18 Weeks

This has been my favorite week out of this whole pregnancy!

 We had an ultrasound on Thursday and found out that little baby Keb number 3 is indeed a girl.
I got to see her little hands and feet and arms and legs and belly and face and it was all buckets of cuteness. Ultrasounds never grow old.

Adeline was absolutely ecstatic when I came home and told her baby was a sister. I would pay a large amount of money to go back in time and live that moment again (this time recording it). The look on her face was the most genuine happiness in a truly excited little girl. I loved it.
We shop at Target weekly for diapers and more cute things, and every time we'd pass the baby section Adeline would pick a dress or something girly for "the baby in my belly."
I never let her get anything, often resulting in tears on her end, because of course we didn't know baby's gender.
So right after my ultrasound I picked her up and let her pick out something for her sister at Target.

She gave her selection quite the run down and carefully chose this pink little newborn dress. Sweet moments here lately.

 So here's the down low on the pregnancy where we are today:

-While I was in the hospital last month the ultrasounds showed I was due sooner than my originally determined due date of September 2nd. The ultrasound I had Thursday determined I'm right on track and only due probably a few days sooner. So my doctor won't officially move my date up, but I claim she's coming late August. Despite my track record of carrying til due date. 
-My nausea has been reduced greatly now. I usually am still sick once or twice a day and nauseated throughout the day but at a much more tolerable degree. Most times I'm sick are either because I let my stomach get too empty, smelled something gross, or heartburn gets too bad.
-I have no desire to do anything. Between chasing my active 3 and 1 year old I have become queen slacker on housework and anything else falling under my responsibilities. 
-I've got a whole lot of pregnancy acne like I had with Adeline.
-I've been having a lot of ligament pain lately.
-I hate pants. I have to remember to put pants on when I go out to walk the dog or get the mail. [Unexpected visitors, always let me know you're coming! ]
 -My hair and nails are growing at lightening speed. I thought the other day that maybe I'd cut my hair short for the summer. That thought immediately followed Gideon grabbing a handful of hair and yanking my head back throwing me off balance as I fell to the side. I hope I can continue to tolerate these long locks. I like um when little ones aren't pulling on them.

-I'm always scorching hot, and I most definitely am referring to temperature wise not looking so hot. 
-I've already gained back some of the weight that I lost last trimester. [Sarcastic yay]
-I've felt her since about 13 weeks but now that subtly is turning into ferocity! Baby girl rocks the house after Momma enjoys a coconut snowball.
-She is about the size of a sweet potato, and she's estimated at weighing in about 8-9ounces.
-I already went through some of Adeline's baby clothes that I kept, and I think I'm covered for size newborn, but since Adeline was an infant in the spring/summer and Selah will be an infant in the fall/winter, I'll have to pick up some things for her after she's born.
-We're starting to plan out what the girls' room will look like as we contemplate investing in a new bed/bunk beds soon. (OMG I said girls' as in plural)
-We're also thinking of a bigger vehicle. We have a nice new Terrain that fits the four of us nicely, but we're doubting our ability to squeeze the five of us in there for very long. Maybe if we trade in sooner rather than later, we'll get more for it.
-We love Selah's name, and we're very okay that some don't. 

I feel so blessed right now. I pray and pray and pray that this pregnancy continues to go smoothly and she remains healthy. 

14 weeks

 14 weeks

Boy? Girl? Boy? Girl? 

This wait drives me nuts.

Today I called Philip at work to ask him about a potential baby name, and he fussed me because he thought something was wrong since I never call at work. 

I can't help it! 

Baby on the brain! 

You'd think I'd care less about the gender this go round since I already have one of each and neither sex will be anything new to our family. 

I really can't wait to find out though. 

I genuinely don't prefer one over the other so that's good.

I really want a boy!

but I really want a girl.

but a boy would be easier.

but a girl would be easier to name.

Haha see!???? I'm a little bit crazy.

Like.... I'm turning to wives tales crazy.

See:

Fetal Heart Rate and Gender Another popular gender prediction method is based on the baby's heart rate. If the baby's heart rate is over 140 beats per minute, then you are having a girl. If the baby's heart rate is under 140 beats per minute, you are having a boy.

For Adeline the wives tale was proven, she always had a high heart rate.

For Gideon the wives tale was true, he always had a lower heart rate. 

Wives tale accordingly baby3 would be a girl with a heart rate always in the 170s.

Chinese Gender Chart:  Ancient Chinese Gender Chart is over 700 years old. The legend said that the Chinese birth gender chart was found in a royal tomb by a Chinese scientist. Chinese gender chart fertility calendar was recently discovered and is now used to predict the gender of the unborn baby.

For Adeline the Chinese Gender Chart was false and predicted she was a boy.

For Gideon the Chinese Gender Chart was true!

For baby3 the Chinese Gender Chart predicts girl.

How you carry boy or girl: One of the popular myths is how you carry your baby can predict the gender. If you carry high, then it's a girl; and if you carry low, it's a boy. If most of your weight is in front, then you are having a boy; if your most of your weight is in the middle, then you should plan for a girl.

 For all 3 I carried/am carrying low.

So that would be false for Adeline.

True for Gideon.

and that predicts baby3 as a boy.

Your cravings gender determination: Some myths propose that if you are craving sweets during your pregnancy, you are having a girl. If you are craving spicy and salty foods, then you are having a boy.

Well... I don't crave anything at all when I'm pregnant.

Except for about 1 week each pregnancy I craved strawberry Starbursts. Just the pink ones.

So this would be true for Adeline.

False for Gideon.

and predicts baby3 as a girl. 

and then there's the trusty everyone else's gender guess: Where all of your family and friends make a solid guess at the baby's gender.

For Adeline most of my friends and family guessed girl, so it was true.

For Gideon most of my family and friends guessed boy, so it was true.

For baby3 from what I'm hearing most of ya'll are on team pink which estimates girl. 

Sooooo although the majority of the wives tales predict I'm having a girl, I'm pretty much still very confused on what I think this baby bunny is. Wives tales predicting gender are silly. There are some I haven't tried because I refuse to pee on something weird just to watch the color turn and the ring on a string over the belly thing is just untrusting because I the person holding the string can manipulate it OR you can't even tell if its spinning or swinging.I guess I could give credit to the heart rate wives tale since it has been true for both of my little ones, but I'm thinking really it's just a fun little thing to keep you guessing!

I'm 14 weeks now. I go to the doctor later this week for a follow up and then we'll schedule my gender ultrasound then I think. They usually do it around 18 weeks, so I'd have to wait a month! I do know a little ultrasound specialty place here that guarantees gender determination as early as 16 weeks, but that'd be out of pocket for us to pay for, so I'm thinking I'll just wait until the end of March for my insurance covered ultrasound. It is very tempting though to sneak over and peek and whether we're going to be naming a little sister or brother.

I know either way God has made a perfect selection to the newest addition over here. Excited for when he lets us in on the secret. 

We have a few girl names picked out, and so far we haven't even touched boy names and won't unless well, baby is a boy. We have such a hard time agreeing on boy names and had a really crazy time naming Gideon.

So I guess that's where we're at pregnancy wise. It's kind of been kicking my bum keeping up with these two when all I want to do is kick back on the couch. I'm looking forward to the fall when I have all three babies here and ready to love on. Until then just thanking God for this gift!

Yup, it's true.

My, my, my....

my secret keeping skills impressed me. 

We kept this relatively quiet for like a month.... 

 

 

Whaaaaat?

1, 2, what?

three?????? EEeeeeeeee!!!!!!

& we're as excited as could be. 

 
The Lord told us to be fruitful & multiply, and when He speaks ya know we follow suit. 

;)
We were very surprised with a positive pregnancy test in mid December.
Shock and panic and a loud adrenaline induced throbbing throughout my entire body lasted all of about 3 hours until peace and excitement settled in.
My thoughts went from, "We'll need a bigger table. We'll need a bigger vehicle. We'll need a bigger budget." to: "I did it twice, He wants me to do it again." to: "There's gonna be a whole lot of blessed chaos around here." to: "I'm going to be a mommy X 3!" and a lot of Oh my God!'s in between all of that.

I want to remember Philip's face forever when I told him after work that day. The huge, genuine smile swept instantly across his face and it was the brightest in his eyes. Any doubt or worry of our ability to handle it was instantly erased as he grabbed me and hugged me. I love, and I do mean love an unexpected, impromptu, genuine Philip smile.  

We are now accepting and asking for abundant prayer for a healthy pregnancy and baby number three. 

God is so good to us, and we are so very grateful for our babies. 1, 2, and 3 due on or around September 2nd.

I will find out Thursday with another ultrasound if my due date has changed any. We weren't exactly positive on the due date or how far along I am because I hadn't been tracking my cycles, and they were kind of wonky anyway.

After Gideon was about 2 weeks old Philip started talking about wanting more kids. My attitude about that then was a cross between I could punch you in the face to get away from me to how incredibly sweet! 
He's been talking about it ever since, but to be honest pregnancy terrifies me, and I was thinking if we would add on a third maybe we could do it in a couple of years or so. God had different plans though, and I'm okay with that.

Ever since we found out we were pregnant we've been praying desperately for deliverance from hyperemisis that I refuse to claim this pregnancy. Thank you to our good friends who were passionately praying right aside us for my health and strength. I am almost 9 weeks and although I am sick, I am physically much stronger than I was at this point in my previous pregnancies. If I were to compare this pregnancy to my others, the next 6 weeks may be my hardest, but my other two babies have birthdays next month and with that comes a birthday party, so I am just going to believe that we'll be able to pull that off and that we can concentrate on Adeline and Gideon turning 3 and 1 in just a few short weeks.

and to answer the last frequently asked question:
I am planning on this being my last pregnancy.
although I said that for Gideon.
I'm thinking our home will be happily filled with 3 little Kebodeauxs, 2 big ones, and a Labradoodle.
So, uh...God if you've got different plans, can I request an early heads up?

So there we have it.
We are expanding quickly around here.
I will have 3.... 3 and under. 

Ohhh my!