There’s something I’ve been meaning to tell you…
Things are about to get a little bit crazier around here come December!
I’m 23 weeks pregnant! This has not been easy news to keep to myself, especially since I spent weeks 5-15 feeling extremely nauseous and even more extremely tired. Recipe testing and filming videos was hard for a solid ten weeks, and those of you who follow along with my Instagram stories know that I’ve been filming a lot of videos recently.
Now you also know why I’ve been filming so much, I’ve been working hard to get ahead. I’m finally feeling pretty good now and am so grateful for that.
My morning sickness symptoms have pretty much followed the same pattern that they did when I was pregnant with Luke, which perhaps makes sense considering…
We’re having another boy! Another sweet baby boy.
Honestly, once again I was somehow surprised when they told us during the ultrasound that we were having a boy. I don’t know why, but somehow I always imagined I’d have girls and not boys. I had 4 sisters and only one brother and just expected I’d always largely be surrounded by girls, I guess?
Clearly I was wrong, but I’m so, so grateful and blessed to be having baby boy #2 and am glad that Luke will have a brother 💙
Speaking of Luke, well let’s just say he has no idea what’s coming for him 😂.
I think he’s tired of me trying to explain the concept to him, and now when I bring up the baby he says “No baby! No!”, so while that’s not exactly what I want to hear, I’m hoping it’s not his true sentiment!
I’m very eager to see how he reacts to having a little brother, but right now he just doesn’t really understand. My sister is due to have her own baby boy any day now, and I think seeing how he is around his cousin will be a good clue.
In addition to my family growing, Sugar Spun Run is growing, too. Or rather, it has been growing behind the scenes for a little bit now.
I’ve had to come to terms with the fact that I can’t do it all by myself. Not if I want to keep up the same extremely obsessive standards that I do for my recipes (and I do!), not with all of the social media, and not as I now create videos for every new recipe post (do you subscribe to my YouTube channel? We’re getting close to 100,000 subscribers!).
So, I’ve brought on help! Help with video editing, juggling social media, and the behind-the-scenes work of running a blog. Help that I’d like to introduce you to, but haven’t asked permission to do so yet, so you’ll have to wait for that.
Baby #2 is going to be born in the midst of holiday baking season. This is by far my busiest time of year, so having help will allow me to continue to answer all of your comments and questions and continue to keep publishing the same carefully tested recipes (I will always do all of my own recipe development, recipe testing and photography, among other things, nothing about that is changing!) at the rate that I do now.
Things are definitely crazy here right now as I’m working what feels like nonstop to make sure recipes are prepared and everything is in place for the mini “maternity leave” I plan to take when the baby gets here.
Thanks for sticking with me through a non-recipe post (new recipe coming Thursday!), and I hope to be sharing more behind-the-scenes posts like these before baby 2 arrives (and of course I’m always sharing life snippets over on my Instagram stories!). 💜
Dona Thaut
Congratulations, so exciting
Jenise
Congratulations Sam!
What a wonderful addition to your family. I’m so happy for you, I love your recipes, I always look forward to see what you’ve posted. I hope everything goes well with your pregnancy, take time for yourself while you can.
Jenise.
Julie L.
CONGRATULATIONS Sam!! So happy and excited for you and your family!
Lorraine Trevellin
Congrats Sam
All the kids will want to hang out at your house because you’ll be the mom with all the tastiest treats!
Shirley Chemin
Congratulations…All will work out…and Luke will love his new brother…esp if he’s been made to be very important and needed as he’s the “big brother”.
My two sons were 3 years apart…and although they had some differences…were best friends and as close as can be. Love you recipes!!!
Susan Wentz
Totally awesome !! Don’t worry about us, you focus on you and the family. We have plenty of awesome recipes to play with. Love you to pieces…keep us all posyed. Your glowing and radiant and beautiful.
Sheela Nigam
Congratulations Sam!!! I am so happy for you and your family. Good luck with everything.
Debra Manning
Congratulations on baby boy #2! He will surely bring joy to the holiday season. Best wishes and take care of yourself. 💖
abby
congrats!!
Bina
Congratulations Sam!! I had my baby boy (first and only) last November. Being pregnant in a pandemic is something else. Best wishes! I look forward to your recipes and updates on the baby. Im glad you got someone helping you…too much going on especially as the big day comes. Oh and I literally had half the pan (I made half the recipe but still) of the Texas sheet cake by myself in last few days. Im going back to work tomorrow after being out since baby was born and he goes to daycare…I think that’s a valid excuse if there ever was one?
Karen Wengert
Congratulations Sam! I am so happy for you guys and your growing family. Luke will be a great big brother. I can’t wait to see your newest addition and we will be here when you are back after your new sweetie is here. <3
Lorie
Congratulations Sam. What wonderful news! Thank you for sharing. I really enjoy reading your recipes and can’t wait until I’m well enough to bake.
Raquel Figueroa
Congratulations Sam!! I’m so happy for you and your family. Your sons will grow up together like mine. There so blessed to have a mom like you! God bless you! I love all your recipes! Very inspiring!
Dan
Congratulations! Take care of yourself and good luck with everything! !
Mikaru86
Congratulations!
I said it the last time and I’ll say it again. Take it easier, family comes first. There are plenty of recipes in your back-catalog for us to work through 😉
Joanna
Congratulations!! I made your pancake recipe twice this weekend and for some unknown reason thought to myself, I wonder if you will be having another baby soon? So happy for you. Luke couldn’t be cuter. And the pancake recipe is awesome. I shared it with my mom as well. Thankful for your great recipes and hard work, and praying that you have a safe and healthy pregnancy and delivery. XO
Marcy
Congratulations Sam!! This is all very exciting news!! All the best to you and your family 🙂
Chris
That’s awesome! I’m the mother of 3 boys and 1 girl and am the grandmother to 2 boys and 2 girls. Boys are so much fun, love the girls too! Congratulations 🍼👶
Kathryn Jensen
Dearest Sam,
Congratulations on your up coming arrival! I had my first & right now only one daughter back back in 2013. She is 8yrs old& going to be attending 3rd grade. My brother’s girlfriend has a daughter who is the same age as my daughter, but are a month apart. They ( my brother and his girlfriend) are expecting her 2nd/ his first baby in October. They too are expecting a boy,like you. How ironic & funny to know that you & them are expecting near the same time & same gender!
Chris
Congratulations that is so wonderful many blessings to you and your family. Take care. ❤️
Yael Fraenkel
Congratulations!
So exciting!
So happy for you 💓