We’re expecting our third baby this September!
I bought these hooks back when Brandon and I had decided to try for another baby, and then tucked them away for a while. I was going to do a whole little setup like in the picture above to surprise him with the news. Instead what ended up happening was that I saw that faint second line on a pregnancy test, I ran and found the ‘number 3’ hook, then thrust it at a still-sleepy Brandon. It might have been a little confusing, being woken up by your wife with a hook in her hand and a very goofy smile on her face.
We told the kids a couple of weeks ago, along with the rest of our family. August is happy, but I don’t know if he really gets it yet. Eleanor, on the other hand, is so excited. She talks about the baby all the time, and has come up with a few name suggestions: Cinderella if it’s a girl, otherwise Super-Boy. Brandon keeps joking with her it’s going to be Maudius or Claudius, and she wrinkles her nose up at the idea. Hers are just so much better, you know?
We’re all looking forward to the baby’s arrival in September, but it’s a good thing we still have six months to think of some possible names. Or maybe Eleanor’s on to something?
177 comments
Tristan B.
Congrats to you and your family, so exciting! I can not wait to ‘meet’ the new addition!
Jane
CONGRATS from one preggo Mama to another!!!! WWOOOOoooo!!
bridget b.
congrats!
Holly R.
Yay! congrats! I am due in late August with #1!
Libby
Aw, yay! Congratulations to you both!
Katie
Ahh, how exciting! Congratulations! I am the second child of four so I remember feeling like Eleanor did back when I was little. :)
Silvi
Congratulations, Nicole! Such happy news!
Sabrina
Congratulations!! I’m also expecting my third, a boy.
Jessica @ {Black.White.Yellow.}
Congrats Nicole! I still remember being so excited when E was born. Very happy for your sweet family.
Linda
Congratulations. All the best.
Bee
Congratulations on the new addition to your family, Nicole! All the best.
Tan
Congratulations!!! I am new to your blog and have enjoyed every post….. most especially yesterdays!!!! Enjoy EVERY SINGLE MOMENT Nicole.
J Bagley
Congratulations, Balch Family! This is beautiful news! All the best to you.
Natalie
aw congrats! :)
Carly
Longtime reader, rare commenter. Wanted to say Hooray! We’re expecting our first in September, it’ll be awesome to get some more maternity style tips from you! Congrats to your whole crew.
Making it Lovely
Thanks, and congratulations to you, too!
Hilty
Congratulations!
michelle
Congrats! 3 is fabulous! Speaking from experience of course. :)
Kelly
Congrats to you and your family!
Kelly
Just wonderful! And I think it’s totally appropriate that you celebrated with a hook : ) Congratulations!!
Making it Lovely
Um, it makes perfect sense, right?
dawn s.
Oh what super AWESOME news!! Big hugs and congrats to you guys!
Chelsea T
So exciting!! Congratulations to you all.
Mary
You can now cross this off your Lovely Life list :)
Congrats Nicole!
Making it Lovely
Oh, yes! In about six months or so!
Carrie Lea
What a fun way to make the announcement! Congratulations!
This gets me all excited for monthly baby photos again!
Making it Lovely
Me, too! I’m going to have to find a good spot.
chris
Congratulations! I remember you mentioning about hoping to grow your family in the new house so I have secretly been waiting for an announcement!
Making it Lovely
We were definitely hoping that there would be a number three on the way. We’re so excited!
Nichola
Hey that’s great news, congratulations!
Karen Little
Wonderful news—congratulations! Our son and D-in-law have six with five sons and one daughter so we understand the difficulty sometimes of finding a name that works and that they both like. :) Enjoy your family and your career, too. I enjoy your blog so much.
Janine
HOLY MOLY!
I am so happy for you! Congratulations to your lovely family and hooray for the Rainbow House getting a wweeeeeeeeeee Rainbow Baby.
Also, I vote for Super Boy. Elanor is the coolest kid, you should trust her instincts.
Sasha
How exciting! Congratulations!!
Eleni
Congratulations!!
Lindsay
How wonderful Nicole! Nothing fills a big, old house more beautifully than lots of kids. We renovated a big 1920 Crafstman and I keep telling my husband that a third baby is just the thing to finish it off :-) I’m hoping for next year, so will live vicariously through you until then.
Making it Lovely
We’ve been watching our two tear through the house running after each other each night and thinking that it’s going to be amazing (and crazy!) when there’s a third trying to keep up!
Ashlee
AW yay!!!! Congratulations!!! I can’t wait to see what design concepts you come up with!
RebeccaNYC
CONGRATS!!!! such exciting news!
Monika
Congratulations!!! I’m with you from Hungary! ( a mother of three )
Noe
Amazing, Congratulations! enjoy every second of it!
mudslide cookie
Congratulations!
Ilaria
Congratulations!!
Sarah Stäbler
Aww, yay! Congratulations!! This is the very best kind of news!
Audrie
Congratulations!!!
Sarah W
Congratulations! That is so exciting!
Alaina
Congratulations, how wonderful!
Sarah from a fine line
Yay, congrats. Thats’s very exciting news, and your story about shoving a hook in Brandon’s face as the big reveal is super cute! I personally think Cinderella is the best name the table right now…
Making it Lovely
Ha! The look on his face was pretty funny. :)
Sandra
Congratulations and best wishes for a happy and healthy pregnancy!
Charlie
Congratulations and best wishes to you and your family! I think Super-Boy and Cinderella are excellent names too – haha!
Charlie x
Molly
Congratulations!!
We’re expecting our third in June, & the poor girls older siblings (3 & 4), have decided to name her ” Pinky Rapunzel Goo Goo Pants. They’re quite adament about it, & if i refer to her as anthing other than that, I’m quickly corrected.
Making it Lovely
I don’t know why you would refer to her as anything else. Really.
Amber
Congratulations! I hope you are feeling well.
Amanda
Congratulations!!
Dana @ House*Tweaking
Congrats, Nicole! I’m happy for you and your family. I think you may need to change your blog name to “Making It Lovely (and Lively!)” once #3 arrives. Haha. But, really, three is so much fun. Exhausting but so. much. fun!
Making it Lovely
Ha! New tagline, coming up.
Arli
Congratulations! I hope you’re feeling well. Have fun name-picking.
Carla
Yippee! So exciting! We had a heck of a time picking a name for baby #2 (due any day now) I’d imagine it becomes more challenging with each addition. I hope you’re feeling well, congrats!
Making it Lovely
If we can find our old possible name lists though, it might help. If we liked it then, and we still like it now… done! (Although I guarantee it won’t actually be that easy.)
Erin
Many, many congrats!!
kristin
oh wow, congratulations! we just welcomed our third baby last month – it’s crazy but so so fun too. my older daughter named the baby “Avocado” before he was born…that’s not the name we went with believe it or not. hope you’re feeling good! :)
Making it Lovely
But Avocado has such a nice ring to it…
julia-tagandtibby
so sweet, congratulations!
mary
Congratulations! I’m in week 32 of my first pregnancy, and it’s been so fun watching many of the bloggers I follow who are all pregnant at the same time. I’ve been considering doing baby photos like yours, but don’t have the perfect chair.
Making it Lovely
Oh, do it, with or without the perfect chair. You will love having those photos to look back on.
Anna
Congratulations! What wonderful news!
Karen
Congrats!
I have three children, and those same hooks! I have them in our mudroom, at “kid” height for their coats – love them!
Making it Lovely
Sounds cute!
Jan
Congratulations!
Mercedes
Congrats! I’ve had a feeling you would be making this announcement, sooner rather than later. So happy for you and your family.
Anna
Congratulations. Very exciting news!
Brandyn | Southern Distinctions
Congratulations to you and your growing family!
Josephine
Felicitations! I wish for you a healthy pregnancy and baby!
Cathi
Many congratulations on the newest addition!
Priscilla
Congratulations!How exciting!!!
Jen @ RamblingRenovators
Congratulations Nicole & Brandon! Wishing you an easy next six months. xo.
Elena
Congratulations Nicole and family! So sweet!!!
Christine
Congratulations!!!!
Reshma Sanjeev
Congratulations Nicole!
barbara hess lucander
Congratulations!
Katie
Aw, Congratulations!
Natalie Coca
Congratulations Nicole! Wish you all the best with the new baby on the way!
Diane@InMyOwnStyle
How exciting! Congratulations. I love your coming soon sign. XO
Bonnie
Congratulations!!
Jen
A huge congratulations to you all! And love the hook announcement! So darling!
EmilyHG
Congratulations to your whole family! Very happy and wonderful news!
jbhat
As the middle of three girls, I can attest to the wonderfulness of three kiddos in a family. Congrats to all of you! And I hope you are feeling great.
jbhat
Yvonne Eijkenduijn
What a happy news!! Congrats to all the Balches!!
Kimberly
How wonderful!!
Jodi
I rarely comment on blogs but I wanted to say congratulations. I am a mother of four, oh it is such draining and rewarding work. Mostly I just wanted to say that you are good people, raising good children, and since the world is going to continue to be populated I hope it is done by good people! Cheers!
Catherine
Yay, congratulations! What wonderful news! :)
liz @ btb on etsy
Wonderful news!! Congratulations! I hope you’re feeling well :)
AnnMarie
Congratulations! That’s wonderful news! ^_^
Kathryn
Congratulations!
Ollie
Congratulations! Our daughter is the exact same age as Eleanor (4/29/09), our son is a few months younger than August, and we are expecting #3 in July. We live in a 1905 Victorian (smaller than yours) in Minnesota. We are having the same reactions from kids: son is excited but doesn’t fully get it and our daughter is beyond thrilled! It is so fun to read the pregnancy books week to week with her and talk about how the baby is growing. Enjoy! Also, her names are Rudolph and Rainbow, ha!
Making it Lovely
Excellent names, of course.
Karen
Congratulations! And another monthly photo series to look forward too. :-)
rebecca
wonderful news! so happy for you and your beautiful family.
ashley @ sunnysideshlee.com
congratulations!
Brooke
Congrats! Hope you’re feeling well!
I was just thinking about whether you might have another as I was taking my baby’s monthly portrait the other day (inspired by yours). :)
Making it Lovely
I’m always so happy to hear that other people do those monthly portraits too!
Mercedes
Congratulations!! I am 33 weeks pregnant and counting the days to see my new baby!! I have a 15 month old boy and he doesn’t get he is going to have a baby brother soon… The only thing he cares about my belly is my belly button!!
Making it Lovely
Ha! It’s probably pretty interesting to a 15-month-old.
Lara
Congratulations! I’m expecting my second baby in October, I’m so looking forward to your maternity/baby related posts!
Jenna
Oh, Nicole!! Congrats!!
Bere
Congratulations!
Jenny
Yay!! Congratulations!!
Lindsay
YAY! YAY! Congratulations!!!!!
Erica
What beautiful news! Congratulations.
mommaruthsays
Congratulations to your family! Three kids, what a wonderful delight :) I hope you have a healthy, smooth & enjoyable pregnancy!
Celeste
Congratulations! I love how you told Brandon. I have done similar things in my excitement, realizing my communication skills have evaporated.
Hope the pregnancy is going well and things aren’t too rough for you (by the projects you’re working on, I will assume you’re OK). xoxo
Making it Lovely
Thanks. I’ve been queasy and lacking energy, but I’m hoping that I’ll feel better as the second trimester progresses.
Maureen
That’s wonderful news! Congrats to the whole family!!!
Nicole M.
Congrats!! Good thing you have a perfect house to bring Baby home to…plenty of room for expansion :) Are you finding out the sex of the baby?
Making it Lovely
We aren’t sure yet.
Jessica @ SundayLoves.com
Sooo thrilled for you. Yay, yay, yay!
Alice
Congratulations! Such wonderful news! I always love hearing how the older siblings react and their name ideas for the new baby. Something cute to tell #3 when he or she is older :)
AnneStrawberry
I’m a September baby myself and think it’s a great time to have a baby. Congratulations, that’s so exciting!! Love the hooks too! :)
Making it Lovely
September’s a fantastic month for a birthday. (Mine’s on the 22nd. Maybe the baby and I will share?)
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