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We have basically always known we wanted three kids, Tim is one of three and I’m one of four. Our family doesn’t quite feel complete yet, and I’m hoping that after baby #3 we feel that way! So here we go with round three, the tie breaker baby!
When are you due?
I’m due July 20th. Wyatt came 1 day early and Reese came 3 days early, so if all goes well I’d expect this baby to come right around (or hopefully a little before) his or her due date!
I’ve had a fall baby, and a spring baby, and I’m looking forward to a summer baby!
Right now I am 15.5 weeks pregnant, the almost 4 months have flown even in pandemic lockdown!
How old will your other kids be when #3 arrives?
Wyatt will be 4 and 10 months.
Reese will be 2 and 2 months.
(Wyatt was 2 and 8 months when Reese came along.)
Have you told the kids about the new baby?
Yes! We told them last weekend! I wanted to wait until the second trimester was underway. I will post details about how we told them, but Wyatt is excited and brings up the “sibling” at least once a day. Reese is too young to get it, but she loves her babies and will make a great little “helper.”
How was the first trimester?
A little scary, but overall good. I have a subchorionic hematoma, which I will devote its own blog post to soon, but long story short it was painful at the beginning, I had some bleeding and was at an increased risk of miscarriage. But it has shrunk to almost nothing, so as of now we’re in good shape, but keeping our fingers crossed always!
Aside from that, the first trimester was shockingly my best one yet! I was way less sick than I was with Reese, and wasn’t even that tired which is amazing considering I’m chasing two other little ones around!
Are you doing anything differently this pregnancy?
Feeling so great during the first trimester has really let me eat a lot healthier than in my past pregnancies. I had some slight nausea for a good chunk of the first trimester, but only threw up a few times. I sometimes still get nauseous from time to time, but compared to both other pregnancies that is a huge improvement. This round I never felt like I needed to just snack on goldfish and saltines all day to keep my stomach from losing it, and I have had hardly any aversions, so I’ve been able to eat a lot better and drink tons of water. I also think eating a lot of protein early in the day has helped me with morning sickness as well- I’m living for eggs right now.
I gained 55 pounds last pregnancy (seemingly so easily) so I’m really working hard this time to NOT repeat that, and I feel like we’re off to a good start.
I was on “pelvic rest” for a while because of the hematoma, and I still can’t do any high intensity activities or lift heavy things, so exercising has really been limited to walking, at least that’s what I’ve been comfortable with and what my body has felt ok with. I’m drinking 12 cups of water a day and for the past month have been walking 15,000 steps a day. I feel like those, paired with more healthy eating choices have honestly helped me not feel exhausted and have made the first trimester pretty easy. It’s so wild how every pregnancy is so different, and so much of it is out of our control.
Do you know the gender?
We do not…but we are planning on finding out! Part of me considered leaving this one a surprise for the birth since we already have a boy and a girl, but the planner in me can’t deal with the unknown when it comes to nesting and preparing, and Tim has been dying to know from the beginning. Plus I love a good gender reveal, and nursery decor & baby clothes help me get through the pregnancy. I also think there is something to be said for Tim feeling more connected to the pregnancy when he knows the gender as well.
I haven’t had a gut feeling either way, part of me thinks it’s a boy because this pregnancy has been more similar to Wyatt’s in that I wasn’t as sick as I was with Reese…but then I also had a dream that it was a girl and I never had any gender dreams with the other ones before I knew. So I have no idea, and this time honestly do not care what it is as long as it’s healthy, we are so lucky to already have both a girl and a boy, so the tie breaker is just icing on the cake!
We did do genetic testing, but asked not to be told the gender. We found out Wyatt’s gender at his anatomy scan and then did a gender reveal at our baby shower for everyone else, and with Reese we had the doctor write down the gender at the anatomy scan and set up her gender reveal to do with family and friends without us knowing either. I liked finding out around halfway with both kids, so think we’ll do the same for this babe. I definitely didn’t want to find out too early especially with the hematoma since I was high risk and at an increased chance of miscarriage. Waiting a little longer gives me something to look forward to and breaks up the pregnancy a bit!
Since we can’t have a party because of the pandemic, I think we’ll do some sort of live stream gender reveal like we did with Reese’s, but without the party part. So keep an eye out over the next month or so for details if you want to tune in and find out with us!
What do you think?