Soon to be a family of FIVE :-)

Yes, that's right!  We are pregnant and expecting baby number 3!! :-)  We are very excited and I am starting this post today, but probably won't publish it for a couple more weeks.  We have started to tell our family and a couple friends, but are waiting to put the word out publically until we are a little further along. 

Today (November 5th, 2010) I am 7 weeks pregnant according to "the charts" but I really think I'm closer to the start of 6 weeks.  My first appointment with my doctors next week should give us a better idea.  I have been feeling okay besides a couple days of hormonal migraines; however, today my stomach is turning for the first time.  I really indulged in many treats yesterday... I will never be doing that again... I think I have a food hangover today.... or I guess they also call this morning sickness.  Yuck... luckily I haven't actually gotten sick yet... just feel icky. 

The first person we told was Mariah.  We put a little t-shirt on Ethan and had him walk down the hallway to her room.  She read his t-shirt and then looked at us and said... "big brother?!" She gave us a look of 'you did what...' Ummmm is she excited?!  Don't worry, she will come around... this just means that she might have to move from the big bedroom to the smaller bedroom so that Ethan and baby can share the bigger room.  She'll adjust.  (fingers crossed)

**Well, Mariah has known for almost two weeks now and she is definitely coming around more to the idea of having two little sibblings in the house.  :-) Yay! **

A week after telling Mariah, we decided it was time to tell our family.  We called our parents and siblings and shared our great news!  Telling my mom was probably the most exciting for me.  We were able to facetime using our iphones and show her Ethan's t-shirt!  It was hard for her to make out what Ethan's shirt said, but one of my step-brothers was able to read it and shouted it out from the background.  As soon as they realized what was going on they all started cheering as if they were in a sports bar and their favorite team just made a touchdown!  Is was an awesome way to spread the news!

What an exciting journey we have ahead of us!  Oh and by the way.. here is a picture of me at 6 weeks.  Nope... ya can't tell yet that I am pregnant.  I am hoping I can hide it for at least 6 more weeks. 

November 9th, 2010

I had my first appointment yesterday with the nurse educator.  She was very nice and gave me some awesome "reminder" pamphlets.  We talked about my due date and I told her that I was pretty sure I was closer to 6.3 weeks instead of 7.4 weeks.  She decided to order an ultrasound and was able to get me in that afternoon!  It was absolutely amazing getting to see our new little addition this early on.  The baby was tiny and a bit hard to find at first... but the tech found him/her and magnified the image... and we were able to see the tiny heart beating!  I think this is the moment that the entire pregnancy became very real to me.  Amazing how something so small can truly melt my heart instantly.   :-) 

According to the ultra sound I am just over 6 weeks.  Pretty much what I was guessing.  This gives us a new due date of July 5th, 2011.  I will meet with my doctor on Thursday though to comfirm the new date. 

Here is a little sneak peak at our soon to be new addition.  I told the tech that it looks like I swallowed my wedding ring... She said the baby is the small round dot and the ring next to it is the yolk. 

November 10, 2010

I met with my new doctor today.  I had only met her once before and I was very nervous about starting my third pregnancy with a new doctor.  Thankfully though, everything went really well.  She is so kind!  She also keeps an ultrasound machine in her room and likes to look at the baby through an ultrasound at most visits!  We are going to see a LOT of pictures of this baby!  :-) 

My doctor confirmed my new due date as July 5th, 2011.  Looks like we will be having a FIRECRACKER instead of a JUNE BUG!   That puts me at 6 weeks and 2 days today.  Kind of weird since I originally would have been 8 weeks tomorrow.  I feel like I am doing a chunk of this pregnancy over, but as long as baby is healthy and things are good... then I am a happy mama! 

November 16, 2010

Today I am back to being 7 weeks pregnant!  Things are still going well.  Morning sickness is kind of come and go...  luckily it still isn't too bad.  I was nervous this past Saturday because my sister and I took a bus down to Chicago for a day of shopping!  (through Johnson's)  I was afraid that the bus ride would give me motion sickness, but fortunately I did very well!  I even managed to walk and shop the entire day with no issues.  We had to stop for little snacks throughout the day, but I never complain about that. :-) 

November 17, 2010

I went to the dermatologist yesterday because I have this terrible rash that has been itching like crazy!  It started a couple days before I found out I was pregnant.  It started on my ankles... I would try so hard not to scratch them, but just couldn't help myself!  About 2-3 days after I found out I was pregnant, the rash started appearing on my stomach.  I knew then that it had to be baby related... I talked to my doctor about this and she didn't think it was pregnancy related, but really had no other answers for me.  So, for the past three weeks I have been in limbo and wondering why I am itching?!  I have been taking benadryl and putting a ton of lotion on the itchy areas.  I switched all soaps to sensitivie skin and fragrance free and still nothing made it go away.  Finally, yesterday when I saw the dermatologist... I learned that what I have are hives!  I am having a reaction to something and more then likely it's the fluctuating hormones in my body from the baby!  She started me on a daily allergy pill called XYZAL.  It is a class B drug which I guess is the best it gets when taking meds while pregnant... I am still not excited about taking it daily though.  I hate putting all these extra things in to the baby's body.  Please say some prayers for me and baby.... I am hoping these hives go away quickly and I can stop taking these extra meds.  Thanks!

December 1, 2010

Today I am 9 weeks and 2 days pregnant!  I've only gained about 2-3 pounds (more than I was hoping, but oh well). However, my clothes are getting tight and I am looking chunky... time to break out the boxes of maternity clothes. 

I've also decided that today is the day that I will finally post this message on our blog!  We have been telling people little by little and are finally ready for all to know!  YIPPY!!!!!