We're 12 Weeks!

We hit a great milestone today - the baby and I are 12 weeks, or 3 months! It's nice to know that in just a couple of weeks I'll more than likely be feeling better and in just a couple more weeks I'll be showing and feeling this little one move!

I've had a few people ask how I've been feeling...in a word, crappy. Not throwing up, but spending a lot of time wishing I could because it might make me feel better. I haven't been able to rest as much which has made the fatigue that much more frustrating. I've taken a few naps at work (shhh!) and would squeeze one in on the weekends in the earlier weeks, but evenings, when it seems like I'm the most tired, there's just too many other things to do. The boys want to play, dinner needs to be fixed, the boys need to go to bed. Don't get me wrong, Christopher has been amazing! He does baths, gets the boys ready and all I have to do is read their bedtime story. He always does dishes and has cooked dinner a few times when I was completely out of commission.

We've also both been through bouts with strep throat, though thankfully the boys have been pretty healthy so far this year.

Overall, though, this pregnancy has just been different. I think it's partly because I'm a little bit older and in a lot worse shape! With the boys I wasn't very sick at all...an annoying lack of appetite and occasional waves of nausea, fatigue but I had a lot more time to rest, and that was basically it. I've been able to add several more symptoms with this one and the nausea has definitely been more intense.

In the end, it's been wonderfully reassuring and at one point when I actually started to feel better, I prayed for God to send the symptoms back because I'd rather be nauseous than worried all the time. It worked, and I felt much worse later that day! I can't wait for our next appointment and we get to hear that awesome heartbeat again. I'm curious if this one will stay high or drop into the 140s or 150s like the boys did.

I will keep this updated with any new news or information we have!

The News is Out

Well, I can finally reveal why I've been so incredibly absent the past couple of months. Basically, my brain has been totally occupied with the fact that I'm growing another baby!! And I haven't been able to focus on much of anything else!

We're so thrilled to be welcoming another baby into our family and I look forward to sharing all of the big and little milestones here. I know I have a couple of "followers" so far (Hi Rick! Hi Kimmy!) and hope to have more soon.

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving after hearing our baby's beautiful heartbeat and have so much to be thankful for this year. Everyone of course is speculating that this one is the little girl that has been so elusive in my darling husband's family. Our sonogram can NOT come soon enough! I'm hoping to get in as close to 18 weeks as possible (roughly 7 weeks from now) which is the earliest my OB will order one. That should fall sometime in mid-January. We will certainly share the news as soon as we know! Hopefully this baby won't be too shy and will let us know!

I will start posting belly pics and updates starting this weekend when I'll finally hit the 12 week mark and will for all intents and purposes be in the "green zone," as far as my risks for miscarriage. This has certainly been my scariest pregnancy, though it's gone almost as smoothly and my symptoms have been way more intense. Just that analytical brain coming into play.

The boys are doing great...they were so good this weekend despite being out of their routine and being drug all over town. Andrew had a very difficult time going back to school today (as he does with most transitions) so we're hoping that improves as the week goes on. They are both working on their lists for Santa and their priority gifts change on a regular basis. So far, it's all about trains, trucks and cars for both of them.

I'll be back this weekend with photos!