Baby #3 - 24 weeks

Due Date: October 12, 2014. 

Symptoms: only a couple of horrible headaches in the past couple of weeks. lots of bathroom breaks. also still tired.

What's different this time: I don't remember being this tired at this point before. Went several days in a row without a nap and barely survived (slightly dramatic?).

Cravings/Aversions: For the first time in all of the pregnancies, I actually got up in the middle of the night to fulfill a craving. Orange juice. 2 huge glasses at 3am. I figured I needed to drink it anyways before we left the next day.

Sleep: such a joke. Last night was the first night in weeks that I slept all night. Still waking up between 2-2:30 every single night.

I miss: sleeping all night.

I am looking forward to: Replanting the garden? If the rain ever stays away for more than 2 days...

Best moment this week: 
Both boys went to my dr appointment with me & Charlie got hear the heartbeat on the Doppler. He couldn't stop giggling. She talked to Charlie about how big the baby is right now too.

We have had a busy couple of weeks with the beginning of summer. I got a taste of life with 3 last week when we went and watched Haiden. Ok, I really can't say it was a good representation...H went to daycare during the day, I would pick him up & feed everyone supper (Molly made a ton of food & left for us) & then Tyler would take the big boys outside. I'd take H out for a bit so he could see Ryan, then I'd put him to bed, Tyler would bring the big boys in and I'd put them to bed. So really, I probably only had all 3 of them alone for an hour or so a day.  During the day, we had lots of fun visiting friends & family, going swimming, and riding horses between chores.  It was exhausting though and my crappy sleep continued while we were there, too. The boys and I slept in the same room so I was literally with them 24/7 (or 24/5 really). 

I'm stressing about: Time to start worrying about passing the old GD test. I will take it before the next appt. Going to start with the 1-hr one and hope I pass (with Levi we skipped the 1-hr & went right to the 3-hr one).

Milestones: Seeing the baby move from the outside quite a bit. Also, 24 weeks is considered viability. A scary thought, but good to know that every day from here on out at least gives baby good odds should something go horribly wrong.

Movement: From the outside & Erik felt it too. He's not very patient and gives up rather quickly but baby usually moves quite a bit whenever I sit down at the end of the day.

It's a...: unknown! Charlie regularly refers to it as she or her & I think kids intutions are usually right. Sometimes he will say it's a boy but almost always says she/her.

And, Sue put some pics on FB of the boys riding horse & I thought "HOLY BABY!!!" Sometimes it's easy for me to think i'm not showing too much until I see pictures and then BAM there's a belly.