Wyatt Austin

On Tuesday, September 18, 2018 at 7:06am we welcomed Wyatt Austin into the world.

7lbs 0oz

19" long

14" head circumference

Our smallest baby.

Shortest (and wildest) labor and delivery.

Already fiercely loved.

The caboose to the train Peters.

Take Luck,

LP

Almost Birth Time

It's almost birth time and I am counting down, willing the time to come, more so than my first two pregnancies combined.  I can't be sure, but I don't recall complaining too much the first two times around and I feel like I have MORE than made it up for that this time around. Looking back, I probably should have been more appreciative because right now...

- I sleep with no less than four pillows.  One under my head, one between my knees, one between my arms, and one behind my back.

- I turn over and change positions no less than 47 times per night.

- Ryan interrupted an unusual good stretch of sleep the other night by snoring and I have never been closer to smothering him with a pillow.

- Zantac is my lifeblood.

- Everything hurts.

- My feet are swollen and angry.

- I hear anywhere from 5-7 comments a day on my body - both positive (nice? thoughtful?) and not positive (are they trying to be nice and falling short? do they realize nothing they are saying is helpful?).  Ryan says I'm being too sensitive and I want to punch him in the throat.

- I'm suddenly much more prone to violent tendencies (see above)

- Cam is asking a lot of questions - like are the doctors going to "put me back together" with duct tape and glue?  I basically just answer "yes" to all of his little five-year old theories because I am too chicken shit to have a real, honest conversation about this whole process.

- Someone asked me the other day how I was feeling and I somehow managed to say with a totally straight face, "like a small human could fall out of my uterus at any moment... how are you?"

I truly am so grateful to be pregnant.  But I am beyond ready for this child to vacate the premises of my body.

Take Luck,

LP

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