Can you believe it?? I can’t. I thought 2 kids was all I’d have because I’ve always been scared of being outnumbered or worried that I couldn’t divide my attention and love between so many kids…. But here we are…. Baby number 3 on the way!!!
It has been quite a different journey this time so far. Especially as we have two other kids over the age of 4 now and they are understanding and are excited about what is happening and are also managing to exhausting me at the same time. I am slightly worried about how this pregnancy will go, because I am the most unfit I have been at the beginning of this pregnancy, than I have been with my others. I’m just hoping my body is still up to it ha ha
I found out at about 8 weeks or so when I went off coffee and just generally didn’t feel well. But I did multiple tests at home which all kept coming back negative and it wasn’t until I saw a doctor, that I got the positive test, which came as a bit of a shock to Josh and I, especially as we have a wedding booked for the end of this year and a baby has made us reassess and change how we approached things.
I got really sick after finding out with constant nausea, which made work an interesting experience. I had to see a Doctor to get medicated it was that bad. I also had to see doctor because I had spotting quite early too. So just to make sure everything was ok I went and had an ultrasound (which sienna got to attend, which was pretty cool). But everything was ok.
I was booked in at the hospital and got a tour of the new maternity wing, which was super cool. This will be the first baby I’ve had at our local hospital, the other two I had at a hospital close to my parents, but this time since both kids will be in school it’ll just be easier to have baby closer to home. I got to hear baby’s heartbeat with a Doppler, which was awesome. I was also told that since I had gestational diabetes with Ollie (check out this previous blog My gestational diabetes diagnosis to hear all about it), I have to have my glucose test earlier. I’m really hoping I don’t get it this time because I love food too much and I had so much struggle with it last time.
I am feeling huge. Well huger than I remember being with the other two. Baby is the size of a pomegranate this week but I already feel as if I am at least 27 weeks. My lower back is already starting to ache at the end of the day and I’m feeling lots of stretching happening in my lower abdomen. But I am reminding myself to enjoy this as it will be the last time that I grow a human. I am feeling movement inside, but not enough to be felt outside just yet. I am looking forward to sharing those moments with the kids.
Sienna keeps talking about when baby gets here this, and when baby gets here that, and she has her heart set on getting a baby sister, but I have to keep reminding her that we aren’t finding out gender so she has to be happy either way, boy or girl, as long as it’s healthy. I think it’s a bit harder for Ollie to comprehend what is happening just yet, he is still quite rough with me and keeps asking me if I’m pretending ha ha. I don’t think he will mind what the gender is either way.
And here it is my first bump pic for this pregnancy!! As you can see I am a lot bigger this time already, I think third time around my body just knows what to do :-)
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