Bun in the Oven

Yep! Bun in the oven, and we couldn't be more excited!!! I am a little over 13 weeks and feeling great, thankfully! Baby #3 is DUE MAY 14, 2014.The first trimester flew by with my boys keeping me busy. I am so grateful to have felt good throughout the first trimester...no sickness, no fatigue, nothing. Obviously, I don't want to feel sick but at the same time- I kept wanting confirmation from the doctor! We waited so long to tell people until I knew, for sure, I was pregnant and all was good! Well, after 2 ultrasounds...it's confirmed! There is officially a bun in the Monteverde oven!

Baby is looking healthy. I have 4 cysts on my left ovary, which they are monitoring. One of them is pretty big, but at today's ultrasound, it is showing signs of "calming down!" The cysts are really no risk to the baby- they can just cause pain for me. I have heard the pain is pretty intense, I am SO happy that they seem to be reducing in size! I have had a few days of feeling crampy...not painful, just a steady feeling. However, those feelings are starting to go away. All in all, no complaints.

Big news...we are NOT finding out the gender of this baby. In case this is our last baby, we want to experience not knowing the gender. I am already so 'gitty' thinking about labor, and the excitement of not knowing what blessing is in store!

Hunter and Trent are 22 months apart, and Trent and baby #3 will also be 22 months apart in age! We are VERY happy with the age difference between the boys, and I sure hope that it feels as natural this time around! With the holidays around the corner- this pregnancy is going to fly by. I am going to make the effort to adsorb every moment and embrace these days with my boys. We are open to having 4 kids, but we are not committed to 4. So, we are approaching this pregnancy as "this may be our last." My goal is to soak up every minute of this pregnancy. It's all a "chemistry" thing for me....if our family chemistry feels "complete" then we will be done. We will play it by ear and be grateful for each moment and each blessing!

I REALLY could not be more excited! This feels so right, so good! It is such a blessing, and I am so humbled! I LOVE that my kids will be close in age and experience each phase of life together. We are happy happy happy!