For us, as with most people, there is a tremendous difference between knowing something can go wrong, and actually having it go wrong to you. We realized that there is always a non-negligible chance for a miscarriage, but were competely taken aback when it happened. One of the many hard things for Julie was having weeks of severe morning sickness, which lasted until well after the miscarriage; she felt as though all that sickness was for nothing. Fortunately, Julie recovered quickly both physically and emotionally.

In early October, Julie again suspected that she was pregnant. A home pregnancy test was inconclusive ("that *might* be a line, but it's so faint that you have to hold it just right in the light to see it at all..."). We amused ourselves by doing a series of pregnancy tests over the next week or so, contributing significantly to the quarterly earnings of the companies that make home pregnancy tests. Each time, the line was a *little* more certain, until after a week or so of testing, the line was pretty obvious.

As soon as the line was obvious, we made an appointment for an ultrasound, held our breath, crossed our fingers, and hoped. We decided to wait to announce the pregnancy until after the ultrasound, just in case.

Julie had the ultrasound on October 18, and we were both delighted to learn that the baby seems to be doing fine, and that we could even see the heartbeat on the ultrasound.

So, now our adventures in pregnancy begin all over again! We're looking forward to a new addition to our family in early June 2003 (almost exactly on Tim's birthday, in fact).

Julie's severe morning sickness, which as with Jadon, last all day long also reappeared right on schedule around October 21. We've told Jadon that mommy is not feeling well because she has "new baby" inside her tummy. Jadon's not so sure yet about wanting a new baby, but says if we are to have one, he'd prefer a little sister (a "may-may", not a "dee-dee", as he says in Chinese).