was born 10 weeks premature and before I got pregnant with the second, I had a month where I acted pregnant and then had a heaby period (not sure, still, if I miscarried). So with the second pregnancy, I was scared, of miscarrying, of premature birth, of trisomy 18, of lots of things. My mom, a midwife, gave me sound advice. She said because everything is ok and normal so far, act and think as though this is a normal and healthy pregnancy, until something happens to change that. I was able to relax somewhat after that and feel a bit better. But I celebrated every milestone, including being pregnant in week 31.
Excited and praying for you, too.

Congratulations and many prayers for a happy and healthy pregnancy!

Let me add my !!!!!!! to the mix. Congratulations to Addie too who will get to be the very wise big sister.

I’ve been unplugged…unconnected…out of the loop. But I am…crying real tears of pure joy. And I know you’re scared. ((hugs)) I will pray for you and all of yours every day.
Love.

What?!!! Ahhhh, Casey…..so, so happy for you! Congrats to your little family!

So very happy and excited for you!

Much love and many prayers!!

xo

AHHHHHHHHHHH! I am SOOOO happy for you! Girl if I could I would be doing cartwheels and flips. Congrats!

omg! omg!
yay! (and whoa… crazy emotions AND hormones?!? sit down and breathe, you!)
i so knew it. don’t ask me how, but i did. i am so excited for you.
isn’t the universe cheeky?!

Good news travels fast! You’re burning up the Internet with your amazing news! Life has a way of never letting you get comfortable with what’s going on. Here’s to an easier adjustment than you expect regarding your pregnancy…once the shock wears off. Get down with your bad (pregnant) self!

You know I don’t cuss, right? Not often, anyway. Given that you don’t either, it strikes me as funny that my very first thought was F**K, YEAH! Except, you know, without the little stars.

SOOOO HAPPY FOR YOU!

congratulations.

Congrats Casey! So happy for you!

ps. now go wash your your hands, cuz ew! you peed on that.

I am so thrilled for you. I got goosebumps reading your post. I don’t think infertility ever goes away, regardless if you get pregnant or not. You’re always welcome on our side. Hoping and praying for a happy and healthy 9 months for you!

I am so happy for you!

I am thrilled and crying at work for you. Congratulations!

You finally let the cat out of the bag and I love how you did it!

LOVE YOU, babe.

Utterly.
xo

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September 14th, 2010 at 11:05 am

@Loralee, P.S. It will be OK. xo

Hoo Yah, Master Chief!

Congratulations, and welcome to little Mooshlet!

How WONDERFUL! Congratulations! May the fear be snuffed out daily by joy.

I’m super duper happy for you! I hope that you can feel peaceful soon. I know you will. Love you!

What amazing news!!! Congratulations and best wishes and good luck and God bless.

Squeeeeeeeeee!!! So very, very happy for you!!! Congrats to you, the husband and Addie! XOXO

<3<3<3

Also

And XOXOXO

Additionally, Squee!

Congratulations!!!

I am SO thrilled for you Casey!!!! We can be together
Congrats Mama!!!!

Awesome news!

Oh, wow. So exciting and so terrifying, this pregnancy thing. You will be brilliant.

THIS MADE ME SO HAPPY!!! Hugs all around!

Squeeeeee!!!! SO HAPPY!!!! CONGRATS!!

CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am SO HAPPY for you & Cody!!!!!!!!! That is amazing!

I am a faithful reader but rare commenter… just HAD to say congratulations! I can’t imagine the mix of emotions you must be dealing with but will keep you in my prayers as you sort through all of this…

so exciting!!

Finally! Mega congrats! Just be happy and don’t worry!

I would like to tell you I want to knit the baby something, but I know it will be five years before the little one actually gets it. So, instead, I will imagine a lovely cap on the little lovely one’s head. I will also imagine you embracing this time you are in and riding that wave of fear. It is okay to feel this way, but know that tomorrow offers an opportunity for you to finally celebrate what you have desired for such a long time. Blessings to you and your family, Casey. And, know that you are being lifted and take a little bit of my joy, because it is overflowing right now as I embrace this road of divorce I am on. Be full of joy and know that you are being showered with love and blessings…and eventually a little knitted cap for the babe.

Congratulations Casey & Cody!!!

SO, SO HAPPY for you! It’s ok to be scared; it’s also ok to be over the moon at the same time. Congratulations lady!!

Oh my gosh! Congrats! Babies, babies everywhere it seems!

Oh how wonderful! Congratulations!

Wahoooooo! Congrats honey!

Congratulations! Everything that you’ve written brings back what I felt when I finally got pregnant with my son. He and my oldest are 4 years apart. I was happy and extremely nervous all at once; I think it’s ok to feel that way. Cheers to you and your family!

OMG!!!!!!!!!!! I knew it. I knew you’d have another. I KNEW IT!!!! That said, MAZEL TOV!!! xoxo So happy for you!!!!!!!!! (!!!!) !

I saw this last night but didn’t have a chance to comment…was on my iPhone. Ironically it was because Backpacking Dad was talking about it…

O-M-G….seriously soooo happy for you!!!!

I literally cried in happiness…you have no idea how crap like this makes me an emotional mess.

It took over 18 months to get pregnant with my son so I understand, and that was after taking some medications.

Oh HAPPY!
It’s okay to not be excited… I’m never really excited for the pregnancy part. (I kinda hate being pregnant.)
Lots of love and wishes of minimal sickness!

It sounds like you have waited and waited for this joy. I hope you embrace it and enjoy every minute! Super congrats to you mama!

You know exactly how excited I am for you. It is flat-out vulgar.

Remember when I announced I was pregnant with Olive? I waited forever because I thought I hadn’t wanted a third child and was not as excited as I owed her to be. (And I KNOW you wanted this baby like icing on cake.) It was utterly complex how I felt and it took a while to resolve.

Of course she’s gorgeous and brilliant and hilarious and endlessly worth it. But that didn’t happen when the stick said “Tell me about that plan of yours again?”

More than anything, more than your love for this baby, more than how it will grow the heart of your husband more than you could imagine… this baby will bring magic out of Moosh. Love you, babe.

Yay!!! I’m SO very happy for you

Much like everyone else, I am absolutely thrilled for you. I just got misty-eyed when I saw the picture. So happy for you and your family!

Words cant express how much joy this news has brought to my day. I’m so ridiculously happy for you!

So here’s my idea: when the time comes lets have one big old baby shower LIVE and in person. You can host about 200 of your internet friends right? It will be one big old love fest dedicated to you and Moosh 2.0. How could you resist that ?

I am really really happy for you. Yay!!

Congratulations. I think I understand how you may feel. I’ve been there. Pure joy.

“I’m no longer allowed to sit with the infertiles…”

Wait, WHO says you’re not allowed? Lemme know so I can kick their ass.

It’ll be a happy, joyful kicking, though — I am thrilled for you!

Congratulations.

WOW at all the comments already!!

What an awesome, awesome blessing. I am unbelievably happy for you, Casey!! I’d give you a big ol’ hug if we weren’t states away. I will pray that you will continually rely on the Lord, trust in his plan, and find strength and comfort in Him. You are such an awesome momma – He obviously knows that!

Also, I am already anticipating cuteness overload… evidence: Addie. I can’t wait!

We’ve never met and yet I read your blog all the time. I have come to love and look forward to your humor and wit, your courage and ease of talking about issues that aren’t so easily talked about. I am SO happy for you and your family I can barely stand it

All the best,
From a dedicated fan

Congratulations!

Please don’t let anyone tell you how you can feel about this.

I may not have gone through the same thing as you, but I have gone through 2 unexpected pregnancies and I know that while it feels like everyone is telling you you’re supposed to be happy, I found out that most people go through some sort of phase in their pregnancy where they feel awful, terrible, and not happy at all.

It may be complicated by circumstance or just a loathing of your swollen feet, but so many women go through that moment.

Just know at some point those feelings will change, and when you look at your baby for the first time-what side of the bench you sit on will become completely irrelevant.

So live off the fumes of our congratulations, and tears and happiness for now, eventually you’ll get there.

Oh Casey! Why am I crying for someone I’ve never even met? That’s the wonder of the internet, I guess. Just look at all those comments above mine. Just look at all those people who love you like I do! I am so happy for you I could burst! I’m with Backpacking Dad up there: Hot Damn!!!!!

ME TOO!

CASEY! I’m so, so, SO happy for you. Congratulations.

Hell. Yeah.

Casey: I have been reading your blog for three years when I myself was in the deep thrones of infertility. It took me 5 years to get pregnant and then got pregnant again 6 months afterwards. I am happy for you and I can appreciate your fears. Congratulations, I wish your family well.

YAHOOOOOOOOO!!!! Big congrats to all (four) of you. The best news I’ve heard in a long, long time.

That is the best news! I am so happy for you – Congratulations!!

*hugs* I get the whole stunned/scared/unsure if you’re excited/mixed up ball of emotions thing. Been there/done that. It will come. In the meantime….congratulations!

Wow – congrats!

I am sorry that infertility has stolen your ability to be excited. With my pregnancy with my daughter, it was a long time before I was able to feel anything but bitter and angry. I spent over half my pregnancy waiting for another miscarriage. But I finally did relax some (never completely) and enjoy the end of my pregnancy. I hope you get there sooner rather than later.

amazing! what does addie think?

Yay, yay and yay!!!!!!!

So happy for you and your family.

SO HAPPY FOR YOU!!!

Oh Casey! I’m so so happy for you. As one who has been on both sides of the fertility fence, I have some idea of what you are experiencing. But I am just so so happy for you. Congratulations!

I am so very, VERY happy for you. I wish you a happy, healthy baby and, just as important right now, a pregnancy that doesn’t have you lying in the fetal position under the toilet.

Much love to you.

You win the Best News Of The Day award.

(CONGRATULATIONS!!)

Congratulations!!!! You and the wee babe are on my prayer list.

So…this post…made me cry…AGAIN! I’m only a crybaby because I love you so much, you know that right? And I refuse to let any shoes drop on you! You are in a no-dropping-shoes zone. I forbid it!
Love you babe, and I’ll see you soon.

Casey,

Big hugs and big grats to to you! I’m so happy for you! Your honesty and bravery about your struggles have helped me in ways you may never know. I hope you find peace and then overwhelming joy over this new life you’ve created. You deserve all the good things and happiness in the world.

This is the most happy I’ve been in a very, very long time. Also, that’s the best picture of a pregnancy test I think I’ve ever seen.

OMG, I just gasped out loud in the office and have no way to describe to my cubemates why. I’m very happy for you and I’m also nervous and worried and scared for you too – but it’ll be okay. Cuz I know you can do this…. wow.

Congratulations a million times over! Hands down, the best news I’ve read on the internet today.

OHMYGOSH! How can I be so excited about a pregnancy announcement for a woman I’ve never met? My heart literally jumped into my throat and tears stung my eyes when I read this. PRAISE GOD! This is an amazing miracle, and I know I’m not alone in being thankful and excited for you!

heCK yeaH! YoU GO! MaDe my DAy!

CONGRATULATIONS!!!! Holy cow! What great news! I’m so excited for you!

I know the fear and deluge… Coming from one who has been to hell and back, it will be okay, no matter what. You will ALL be okay.

But we need the deets! How far along? When are you due? How did you tell Cody? Does Addy know?

I am so, so happy for you!!! Reading this announcement made my day!

Wow! congratulations!

Congratulations, Casey. I realize this has brought on a deluge of mixed emotions for you, but I know you will be fine and I know God is with you always. ALWAYS.

Hugs to you, Cody and Addie. You will always be special to me.

oh you sweet woman….feel what you feel…and know how HAPPY I am for you!

Congratulations! That is so wonderful

absolutely thrilled for you! hugs, mama.

CONGRATULATIONS! I’m so happy for you!

OH there are no words for the amount of excitement I have for you!

I remeber telling you that it CAN happen after I gor pregnant with Eden after 7 years of trying.

Oh Casey, I am over the moon, happy as **** for you all and I look forward to weekly belly shots!

congrats momma!

Squeeee!!!!! I’m so happy for y’all!

It OK to feel weird about this. It’s a huge deal and takes some sorting out. I’m sure you’re not the only one who’s felt this way, either. Just keep being you and we’ll keep loving you.

Wow.zers! Many congrats!

CONGRATS, Casey! Have you stopped and wondered yet…could it be twins? Not that that ever happens.

SO very happy for you! And THANK YOU for sharing your good news. It gives me hope, tells me not to toss in the towel because you are proof that miracles ARE possible and they still happen every single day. Congratulations. Your little Addie will be the perfect age to be the best big sister and jr mama that a little one could ever have.

Sooooo excited for you! When I finally gave in to it not happening of course it did! Hate when people say that too! Congrats!

I am so unbelievabley thrilled for you. I wish I could come hug you right now. This news? It made my day. Truly. I heard it first thing this morning and I though, how amazing, how miraculous. Just plain awesome.

Huge hugs to you my friend. Much love to you all.

ps. My oldest and youngest are almost seven years apart. They absolutely adore each other.

CONGRATULATIONS! I am so happy for you and I don’t even know you.

so so SO happy for you! this just made my day!

Soooo happy for you!!! Tears running down my cheeks. Happy tears!!!

I know I’ve already DM’ed you and @’d you and all that to the point where if you were me, I’d totally be like “okay, even *we’re* not that happy, shut up already..” but seriously.

I know you’re scared to be happy about this. It’s okay. It’s 100% okay.

I’ve been reading your blog since The Treadmill, and that was a really freaking long time ago, I think. I’ve relied on your archives for faith inspiration when I lost everything that mattered in my personal life, and you were there. I still have a “Moosh” folder in my email with your notes of love and encouragement and spiritual guidance.

I’ve read through all of your heartbreaking posts about wanting so badly to give Addie a sibling, to have another little squishy bundle of love to kiss on and and another heart to mold into the example of your own loving heart, and the second I read this, I couldn’t stop the tears for a good ten minutes or so.

Even though we don’t know each other in “real life”, I am just as excited and thrilled for you and your family as I would be if my best friend in the world had called me to tell me the same news. I just wanted to tell you that, and to tell you that I will be praying for you and the Moosh clan for the next 8, 9, however many months.

So very much love and prayers,
Amber

HOLYMOLY!!! YEY!!! So happy for you. Thinking hard about little bean in there. XOXO

Crying tears of joy for you, girl.

Gah! Congratulations, I am so, so happy for you. It took 2 years to get pregnant with our first, and when I finally conceived via our 4th IUI, I had already given up in my heart. I was not even excited when I took the 7 pregnancy tests. I didn’t even tell my Mom until after I’d had 2 blood tests at the doctor. So, I can imagine the scary, the feelings you’re having. I believe they’ll pass and soon you’ll be in the happy place. Big hugs to you, and a happy, healthy 9 months!

Congratulations. I cannot describe how happy I am for you. It’s cheesy but after having discovered your blog almost a year ago, I feel as though I know you and am ecstatic for you.

fyi: boy.

WOW! Congrats!!

Oh Happy Happy Day! Coming from someone who is still on the secondary infertility ride and is usually quite the bitter hag about these things I could not be happier for you. Yipppeeee!

Congratulations!

Congrats! I actually just started reading you. Like today. But I wanted to say thank you. I swear reading that touched me like nothing else has. Every single word hit home. Thank you. For understanding. Knowing. Relating. And for the hope. I wish you all the best. You so deserve it.

I’m so happy for you guys! Jealous as hell but happy!!!! (It does give me hope though!)

I’m really really happy for you and Cody! And you’re right that a lot of us are choking – just on different things. Hang in there!

I am thrilled beyond thrilled! Seriously as soon as I saw the top of the picture the tears were welling. Sooooo happy for you, Cody and Addie too. My boys are 6 years apart. It really does offer awesome opportunities. Take care of yourself

WOOT! So happy for all of you! We are all here for you if you need us….yippee skippee!

Two of my favorite bloggers (you and Heather @ Babyslime) both announced their pregnancies today! Heather has chronicled her infertility issues as well as her love for photography. Kismet!

Congratulations and best wishes on a healthy, non-emetic pregnancy!

OMG yay for you!
I live in Indy, too, ya know! lol hugs and love and positivity and more love!

Casey I have been following your blog for years and AM BEYOND THRILLED!!!!! I feel like I just peed on that stick. CONFREAKINGRATS!!!!!!!!

This secret has been KILLING me!
And then I have a migraine and miss the big announcement? Pppphtt. Oh, well…

I am so, so happy for y’all Casey! The excitement will catch you soon…and you’ll be able to dream and think ahead. You’ll get there. Finally at 19 weeks, I’m beginning to breath a little easier(figuratively, not literally…holy cow! this kid is taking up a lot of room!)

CASEY!!! I’m so excited for you and your family. Congratulations!!!

I’m terrible about not commenting on blogs, but this certainly merits a comment. Congratulations to you and your wonderful family, and I wish you all the best best best!

Congratulations!!!

Wow, congratulations! So happy for you.

Congratulations! I just recently started reading your blog! I am so happy for you!

CONGRATULATIONS!!!! So excited for you and Cody!

Congratulations

So excited for you! Congratulations!

Squeeeeeee!

I wanted to comment on your FB, but it wouldn’t let me. I kinda get how you feel because I miscarried in March and it seems like I know a million women who have, also, so I’m kinda scared to get pregnant again.

But still I say to you…

Squeeeeeee!

I am so so deeply happy for you, Cody and The Moosh. Hopefully soon your fear will subside and you can just be joyful.

It’s funny because the emotions are so similar with being paper pregnant. Fears of something going wrong, fears of losing the pregnancy, fears of all the unknowns – those are the same regardless of how you get your child after being infertile.

Here’s to hoping for nothing but the best.

SO fantastic! Awesome!!

I am so excited for you guys! Hang in there! This is wonderful news! YAY!

Aaaaaahhh!!! I’m so happy for you Casey! Congratulations!

(I feel like a dork for being so happy for a complete stranger, but still…So happy for you!)

I am just plain happy for you – because it’s not so complicated from my seat at the table. But I do get complicated emotions & pregnancy going hand-in-hand… So I’ll just be happy in advance for the you who will be thrilled in the future.

You will rock this, my friend… much love to you.

Ride on 368 comments (your current count as of now) worth of joy and happiness for you until you can be there for yourself. If you are looking for a good therapist…I’m seeing one now through LDS Family Services and I am IN LOVE with her. I would love to refer you if you are interested.

Eat mac n cheese from Noodles & Co. (don’t know if there’s one in Indiana). Miss you!!

Another lurker comes out with prayers for a healthy pregnancy. I understand the fear. Please know that many MANY will be lifting you up in prayer. And we are dancing with joy for you and your family.

For someone I’ve never met, I’m super over the moon happy for you. Congrats!!

I’m waaaaay late to the party, but my heart skipped a beat just then.
I know it brings a new host of problems, but when you make such CUTE kiddos, it makes sense to have a few of them.

I am thrilled for you all!! Is it crazy to get all teary eyed with joy for someone you only know from stories and pictures shared online? I’m crazy happy for you. I will be sending you good wishes and prayers every day!!

[...] with all the comments yesterday (!!) this one in particular struck me (thank you Sarah)…I need to remember nothing has gone wrong. I need to quit [...]

You know, after I left blogland a couple of years ago I stopped reading most blogs, but have always had a few I keep up with – yours being one of them. I am so glad I did because I have read so many of your struggles to get pregnant and to see that picture just made my day for you. Congratulations, take care of yourself, and I’m sure as soon as you start getting big and uncomfortable you’ll be in a great enough place to complain like the rest of us – until then, hang in there.

This makes me so exceedingly happy! Wear your blinders baby. They block out things you really don’t want or need to worry about. Including the size of your caboose (sorry that one was a blinder I needed). NOTHING IS WRONG and I am so happy for you!

Another longtime lurker coming out to say congratulations!

I am SO very happy for you!!!!

I haven’t dealt with infertility, but I have dealt with losses. I became pregnant after my first loss and was a mess. Scared. Panic attacks. Is that ANYthing similiar to your emotions? I am asking because I don’t want to say something stupid.

Oh yeah, how are you feeling physically?

I am sitting at my desk crying…tears of utter joy. I have never met you – have conversed only a couple times via email about the crippling topic of depression – your blog has helped me to smile on days I didn’t think it possible. You don’t know me. I know the part of you that you generously share with the world through your beautiful words and stunning photographs. And yet, I sit here, crying tears of amazing joy for you and your beautiful family. My faith in the universe stronger than it was 10 minutes ago – because of you. Congratulations Casey. You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers. Much love (from a complete stranger…as weird as that may be). XOXOXO Thank you for sharing so much of you with us – and making my world a little more sunshine-y.

I admit that every time I click on your site I hope to see a “I’m pregnant” post. And even though I knew you’d accepted that you might not ever have another baby…I still expected to see that post.

And today I did.

Congrats to you and your entire family.

i am SO THRILLED for you and your family. mazel tov!!!

Congratulations!

I have followed your blog for a while (always a ‘cyber stalker, never a commenter’ type of fan) but this post made me so excited and giddy for you that I had to say Congratulations!

You’re lovely and I wish the very very best for you and the fam!

I don’t know if I’ve ever commented here before, but wanted to say Congratulations to you and your family. You have a whole lot of friends all over the place sending happy thoughts your way.

<3

So very exciting. So very happy for you.
I hope you have a uneventful pregnancy and are able to get past fears and worries.
So many crazy emotions, all at once, all in different directions.

I am pregnant too, due in March. It is a surprise! pregnancy, our fifth baby and brought many different emotions this time.

Thinking many wonderful thoughts for you and looking forward to going though this “with” you.

Congrats, gal!

Oh my! I’m so happy for you! I wanted this for you. I remember our conversation in front of Coldstone. I could feel how sad you were. I hope the happy comes for you soon. Addie is going to be such a great big sister!

I just cannot stop thinking of how very truly happy I am for you. Just full to the brim with happy.

Congrats congrats congrats!! So happy for all of you!!! Sending you lots of love and peace of mind.

xoxo

Congratulations, Casey! That is wonderful news. So happy for you and your family!

I am SO happy for you! If I were closer, I’d give you a gigantic hug and probably jump up and down. Of course, that might be awkward if you were somewhere, like, oh walking around the mall and I snuck up behind you. That’s fantastic news. xoxo

Judging by the number of responses, he or she is already one loved-so-much-it’s-rotten baby. Congratulations to you and your growing family. This is the very best kind of news!

I wish you the best of luck with therapy. Take good care of yourself. Your body and your budding baby need you.

I AM SOOOOO EXCITED FOR YOU!! I love your blog and your pictures! One of these days, I will purchase that one with the funnel cakes…yummm, love them funnel cakes. CONGRATS!!

HOW THE HELL DID I MISS THIS??

I never curse.

AND?

THAT IS THE EXTENT OF MY UTTER HAPPINESS.

I heart you Casey.

–Sara Sophia

WHOA…what planet have been living on that I missed this…HOLY BABY IN YOUR BELLY!!!!!! I am so so thrilled Casey. I have been hoping and hoping for you. Expect many hugs when I see you next week! XO

crying

Holy cow…I step away from your blog and bam you go and get yourself preggers…lol! As the 400th comment, just want to echo, probably, the same sentiments already said. I prayed for you, dear Casey. Oh how I am happy for you. The prayers will continue.

Congrats to you and your family. I bet your older daughter is going to love having a baby to help take care of.

Thanks for talking about this so candidly. It’s good for mothers to know they are not alone.

Wow. Congrats and good luck and all that!

SO HAPPY FOR YOU!

i’m just seeing this. thanks for sharing. not sure how much more there is to say as commenter 403 , but i had to just let you know that i’m happy for you–even though i can understand why it’s not so cut and dry for you (yet)–and i’m, as always, humbled and inspired by your bravery to just put it out there.

and, for what it’s worth, my second pregnancy happened under very different circumstances, but came at a difficult time, with a lot of very mixed emotions and was just, well, fraught. i was scared and mixed up the entire 9 mos. my little boy is now almost a year old and (of course) i cannot imagine life without him. the difficult time is not over and it’s often very hard, dealing with it while taking care of TWO kids, but it’s all irrelevant. it just couldn’t be any other way. i wouldn’t have it.

This post deserves mega comments! So here’s another one for the pot.
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Live on that excitement for awhile.

I am soo excited for you!!

You have given the rest of us who can’t get pregnant HOPE.

Thank you for giving me hope and courage to keep trying to make my dream of becoming a mom true!

Oh my gosh, I go away on vacation and look what I come back to!!!!!

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!! I am SO, SO thrilled for you YAY!!!!

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!
I’M MUCH MORE HAPPIER FOR YOUR PREGNANCY THAN MY OWN! I DONNO …IT’S JUST AWESOME!!!!!!~!!!
GOOOOO U!!!

Congratulations! I’m sure it’s a roller coaster of emotions. But I KNOW it’s such a blessing. So happy for you…

Every post of yours that I read, that spoke of infertility, and the toll it was taking on your emotions and your relationships… I WANTED to leave a comment saying that it will happen when the time is right. I wanted to, but I knew it broke the rules of etiquette.

I can’t explain how happy I am for you. I’m so glad that I stumbled across your site, from a comment on someone else’s blog.

Congratulations, Casey. Truly, happy doesn’t explain it, but I’m happy for you.

Ahhh, congrats! Best Wishes.

As one who can’t, I rejoice for those who do.
I am sending you all the good vibes in the world
Congratulations guys!

Pregnancy is an emotional journey no matter how it is ridden. To echo what so many others have said, you are completely deserving of one of the greatest blessings.
I hope someday, well if I can say that anymore, to be a mom of more children. I am trying to hold onto my hope that I can at least be a mother to my oldest daughter that is almost 10. Having been in a custody case since June of 2008, I feel like someone is trying to take away my oxygen supply when I think of the fact that he is trying to prove me unstable and claim that I don’t deserve her, that he should have her 100% of the time. I don’t know if I could go on without her, my heart might just stop on its own.
I have been pregnant twice, raised 1 for 10 yrs was left by her dad when 8 weeks pregnant and placed my 2nd daughter for adoption when her birth father left me at 8 weeks pregnant.
Your concerns are valid and very real. I hope that you are able to work through them and enjoy this journey to its fullest.
Thank you for sharing so much of your innermost self so that the rest of us out here can realize that we are not alone, that you can realize that you are not alone.

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