I'm 12 weeks along as of tomorrow and am...so very nauseous! Ahhh, I wish I could be one of those women who find out their pregnant at 10 weeks and can say, "wow, I'm so shocked, I had no clue!" Hahahaha! Not me! I'm the one who experiences 348 out of 350 possible pregnancy symptoms, most of those being not-so-pleasant symptoms. The morning/afternoon/evening sickness came on gradually this time. At 5 weeks, I thought- this isn't so bad! At 6 weeks I was thinking- great, I can handle this! Then by 7 weeks, I was miserable...and not much has changed since then! I've tried a few different meds and they all seem to take the edge off, but they also all have side effects. So I take each day as it comes.
Unfortunately, I've already had some complications and was diagnosed with a subchorionic hemorrhage. Not fun! Thankfully, I haven't had any issues in a couple of weeks, so we're praying like mad that this situation has resolved itself. I'm still supposed to take it easy and rest as much as I can, which is really hard when you have 3 kids! I'll know if its gone away by my 20 week ultrasound, at the latest.
The good news is, the baby is doing great! We first heard the heartbeat at 10 weeks and it was a strong 180 beats per minute. Now, 2 weeks later, we're finding the heart beat a lot higher up on my stomach and it's in the 170's. We'll find out in a couple months if it's a boy or a girl! Due date is 11/22 but we're anticipating another early arrival. Baby was already measuring a full week ahead at 10w, and so far all my early u/s dates have been incredibly accurate as to when baby actually arrives.
The video above is when we told the kids. They have been asking for months when we're going to have another baby, so needless to say, they were excited! I especially love the part where they ask how the baby comes out. Yeah, mom's not ready to answer that question...
Awesome!!!! Your kids' comments were hillarious!!! Congrats you guys :)
ReplyDeleteCongrats, guys! We've been waiting for this announcement for a while now. Claire is excited for you, too! And my bet is still a boy. Both you and Thomas made freudian slips!
ReplyDeleteCONGRATS! that is SO exciting!! i had the same hemmoraging with elle- no fun! i hope the second trimester comes quick and you feel better VERY SOON!
ReplyDeletethanks, too, for your sweet comment on our blog! i do love blogging, but i have no idea how i would turn "pro!" if you have any great suggestions, i'd love to hear:)
have you been to maui before? are you taking the kids? i know i said just about everything on our blog, but if you have any questions i'm so happy to help!
hang in there... & congrats to you all again!