Here comes #3!

Baby #3 is on the way! And we are just so excited about it! Baby is due on March 22.

This pregnancy has been a lot different for a couple of reasons. #1- Diclegis. In the past I've been on Zofran to deal with terrible morning sickness, but now this fancy new drug called Diclegis is on the market and it has been a total game changer for me! It has worked really, really well for me. Usually morning sickness leaves me despondent and barely functional. Between diclegis and eating very often, morning sickness has felt much more manageable this time around. I am so thankful! And diclegis is proven safer and has less side effects.

#2 We didn't tell anyone I was pregnant for a long time. We decided this early on, for many reasons, mainly that we didn't want to tell anyone until we'd told our boys- and once the boys knew it obviously wouldn't be a secret from anyone anymore (our boys love to share any type of news with everyone they meet). So we just kept it between us for 15 weeks. It's probably the first secret I've ever kept in my whole life.

Because we didn't tell anyone we were pregnant, I felt like I had to just toughen up and carry on with normal life. This was easier this time around, since I was just mostly experiencing some annoying nausea instead of my normal debilitating nausea. My energy levels have been so low- I always forget just how tired I am during the first trimester. So I haven't been running at usual speed, but for the most part life has gone as normal. I even planned (and went) on a road trip to Yellowstone right in the middle of my first trimester (I was 9 weeks then) and did just fine. Our yard, however, I pretty much gave up on. I have only had so much energy and weeding just hasn't been a priority.

I was so nervous to have another baby. There will be a little over four years between this baby and Hudson. The last four years with just two kids have been so fun, so manageable and just pretty comfortable. We never really thought we were done, but it never felt like the right time for another baby- and for most of that time I wasn't really baby hungry either! My cute boys filled that need completely. We were starting to feel like it was about time to have another one, when I got a very distinct impression in the temple that now was the time. I think I needed that prompting to give me the push- as much as I wanted another baby in our family, I was dreading another pregnancy. As I wrote above, this pregnancy has been much smoother (although I'd love to just forget the whole month of August and have it stricken from my record forever- it was no picnic). Mostly we are just so happy to be having another child join our family!

At 15 weeks we were able to get an ultrasound and found out that the baby is a ...... Another boy! Right after our appointment we told Chase and Hudson they were getting a baby brother. They were ecstatic! They both immediately ran up and hugged and kissed my belly and told their baby brother how much they loved him. It warmed my heart to see them so excited about this new little member of our family. Ben and I feel so blessed to have another healthy little son to add to our gang!