baby # 3: 20 weeks

We are thankful to be at the halfway point with our third baby boy!

I've really had very easy pregnancies. But compared to my first 2 boys, this one has been even easier. I've only thrown up about twice (never nauseous, just random get sick) and I haven't been anymore tired than the usual chasing-around-two-little-ones tired. Most days, I forget I'm pregnant. 

I went to the dr twice early on just to get the heartbeat checked.  They graciously checked the heartbeat because I was skeptical/paranoid/doubting being pregnant or wondering if I had miscarried again... especially because I just didn't feel pregnant. 

I dealt with fear and worry for about the first 6 weeks after finding out we were pregnant. It's hard to wonder everyday if you're going to start bleeding. I'm really thankful for people praying for me and encouraging me in this area during this time!

I was tired weeks 8 and 9- but since those weeks, I haven't even napped!

I started showing early. By 10 weeks people were asking Chad if I was pregnant.

at 20 weeks with all 3...

Once again, salty over sweet... all the way.

The biggest pregnancy symptom I've had (same with both boys) is that early on, from about 6 weeks on, I've had to eat every 2 hours or so because of blood sugar levels. Hunger hits FAST and if I don't have a snack quickly I get light headed, sweaty and very faint. This got better around maybe 15 weeks.

I wouldn't say I've had cravings (well, maybe except crispy bacon) but in the early weeks, I would get something to eat in my head and could not stop focusing on it until I ate it. This only happened for maybe 4 weeks. I would start thinking about a CFA spicy chicken sandwich and need to go get a spicy chicken sandwich or a plate of pad thai- and need to go get pad thai. And then I was good to go and would be good until the next food popped into my mind.

We didn't tell Grayson and Bowen until I was about 15 weeks pregnant. G had asked twice "Mommy, is there a baby in your belly, because there is a little bump there?" Nothing gets by him. I was able to distract and not answer those times. He immediately began voicing his requests for a sister once we told him. I've told him many times that "it doesn't work that way..."

If it's after about 9:00pm and I'm sitting down and start to get tired, I get twitchy- weird pregnancy symptom? 

Everyone of course asks if I had any feelings boy or girl... and I really had none. I told them I thought I'd be really surprised either way.... surprised to be a mom to 3 boys, and surprised to hear we were going to have a daughter. 

I felt both of the boys for the first time around 20 weeks. But I felt this baby around 17 weeks.

We had our big anatomy appointment at 19.5 weeks and found out it is another BOY! I think I'm still trying to process having three boys! We are so thankful for this little boy and can't wait to meet him! Now to start the naming game...

#3...

Bowen...

 Grayson...