I haven't found time to blog about our bambino lately, so I thought it would be a good time to share an update! I am just over 18 weeks pregnant and my last doctor's appointment was February 7th.
My doctor appointments are so easy this time around. My doctor does an ultrasound and I had 5 tubes of blood drawn this time around and that was it. I love my doctor. He's very friendly and personable. I loved my doctor's when I had the girls, but I love that i'm not rotating through a group and i'm seeing the same doctor each visit.
Because he does an ultrasound every visit, we're going to have lots of pictures to post!
This picture above totally freaks me out. Baby does not look like a baby, but rather some growing animal.
Here's baby flexing it's muscles! Look how tiny that arm is!
If you're a facebook friend or even a follower of HPA then you already know that baby #3 is another GIRL!!!!!
We are super excited to be welcoming a 3rd baby girl in our family! We're going to have lots of cheerleaders for the football team!
It took us a few weeks, but we decided that the baby's name would be Addelyn Pearl.
Addelyn is sort of a family name. I had originally wanted the name Madelyn, but didn't want this baby to have the same first initial as MC. I read the name Addelyn on facebook and thought it was cute. After texting DJs step-mom I realized that Addie is the name that the first immigrant on DJ's side of the family married. Isadore Welte came to the states from Scotland (I think) and married a lady named Addie. Sadly, Addie and Isadore were divorced and Addie was later shot by her boyfriend. I told DJ that we may be setting this child up for disaster, but he reminded me that we create our own good luck. My mom also found out that Addie was a family member on my grandfather's side of the family. At this point, I'm not sure if we'll call her Addelyn, or use Addie for short. We'll probably go back and forth as we do with MC. (We actually call her Meggie.)
Pearl comes from the other two girls. Gretchen and Megan both have the name meanings of Pearl, and since I wanted to keep that name meaning incorporated with this baby we settled on Pearl. The only other name that means Pearl that I liked was Margaret, but we figured Margaret would be called Maggie, which is too close to Meggie.
I love that Addie will have a classic name just as Gretchen and Megan have.
Here's a picture of me almost at 18 weeks.
I am definitely showing! However, I still have several shirts that still fit, as well as some non-maternity jeans. Although, in the last few days, those are getting tighter, and i'll need to start wearing my belly band with them more. It is getting more difficult to bend over, especially in blue jeans. Thankfully, I can still sleep on my belly and i'm sleeping well at night.
Cravings include a weekly lunch outing to Backyard Burgers for a turkey burger and sweet potato fries. I also regularly enjoy ice cream, chocolate, and i've had more of an intense craving for fruit. I've been buying a lot of oranges, and when I've found good strawberries, I've snatched those up too. I'm ready for pineapple, strawberries, and oranges all the time!
The baby should be about 5 1/2 inches long and weigh about 7 oz.
I'm feeling baby movements, but DJ has not felt them yet.
My students are starting to notice that I'm pregnant.
G is very excited that she's having another little sister. MC of course has no idea, but when she points to my belly, I tell her baby and she repeats the word.
We have picked out fabric for her baby bedding and I'm going to accessorize the room in monograms, elephants, frames, and cross-stitch hoops. We will use the same crib that the girls have used, but I will be buying a "new" dresser and nightstand. I am really wanting painted turquoise furniture.
My next doctor appointment is March 7th, and i'll update again around that time!
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