Surprise!
Baby number three is coming soon. Well, at the end of January to be more ‘precise’ (if that’s even a thing with due dates).
It’s taken me so long to share this mostly because we’re so busy with our other two that the weeks have just flown by. But here we are…a few months out from welcoming baby #3 into our family.
A little about our family
Here’s a bit of background about us. We have two little girls, Brooklyn who is 4.5 years old, and Julianna who is 2 years old. We have always known that we wanted three children so as soon as we could start trying for baby number three, we did. (I didn’t have a cycle postpartum until after I completely finished breastfeeding so I waited until Julianna weaned herself).
We were fortunate to have gotten pregnant relatively quickly. I learned a lot about my cycle when we were trying to conceive Julianna so I felt a bit more ‘prepared’ in that sense. I also used an ovulation tracking kit, which really helped me although I know there are mixed opinions on how accurate they are.
And it’s a…
If you know me, you know I very, very much dislike surprises. The reason is multifaceted, but to skim the surface it’s because I don’t like being disappointed and I like to be in control (hello anxious Ashley).
Needless to say, I wanted to know the sex of all my babies so I could prepare, emotionally and physically. (Luckily Kris, my partner, was also on board with finding out the sex, phew!)
Most of our family members guessed that we were having another girl. Even Kris was convinced he was going to be the odd man out and have three daughters. I, on the other hand, had a different feeling. Around 12 weeks or so I started to feel like we were having a boy and then as the weeks went on my confidence grew. Before going for our anatomy scan I was about 95% certain the baby was a boy. And low and behold, our anatomy scan confirmed that we are indeed having a BOY!! I *almost* cried (I’m not a happy crier so this was big for me).
Of course I would have been thrilled to have another girl, but I have always envisioned having two girls and a boy. Plus, Brooklyn and Julianna have such a special bond as sisters that I’m excited for them to have a little brother to take care of.
How pregnancy has been
Honestly, all of my pregnancies have been quite uneventful, in a good way (I’m not complaining, just stating). I have had mild cravings that don’t last long, mild nausea that doesn’t last long, and disrupted sleep from about 15 weeks on, which doesn’t entirely affect me. This pregnancy has been no different.
As I’m sitting at 30 weeks pregnant now, I’m feeling good. Big, but good. I’m noticing that I’m more easily out of breath and helping the girls with things is getting increasingly more difficult. And then I remind myself that I still have 10 weeks left…oof.
So in the physical pregnancy department, not much to report.
Emotionally, it has brought up quite a bit, mainly because we are planning for this to be our last baby. I really love growing babies and so the idea that this will be the last time is hard to digest. It’s a strange thought: I don’t want more children but I’m still sad that I won’t be pregnant again – does that make sense?
And then of course I’m thinking about how my time with Brooklyn and Julianna will look different once we add one more. So many thoughts on this, that I think I’ll save them for another day.
But there we have it. My final pregnancy journey bringing up so many emotions but mainly gratitude that I’m here and able to do this.
And thank YOU for being here.
Until next time,
Ashley
