Third Baby

We announced that we were expecting Baby #3 in April and I’ve been meaning to talk about it since then.  Now here we are… at the end of July.  Sorry third baby.

First trimester:

-          Raw meat made me gag

-          Had a seriously heightened sense of smell

-          My gas could have literally killed a small child

-          Felt best while sleeping or eating; this may be why my ass is now so big

-          Gum was my soulmate.  Seriously was forever chewing gum, multiple sticks at a time

-          I coached Cam’s basketball team and it was a real treat

-          Had a dream that our Commanding Officer tasked me with a super top secret, time traveling mission

-          Cam was convinced from the minute we told him about the pregnancy that the baby was a boy and that his name was “Alex”

-          We heard a strong, healthy heartbeat at 10 weeks

-          It was typical for me to make something for dinner and then it sounded/smelled/looked horrible so I would then eat something else instead… only to lay down for bed and think “I’m hungry.  (What I made for dinner) sounds good.”

-          Was absolutely worthless and exhausted after 7pm

Second trimester:

-          Wondering where the “second trimester burst of energy” is from my first two pregnancies?

-          We found out we were expecting a baby BOY and Ryan hugged the technician

-  During the ultrasound the tech flipped on the 3D imaging and the baby looked eerily like his big brother

-          I coached Cam’s soccer team and it went better than basketball – although that’s not saying a whole lot

-          A handful of friends had new babies around this time and I was so happy I was already pregnant because holy cuteness

-          The kids (especially Cam) told me “your belly is so big!” and I keep telling him to “just wait…”

Third trimester:

-          I accepted that the “second trimester burst of energy” just wasn’t going to happen for me this time around

-          I started closing my eyes when being weighed at my OB appointments

-          Still can’t understand why I’m always so tired, despite being pregnant and keeping two active kids busy and out of trouble

-          Having lots and lots and lots of Braxton Hicks contractions

-          Every day I wake up after (not) sleeping well and vow to order a pregnancy pillow

-          The baby is currently breech and me thinks he has some hair on his head because I take Zantac twice a day for acid indigestion

-          I had a dream I received a SECNAV (Secretary of the Navy) Award for technical writing.  There is (obviously) no such award

-          I also had a dream that after I passed my glucose test that they called me to say “just kidding… you failed.”
-  Living on Zantac and prayers

We are so excited to meet the newest member of our family in September.  He is already one loved little guy.

Take Luck,

LP