My darling little baby...

Your brother & sister have been asking for you for a long time! We have waited, we have prayed, and we have absolutely celebrated your pending arrival. The kids have already given you nicknames like “dot” and “the blueberry” (because when we told them there was a baby in mommys tummy it was about the size of a blueberry! And when we showed them the ultrasound picture we said the baby is this little dot right here.) I knew right away I was pregnant even though tests kept trying to tell me otherwise…seriously 6 weeks pregnant and still negatives! It was the same way with the twins, I’m just a terrible test taker. Everything felt off - I had no desire to exercise or eat healthy, started craving the weirdest things like grilled cheese sandwiches EVERYDAY + chili & cream cheese with fritos + pop tarts + grilled chicken/pickle sandwich with tomato soup… all things that make me want to gag now! Haha. I also get a really sensitive stomach right off the bat. Any clothing that is tight makes me light headed and nauseous instantly and I even pulled out my giant pregnant belly body pillow to help me get comfortable at night. All of this in just the first 4-6 weeks! We had our first Doctors appointment at 7.5 weeks and it was so exciting! We decided to bring the kids with us and it was their first time meeting the doctor who pulled them out of mommys tummy (now every other day they ask if its time for the doctor to pull the baby from mommys tummy) There is always that brief nervous moment of feeling like "gosh, I hope everything is ok in there-I hope there is a heartbeat-I hope there is actually a baby and this isn't all in my head-I hope there is just ONE cute tiny perfect baby this time!" Man my head was all over the place! Last time we were in that spot we got to hear not one but two perfect heart beats and two heads and two little babies. My doctor rushed to get the measurements & heart beat on Baby A then all the sudden he says "ok and here is your other baby" NOTHING will ever prepare you for that moment! So I told him none of that this time haha. He said "Its just one baby, for now. I mean it could always split into identical twins down the road" haha he thinks he's pretty funny!! We got to take home our little ultrasound pictures and its amazing how much your heart swells over a tiny picture of a dot in your uterus. Right after that appointment is when the nausea really set in hard. Waking up took 3 hours and going to bed started immediately after the twins were asleep. I was sick all day long. Up all night. As miserable as it is you know as long as you feel crummy that babe is doing good and growing away. We wanted to try and keep it a secret until Christmas morning but our little elves had other plans, they ended up shouting it from the roof tops in front of everyone as soon as we walked in the door to Grandmas & Grammys house! It was sorta perfect though. How could I ask them to contain such exciting news?! It was the most adorable thing to see how proud and happy and excited they were telling everyone about their baby in mommys tummy. We waited long enough that they are at the age where they really understand what is happening and ask constantly how big baby is and when we get to bring our baby to live with us. Bear loves to lay his head on my tummy and always asks if he can feel the baby move. They have also both agreed to feed baby a baba and help change diapers. I have no doubt they will be the best big brother & big sister for little babe! I was so surprised by how quickly I started looking pregnant! My little belly grew quickly then stayed about the same size from 8-16 weeks. Last time I didn't even really start showing until 16 weeks! This second pregnancy thing is no joke. The nausea this time around was constant all day, almost like the feeling of being car sick. It landed me on the couch or in my bed a good chunk of the day with my eyes closed trying not to move. Nothing ever sounded good food wise and I was constantly starving and thinking of what I could eat that would stay down since it changed day to day! I also somehow got food poisoning and a bad cold/sore throat on top of all this. It was a miserable 6 weeks or so especially once we started getting 3 feet of snow every other day and were trapped at home. Luckily the kids got some really fun things for Christmas that kept them pretty entertained. Once the Nausea subsided the migraines set in and thankfully this was only a couple weeks! It happened last time too and I remember it was much worse so I was thankful. It was a pretty peaceful transition into the second trimester which has been very good to me so far. My love for food is back...and desire to eat healthy & exercise as well! I still went to the gym and did a lot of cardio and light lifting/stretching in the first trimester when I felt up to it and honestly those were my best days. I felt significantly better when I could go spend an hour on the treadmill. Now I'm back into a pretty good routine and it feels great. My biggest craving has been avocados and those little cutie oranges! Lately too I have loved zucchini noodles & broccoli. And oreos + apple sauce oatmeal cookies. The only real craving I remember from last time is plain lays potato chips. Weird. I am really enjoying this honeymoon phase of pregnancy, after all the nausea and before you get horribly uncomfortable. I feel so grateful to be able to carry another healthy baby<3 9 weeks 16 weeks