33 Weeks......Is that really me??

The other day while at the park helping Noah ride his I caught my reflection......YIKES! Some days I look in the mirror and think wow I am going to burst. Other days I feel like my belly is shrinking. It is so weird. I can't believe that we could literally have a new baby anytime.

Things I will miss.....

:Feeling Rhys kick. He is a bruiser I love feeling him first thing in the morning!

:The excuse....you know the you don't have to do ___________ because you are pregnant.

:How sweet strangers are to you when you are pregnant.

:Having a place to hold my phone it rests perfectly on my belly.

:My body?? I know did I really just say that....but really I have loved my pregnancy body this time around.

:The boys and Jeff talking to my belly. They all love to say HI to the baby

Things I won't miss.....

:swelling

:nightly leg cramps

:waddling

:heartburn

:being stuffed up for months

:peeing every 5 minutes

:nasty face acne and oily skin

I am so looking forward to getting everything ready the next few weeks. I am getting so anxious for little Rhys to get here!!!

24 Weeks.......

(lame picture I know....)
It's hard for me to believe that I am over half way done with this pregnancy. It's gone by faster than I thought. I am feeling pretty good these days.....seriously if every day could be like the second trimester than I would stay pregnant forever!!! Although I am still seriously lacking the energy to keep up with the craziness of three boys plus the holidays!!


I feel huge!!! Thank goodness leggings and boots are in because it is seriously ALL I wear!!

This little guy moves a TON! Especially if there is music playing. A new thing is every morning around 6:15 he starts moving like a mad man. Which is fine because that is when the other boys start stirring.....he already wants to be apart of the action.

Being pregnant with #4 has forced me to let go of a lot of things......life is just too busy. My house is never going to stay as clean as I would like, my boys my not always have the perfect spikes in there hair and most weekdays I may not have clean hair.....I know TMI. But really it is doing some good for me to realize I can't always have control......even though I HATE to admit it!!!!

It's even harder for me to believe that if things go like Ryder's pregnancy this little guy could be here in as little as 10 weeks.....INSANE! The plan is to go on "modified" bed rest at 30 weeks. So far my blood pressure is staying down....(but it always has until about 30 weeks. So we will see)

For journaling sake.....
Last month I had my big 20 week anatomy scan. We found out early on that it was a boy...so I wasn't expecting anything different but when I sat down the Dr. immediately said it was a girl.....I was like shut up are you serious......she went on to do all the other things she needed to check for. Then right at the end she got this look on her face and was like "oh no" I immediately thought something was wrong....thankfully everything is fine it is actually a happy healthy BOY. I am not going to lie I was devastated for a few days. Not because it was a boy but I kind of had to mourn the loss of a girl. Hard to explain. But the more and more I think about it a girl really wouldn't fit in here. I mean really the poor thing would be tortured with three big brothers. And I do enjoy being the queen of this all boy castle.

Yes it is crazy....yes they are BUSY but I like the no drama and easy going boys I have. Even if they do run me ragged.

14 Weeks

Okay so with all the other pregnancies I never wrote things down I never took pictures. But this time because this is my last pregnancy I am feeling like I need/want to document everything.
So they say that with every pregnancy you pop out faster feel the baby earlier all that stuff.....and that is SO true with this one. I think part of it is I have never been this thin so I think I am noticing things earlier. Even with Noah I was 60 pounds heavier at the start of my pregnancy.....SO glad to not be carrying that around for the first time!!

So here I am at 14 weeks! Mind you this is after a huge salad at Cafe Rio. I don't feel like I look this pregnant every day but some days it is. Must depend on what I am wearing.

(excuse the poor quality photo taken with my phone I promise I will take a better one!)

This baby has already given me a few heart attacks and I am not even half way! We were worried this week......the baby was testing positive for Down Syndrome. But after a second ultrasound with a specialist everything looks good. But we were pretty worried for a few days. Also the good that came of seeing the specialist is that they are going to be keeping me on as a patient!! I have been so worried about finding a new dr. but this group is a specialty group that only handles high risk mothers/babies. So since I am considered high risk because of preeclampsia, it looks like I will be in great hands.

Yesterday afternoon we found out that we are indeed having boy #4. I would be lying if I said I wasn't heart broken. I know that we will love and adore this boy but it was our final chance for a girl of our own. Sawyer and Jeff were the saddest at first Sawyer kept saying why did that lady change our baby I wanted a girl! That's when I lost it I cried, got angry and sad. (which I feel totally entitled too) But now I am excited. I have spent most of the day looking at cute things online to make for the new baby.

I have never decorated a room or gone all out and with this baby we are! I am so excited I want to make bedding and decorate the room. Plus I got rid of ALL our old baby boy clothes.....after three kids the stuff was NASTY. So it will be fun to start shopping again!! Also Jeff said I get to name this ONE!! He does get some veto power. But still we are making lists!!

The Excuse......

I promise I have good one for my lack of updates. For those who haven't heard........

I'm PREGNANT with #4!!!!!

We found out right around the time we were moving. Which puts me about 10 weeks. I thought I was further but the Dr. pushed me back two weeks. Which doesn't matter so much because we are hoping to get me to the goal of 36weeks. So we will be welcoming #4 in March sometime.

I went to the Dr. last week. All looks well...and NO twins. Which was something I was REALLY nervous about.

I have been feeling very different this time around. I am HUNGRY. Like crazy hungry but then I take two bites and I am stuffed. Jeff is laughing because he says he has never seen me be hungry like this especially in the last year. And I am super nauseous. But not throwing up like the others. I have like ONE really bad day a week. But hopefully that will be over in the next couple of weeks.

I am obsessed with FRUIT. Seriously I am living off nectarines, watermelon, grapes. Anything fruity or sour. Disneyland's sour gummy worms are my absolute favorite and I actually bought 4 packages last night :) I can't stand the sight of CHOCOLATE....which if you know me is SO not like me.

The boys are very excited......they are constantly asking what the baby is going to be and it changes daily what they want. It is going to be a long 9 months but we are SO excited for this new chapter in our life!!!