Here we are again, one more time. We are thrilled to be having a third baby due on October 9! Notice that I am 20 weeks and I did not say boy or girl. That is because we are not finding out this time! Let me back up.
2017 proved to NOT be the year of the 3rd Morthland baby. After a few miscarriages, specifically on January 28, 2018, Madeline came up to me, pointed to my belly and said "you have a baby in your belly, mom." I said "not right now, Mad" but I thought "babies are intuitive I should probably take a test." I bought a few tests and took one the next day. And it was positive! I called Dr. Gautreau and I went in for lab work to confirm the pregnancy. My HCG level was 110 and progesterone was 34 - all looked promising! I then had blood work done for two weeks to make sure my levels were increasing. The best part of being closely monitored was that beginning at 6 weeks, I had a sonogram every week up until 11 weeks! At 6 weeks, the sonogram confirmed implementation in my uterus, but there was not a fetal pole yet! From the beginning, everything about this pregnancy has been completely different from my other two.
6 weeks (2.08.18)
While this was going on, we told no one (Well that isn't true, I told my best friend Mia because she is pregnant too and we have the same due date!). I was too afraid to say it out loud or share the news. Geoff and I agreed to wait until 10-12 weeks to tell. At least that was the plan....
My parent's Mardi Gras Ball was February 3, which I was dreading because of the need to "fake drink" to prevent any questions. Our friend Paul came in town for a visit and came to the ball with us. We told him over dinner the night before the ball because I wasn't drinking wine and it was a little obvious. Well, Paul had a little to much fun with the bourbon the following night and decided to tell my sister Anna, who told my sister Kelsey. So at 4 weeks and change, three people knew.
Mardi Gras Ball
Weekly Sonograms
7 weeks (2.21.18)
8 weeks (2.28.18)
9 weeks (3.07.18)
My next fake drinking event was our friend Ben's wedding on March 10. I thought we did well, until weeks later Ben told me that Geoff spilled the news to him and most of the wedding party. My parents kept the girls for the weekend. When we picked the girls up in Lake Charles, I asked my mom how it went (she seemed exhausted). She said "I'm not sure I could handle more than 2!" which was the perfect set up for me to say "Well, looks like you're going to have to figure it out because one more is coming!"
Ben and Kristin's Wedding
10 week bump
After what seemed like forever, we were finally 11 weeks and headed to California, ready to share the news with the Morthlands!
11 weeks (3.22.18)
We ordered the girls "Big Sister" shirts for when we arrived in Palm Springs on March 27. Corliss noticed first. It took John a second to put it all together. It was hard to avoid posting pictures while we traveled! At 11 weeks, I was craving sour candy. I sent Geoff to the store a couple times for sour gummy worms.
April was a blur, and by May 1, I was really showing! I felt the baby's first kicks at 16 weeks and 5 days! We had told close friends and family, but people were beginning to give me looks and ASK IF I WAS PREGNANT! Luckily, I don't offend easily ;) At 16 weeks I was craving pickles and cheese-its.
Bump at 17 weeks (May 1)
Bump at the Walk to Cure Arthritis (May 5)
I finally felt confident. The baby was moving more and more. Mother's Day Weekend seemed like the right time to let the world know that the Morthland Caboose was on its way!
"These girls are why I wake up (so early) in the morning, why I cry over
mushy commercials and partly why I’m loosing my sanity. So let’s just
add one more to the mix. Our caboose baby will join us in October!"
Baby at 20 weeks
20 week baby bump
That is my 20 week recap! I will blog for this baby, mostly for my memory's sake. I am loosing it after having these kids. But also, I wouldn't want this baby to feel left out. He or she was and is very much wanted and prayed for.
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