#3 36 Weeks

I made it, 36 weeks was my goal! And he is fully flipped! I was feeling great until last Wednesday when I came down with the stomach flu. I could not keep anything now and actually got sent home from work. I was getting sick most of the morning and then slept the rest of the day. The stomach flu is awful any time you get it, but being pregnant was a thousand times worse. I would of cut off my left hand to make it stop. After loading up on medications, I finally got some rest. Thank goodness it was a day that I had to work, so my mom was here to watch the boys. After losing weight and not eating for 24 hours I finally felt better the next morning and just missed being admitted to the hospital. Wow, it was horrible. The next day we had family pictures scheduled. As a mom, what do you do when you had the flu the day before….you suck it up and put make up on and get it done. We got some great shots as a family of four one last time and of my belly. Excited to get all the pictures in a few weeks. #3 is doing great. He is right around 6-7 lbs with a healthy heartbeat. He is head down. I had a doctor appointment this week and I found out I am 3cm dilated and 75% effaced with my cervix already turned anterior. So I am already DONE with the 1st phase of labor! So when it happens, lets hope it happens fast. Well not that fast, because Tom has a 45 min drive home and then we have a 30 min drive to the hospital. I hope to just go into labor while I am at work one day! The boys will be with my mom and Tom can come straight from work!!! Fingers Crossed! I am so ready to have him, only because it is so uncomfortable chasing the boys around and getting up and down! Lots of pressure and tightness along with off and on contractions through out the day! But we shall see, its all up to him now!!! Next appointment is on July 1st! (No pictures of Mr. Man, because the next view we will get of him is after he is born!!!!!)

#3 32 Weeks

8 months! I made it, only a few more weeks to go! I had my appointment this week and things looked great. I have only gained 21 lbs this time and I am so happy about that since the other two I packed on the pounds! Lol At the appointment they still could not really tell if he had flipped yet, so next time we will take a quick peak to see if he has flipped. Fingers crossed we are head down by then! I do not want to go through a C-section. I am hoping he is just like his brothers and is waiting until 36 weeks to flip! But we will see! Also with these ultrasound I think #3 is going to be on team Tom/Slater with his looks! But we will see! GREAT NEWS: I do not have diabetes this time, I pasted the 2nd test! Thank goodness! I am sick right now and it is not fun. Having a horrible cough at 8 months pregnant, doesn't really mix well. I can’t tell if it is a cold or allergies but either way I am in the bathroom a lot! Hahahaha So ignore the pic of me, being sick is not a good look! I love my new job and so thankful I am able to be part time. Sawyer is out of school for the summer, so the boys are having a lot of fun together! They both start school again in September!!! Not much more to tell at this time, enjoy the cute pics below of #3! Next appointment is on the 15th!!

#3 28 Weeks

28 weeks! I can’t believe it! This is the 3rd and final trimester of my life. This pregnancy has been the most emotional one for me. Having a third baby is nothing like the first (or even the second). Your first everyone gets you everything. People are constantly asking how you are doing and they are so excited no matter what the sex of the baby is. When you have your 3rd you hear completely different things. “Another boy, oh good luck!” “When are you getting fixed?” “Oh you have two boys, so you have everything you need.” “I am sorry it wasn’t a girl.” “A 3rd child, what were you thinking?!?” And my favorite: “You are done, right?!?” Yes we have heard it all. I feel bad for number 3. I feel like he is already just “that 3rd child”. But to me he is just as important and loved just as much as number one and number two. Also another emotional aspect to all this, is knowing that this is my last child. Don’t get me wrong, I am wayyyy okay with no more delivers or late nights, but I will miss other parts. The moving of my baby in my belly is what I will miss most of all. That amazing feeling when you see your little one for the 1st time. These are all things I will miss, and again this is another hard pill to swallow knowing this part of my life is over. And finally, I didn’t pass my 1st glucose test again. AHHHHH!!! I worked so hard this time to limit my weight gain and eat healthy. And I still didn’t pass. My doctor told me it is out of my control and it is a hormone thing, but its still frustrating. So now I take the 3-hour test next week to see if I have full on gestational diabetes. Ugh, lets pray I pass this one. Enough emotional stuff lets move on to the good stuff. I am feeling great, just super tired by the end of the day. No more nausea or headaches at this time. I have had some Braxton Hicks here and there, but nothing to serious. The boys are getting excited for #3 to come in July. Sawyer totally understands what is going to happen and is so excited to have another brother. Slater lifts my shirt up and points to my stomach and says “Mommy Baby”, so I think he understands a little bit. Thank goodness these two have each other, it has been so fun to watch them really bond these past few months. We are all settled into our new house and have almost all the projects complete. #3’s room is ready and we bought the 3-kid-mobile last night. We also got him a brand new car seat because our infant seat was expired. LOL that was not something we had planned to spend money on!!! We have just a few things for #3 still to get but otherwise we are all ready. I have an ultrasound and more sugar testing next week, so look for the ultrasound pictures then. Until next time….

#3 24 Weeks

24 weeks! He has been measuring right on track and I was so excited to have a normal size (or even a slightly smaller) baby. But the ultrasound this week proved us all wrong. He is now measuring a week ahead and weighs almost two pounds. Oh and he has already flipped and is head down! Maybe he will be a July 4th baby instead of a July 18th. LOL! I have been feeling great (except for being tired, but I think the 2 and 4 year are part of that) until this past week. Headaches have been an issue for a week now. Horrible headaches, but with the doctors blessing she told me have a little caffeine and that has helped. So we will see. Other news, we are all moved into our new house and slowly make it ours. #3’s crib and dresser are ordered and I am ready to get his room together. Crazy nesting, LOL! Next appointment will be at 28 weeks with glucose testing, DTAP booster, and Rho-gram. I can’t wait, not! We will have another ultrasound at 32 weeks! So until then……

Yes, those are his feet right by his head!

#3 20 Weeks

HALF WAY THERE! I had my 20week ultrasounds today and everything looks great. I am actually carrying a baby that is the size he is suppose to be, instead of huge! LOL! The heart, brain, and everything else looked perfect. I am feeling great, except for being so tired. It has not helped that Sawyer and Slater have both been sick, so hopefully after they start to feel better we can all get some sleep. Otherwise, things are going well. I have only gained 5lbs this time (so far) so I am hoping I can actually pass my diabetes test! More to come in the next few weeks… Here are a few pictures from today:

#3 16 Weeks

Good morning! I know I am few weeks late, but running around with Sawyer and Slater all day makes it hard to keep up! 16 weeks, and I am finally feeling better. I only have to the pop the zofran here and there, and it is usually in the morning when I have to get up super early for work. Other then that, I am feeling good. The only change with this one is I am soooo tired! I think between the weather and the non- stop atmosphere of my house, it is something that wont change. I am excited to finally start feeling him move more. The only time I really feel him is when I am holding Slater. He lets me know that he is not a fan of sharing me! Lol Next ultrasound is at 20 weeks! Until then enjoy the selfie!

#3 12 Weeks

We finally had an ultrasound. I forgot how much fun it is to see the little green bean bouncing around in my belly. The baby looked great. Heart rate was on the higher side, just like Sawyer and Slater. I loved my new doctor and she is very similar to my doctor in FL. She is going to continue to have me get ultrasounds every four weeks and follow me close, just like in FL. We also had genetic testing done to make sure everything was okay with the baby. We got the results back this week and we are having baby BOY #3! They can tell with the blood work what the gender will be! I can’t believe it is another boy! Sawyer and Slater are so excited. Guess I will stay Queen of the house! LOL

Baby Boy #3 at 11.5 weeks!

#3 8 Weeks

We have done it again! (No pun intended!) We are pregnant with our 3rd child. It was a little earlier then we had planned, but we are so excited. I still have not had an ultrasound at this time; my 1st will be at 11 weeks. I am very anxious about a new doctor and new hospital. So far it has been pretty rough. I have been soooo nausea, and with two little ones running around there is not a lot of time for sleep. But the Zofran has helped. More around 12 weeks!

8 weeks with baby #3!

Slater Thomas is Here!

Baby Slater Thomas has arrived! He was born on March 5th at 12:07pm! He weighed in at a big 8lbs 1oz and 20.5 inches; all handsome little boy! Tom and I could not feel anymore blessed; he is just perfect! So here is the story; (If you want the real details, see me later!! HAHA!) So Tom and I headed to the hospital around midnight the night before. We were admitted and in our room within the hour. They started an IV on me and gave me fluids and also checked Slater’s heart rate and everything checked out great! Following the plan my doctor had written for the actual induction not to start until 500am. So Tom and I hurried and got ready for bed and tried to get some sleep! I think Tom actually slept, but I had a much harder time. It was not due to nerves or being hooked up to monitors, it was the amount of IV fluid I was getting that made me have to pee every 30 mins! So I was up and down to the bathroom most of the night! 5:00am rolled around and I was awakened by the nurse hanging the bag of pitosin. I remember thinking to myself “How fast is this stuff really going to work?” I watched a few drops drip into my IV and nothing happen, so I rolled back over and went to sleep for a while. Around 800am or so Dr. Faheys partner came in to break my water. (Dr. Fahey was in a c-section) It was clear and I was about 6cm! I was really surprised because I was not really in pain just slightly uncomfortable! He said he would of helped me stretch to 7 or 8cm but since I did not have my epidural yet, he would wait! As time went on the pain started to increase but nothing to extreme. (Nothing like the back pain I was had with Sawyer.) At this point I decided to better get the epidural now before it gets out of control or too late. They came in and I got the epidural and it went okay. This time it hurt a lot more because I was not having the extreme labor pain like last time. Funny story, when they sat me up for the epidural, all the rest of my water came flying out and covered my nurse’s brand new shoes. And they had a mesh top! Oops!!! But hey at lease it is sterile! During this time Dr. Fahey came in to check on me and she liked my progress, and said at this time we could actually start to bare down, but she needed to finish another c-section. So we were waiting, knowing very well if the baby would come before hand we would be taken care of by the nurse and her partner. The baby was all ready to come out, we were just waiting! It gave the nurse plenty of time to get everything set up! Oh Epidurals, you are wonderful! After I got that I still had a lot of discomfort with each contractions but not extreme pain! (Hey I am no ones hero, I am all for epidurals!!) As we continued to watch the monitor we noticed that Slater’s heart rate would start to drop at not the right time. They started to switch my positions to see if that would help, but nothing really seemed to help. They put me back on my back and he started to drop his heart rate only with contractions. (This is somewhat normal.) But at this point I knew something was not right (and I know my nurse did to, because she did not leave the room) but neither of us led on to mom or Tom! Thankfully Dr. Fahey walked in the room and checked me and said, all right lets do this! I pushed for a little while and slowly made progress! (I am not a good pusher at all!!) As the contractions continued and with me pushing we could hear his heart rate getting lower and lower with each one. The nurse kept messing with the monitors and trying to find his heart rate. We lost his heart rate twice! The next thing I know they are slapping oxygen on me and turning me to my side and demanding me to breathe fast and deep! (I knew what was going on but Tom and Mom had no clue) I just remember looking at both of them and telling them with my eyes that something is not right! So they would roll me on my back, let me push and then throw me back on my side between pushes. Then the next thing I know that doctor is in my face asking episiotomy or vacuum? NO vacuum I said! And then I heard snip, snip, snip! (This is a sound that my mom, Tom, and I will never ever forget!) The doctor then told me to push and I tried with all my might, and as I was pushing she said “Get the vacuum ready, we have to get this baby out NOW!” At that point I gave one last push with everything I had and finally she had a hold of him! The cord was around his neck! She got it off of his neck and laid him on my stomach! Even though he was a little floppy, his color was great! He was soooo handsome! I will never forget it! Tons of hair too!!! They suctioned him all out and I got to hold him for like 2 sec before they took him over to the warmer. From there we noticed that he was working a little harder to breathe then normal. They suctioned him again and gave him some oxygen for a bit! At this point, my legs still wide open to the world, all I was thinking was NICU! The one place I did not want my baby to go! The transition nurse came in and the let me try to breastfeed him. He did okay but was still flaring his nose to breathe. They called the NICU doctors to the room. Lucky I know them all, and I was giving them the stink eye about taking him! They assessed him and thought we would do okay in the nursery with some monitoring. I was happy and sad at the same time. He was not going to the NICU but he was leaving me. So for the next 2 hours (it felt like 100 hours) while I waited for the epidural to wear off I sat without my baby! I was really upset. I did everything I could to make the epidural wear off fast! Finally I could walk again and I did the whole post care and we were off to recovery and to where Slater was. They wheeled me into the nursery where he was hooked up to monitors and the numbers looked great! So they were going to let him come to the room with me!! I was soo happy!! The next two days we were in the hospital. Breastfeeding with this one is the complete opposite of Sawyer! He knows what he is doing! He has been nursing great! Really we have no complaints about him. The episiotomy was the area of hell this time! OMG did that hurt! Lets just say I could not really walk until about 2 weeks post! Slater also started to have slight jaundice, but not high enough to need lights. But we finally went home and have adjusted well. Slater has been a dream baby (I hope I did not jinks myself!)! He is still breastfeeding like a champ and having plenty of wet/poopy diapers! We went back to the doctors and they thought his jaundice looked better. So no labs were needed. He does have pretty bad reflux, we have started two meds for that, and it has gotten much better! We are all working on bonding and adapting to having another little one around! Sawyer has done great with him, and he even holds him here and there! They are going to be best buds in the coming years! We are so blessed to have two healthy handsome boys! Thank you all for your love and support!

#2 38 Weeks

Finally the end! So this week we have tried everything to get labor jump started on its own! Knowing that we will be induced on my birthday is giving me the strength to try everything! At my doctor’s appointment I was 4cm dilated and about 50% effaced! So that was great news and surprising because I have had a few contractions here and there, but nothing consistent! We tried all the obvious stuff! Sex, walking, jumping jacks, hot sauce, spicy food, lunges, using my breast pump, walking up and down 7 flights of stairs at work, a bumpy car ride, and primrose oil, and none of it worked! I am totally convinced now that when people say that these ideas “sent them into labor” it was totally just a coincidence! We went and had another ultrasound and the baby is measuring over 8 lbs and is in good position! We are just waiting now! So back to the doctor we went for our 38 week check up! I am now 4.5cm dilated and 75% effaced! So I hardly made any progress! After getting the size of the baby from the ultrasound, me not making much progress, and being sooooo uncomfortable we deicide to induce at 39 weeks! And guess when 39 weeks is, YEP IT IS ON MY BIRTHDAY! I really had an issue with this at 1st, but now I cannot think of a better present to have on my birthday! So #2 and I will be sharing a birthday forever! So until the 5th……

#2 34-36 Weeks

OMG, lets have this baby! This week we went (for what I hope) is our final ultrasound. I was still pretty sure he was breech, but we got other news! The night before I had lots of pain and just could not get comfortable. Come to find out that was because he FLIPPED! #2 is head down/face down! Actually he is far enough down that they could not even get a picture of his face! I was so excited because I really did NOT want a c-section. At this point he was around 6lbs 9oz and still measuring about 1.5 weeks ahead of my expected date. I am due 3/12 but with his measurements it is calculated 3/3! So we will see! Tom and I have both car seats in the car and ready to go! It is so weird to look in my back seat and see them both! Pretty sure there will never be such thing as a peaceful drive anymore! Haha So from here on out we are ready, everything is packed for the hospital, both boys’ rooms are finished, and this mama is so ready! I am very very uncomfortable this time around! So baby #2 lets do this!!! Next appointment is on 2/21 and hopefully the doctor and I can come to agreement about when we are going to have this baby and hopefully it wont be on my birthday!!! We did family/maternity pictures this weekend! Here is a sneak peak! (once we get the finals we will send them out) And the last one you can see how big I am getting!!! :)

#2 28-30 Weeks!

Almost to the end! A week and half ago we had a little scare, because the baby did not move almost all day for me. Tom came home early from work to watch Sawyer and I went to the hospital and had a Non Stress Test done. As soon as they hooked me up to all the monitors the baby started moving! I don think he liked all those bands around him! Ever since then he is right back to being a very active baby! We had our repeat ultrasound and the baby’s brain measured normal and it all looked good this time! WE ARE SO HAPPY! We were really stressed about the possible brain issues and development delay! But we went into this ultrasound agreeing that no matter what we were going to love this baby! He is so cute! They told us he already has a full head of hair, and is 3.5 lbs! I am only 28/29 weeks and he is measuring 31 weeks! He is going to be a big boy! Tom and I don’t think he looks like Sawyer (from what we can see) so maybe this one will be the spitting image of Tom! So excited to meet this little (big) man! I am feeling okay, back into the tired phase! I think between the holidays and Sawyer cutting his two-year molars, it makes me even more worn out! Sawyer has adjusted great to his new room. He is still in his crib (and loves it) so we are not pushing the big boy bed until he starts to hate or try to climb out of the crib. So the next big purchase for Baby #2 is the crib! Thank you so much to everyone that has helped with the cord banking money! It is a HUGE help! Our next ultrasound is not until 2/7/13! Hopefully by then he has flipped, he is still sitting breech! But if he is like his brother, he won’t flip until the last second! Here are a few pictures of my big belly and his cute little face! Love and miss you all!

#2 24 Weeks

Wow a lot has happen! Sorry I missed 22 weeks, but like I said life has been crazy! We had our ultrasound and we did not get the report we would of like to have had. The baby's ventricles (a part of the brain) are slightly enlarged and I have gestational diabetes! Really, So for any of you that thinks there is going to be a #3 let me clear the air right now, We are done after this baby! LOL So hopefully when we go 12/28 for our next ultrasound the ventricles will be down. The gestational diabetes is something that will not go away until after I have the baby. So I am on a very modified diet and checking (yes sticking my fingers) 4 times a day! This could explain why the baby is already so big and why I have not felt good the whole pregnancy! So maybe once my sugars are under control we will both start feeling better! So we pray that the baby will not need NICU care, please keep us in your prayers! Until the next ultrasound we are going to enjoy the holidays with Sawyer and make it an awesome Christmas and then turn right around and get ready for this 2nd birthday! (Can you believe he is 2 already!)? Here are a few pics of me and my big belly and the baby!! Love and miss you all!

This is his face, so cute!

Another picture of his face, the cord is infront of his mouth!

#2 20 Weeks

IT’S A BOY!!! We had our 20 weeks ultrasound today and we saw a penis! No doubt about it! The baby is measuring right around 20 weeks and looks great. We are so pleased we got a nice healthy report! During the ultrasound the baby was full of energy! He moved all over the place! So now the name game begins! I am pretty set on one, but we will see if Tom and I can get on the same page!!! ☺ The due date is still March 12th!!! Check back in for more info soon!

#2 18 Weeks

I can’t believe I am already 18 weeks! Thank goodness! I have been feeling better with each day, but still get hit with waves of nausea! I am finally starting to feel a lot of flutters! Tom even felt a few good kicks this week! We are pretty sure it will be another crazy boy, but find out for sure in two weeks! Until then….

#2 16 Weeks

So slowly but surely I am getting my energy back! Still having such a hard time falling and staying asleep! But I am sure it will get better until I am really huge! Haha Sawyer just got over hand/foot/mouth so that has taken a toll on all of us! Thank goodness he has started to get better! My next doc apt is Oct 10th. This is just a routine check up with my doctor. Heart rate and measurements! Next ultrasound is Oct 23rd, so until then we are hanging in there!

#2 14 Weeks

Finally, the end of my 1st trimester! That is the problem with finding out so early, because it seems to take forever to get through these weeks! I am still not feeling well and sleep is a hit and miss thing! I mean my toddler sleeps better then I do! Also I am just trying to eat what and when I can! With Sawyer I could sit down and eat a whole turkey and still want more! This one I have about 10 bites and I am full, and then 2 hours later I will need another 10 bites! I just want to eat! Hahaha! Also my skin is horriable this time and my hair is not getting full! This child is just taking everything from me! ☺ Sawyer is doing well we are practicing being gentle with his stuff animals, baby doll, and dogs! We have a long way to go! HAHA! More to come at 16 weeks!

#2 12 Weeks

Then at our 12 week ultrasound we learned the bleed was healing and the baby was doing great! We saw all the finger and toes, and it even jumped all around my tummy for us! We go again at 16 weeks for more blood work (its routine for genetic testing) and then finally the 20-week ultrasound will happen on October 23rd for find out if we are having a boy or girl! And this is the ultrasound that checks to make sure all the bones and organs are growing correctly! We are really excited! We are hoping for a girl, but are way okay with a boy! It would be nice to have one of each, but if it is another boy, Sawyer and the new boy will be best friends!!! Sooo excited!!