You've guessed it...

That mysterious baby in Luke's family portrait is our No. 2 in the making. We just found out a few weeks ago, and I'm currently 10 weeks. Sorry for being so sneaky, but Matt and I had this debate about breaking the news whether through mass email or our blog. Matt preferred mass email because it's more personal (since when? :) ). I preferred the blog because, as weird as the idea of mass emails being personal sounds, blogging has created a pretty personal and close online community for me with our long distance friends. In the end, we came to the conclusion that both methods are sort of the same: the people who are close enough to keep track of our blog are the ones we would have mass-emailed. So I went ahead and planted the "clue" in the "Family Portrait" blog, and sure enough, a couple of perceptive and thoughtful family and friends (namely Rachel and Lisa :) ) have inquired about the cryptic notation of the baby in the picture. I'm sure there are a few other of our blog readers who have wondered but have kept it to themselves. ;) Rachel and Lisa - thanks for giving me the occasion to get this off my chest - I have been dying to tell everyone!

And in case anyone is wondering...true to our track record, this baby is also a surprise! I guess we are just not very good at the "planning" part. However, we are very excited because even things didn't go as planned, this would have been the perfect age gap (3 to 3 1/2 years) that Matt and I would like for our kids. We have some logical and legitimate concerns about waiting, but once more God has convinced me that he knows best. And I actually like the surprise, because now we can tell our kids that they are BOTH providential blessings to our lives. Very egalitarian, and (I think) it will avoid some prickly sibling rivalry in the future! :)

Now, send in your congrats (I'm waiting!) and I will respond PERSONALLY, blog, email, skype, or phone! :D