Congratulations, You're Pregnant! Welcome to Vomiting and Acne

If the title isn't enough of a hint, Gerson and I are expecting baby #3! I'm due December 29th of this year. I am 12 weeks along.

I had always wanted to use a cute way to tell Gerson that I was pregnant. That didn't happen with either Benjamin or Luna. But this time, I was going to. I woke up super early and took the test. I hid it and went back to bed. When it was time to get up for Church (it was a Sunday), I wrapped it in a fun baby bag, and had the kids bring it to Gerson. He knew right away what it was, and wouldn't actually unwrap it - of course I don't blame him, lol.

We told my parents with this:

At five weeks, the morning sickness hit me bad. (For those of you who are unfamiliar with pregnancy timelines, you count from your last menstrual cycle. So 5 weeks gestation means, that I've only known that I'm pregnant for 1 week.) Good grief, all I have done for the past two months is lay around, gag, dry heave, throw up, and cry. And My face and neck are breaking out like crazy. The list of food that I can't eat grows longer every day. I know that I should just be grateful that I can carry a child. But I'm not going lie, I feel awful. I know it's temporary, and that it will lead to something wonderful. But I just want to fall asleep and not wake up until I feel better.

I had my first doctor's appointment on June 1 when I was 10 weeks along. They did an ultrasound, so we got to see our baby! He/she moved their arms for us! We also listened to the heartbeat, going at 171 beats a minute - which is perfect for a baby in the womb. The doctor went over my pregnancy history and said, "So you have normal, boring, safe pregnancies?" Me: "Yes." Doc: "Perfect, that's the way we like it!" He also said that since my symptoms match my pregnancy with Benjamin, it's a good guess that this one is a boy, and that would be my personal pattern: sick with boys, not sick with girls. But if it's a girl, then it's just "every pregnancy is different." I honestly have no idea. I knew with Benjamin that he was a boy, and I knew with Luna that she was a girl. I guess I'll find out with this one when it's time.

The doctor also talked to me about possible medications for my nausea. The one I took with Benjamin - I don't remember the name - made me really tired. I slept a lot. But I can't do that this time around because I have two little kids that I need to take care of. I told him that my neighbor had suggested half a sleeping pill and a Vitamin B6. Which I had been taking at night. He said that I could keep doing that if I wanted. He also gave me a free sample of Diclegis. He said it's relatively new and a bit more pricey than others like it. I take two tablets at night and that's it. I've took it for two weeks and I loved it! It helped me sleep through the night and when I woke up in the morning, I didn't feel sick right away. I still have moments of nausea throughout the day, but it's nowhere near as bad as it used to be. When I finished up the samples I called for am official prescription, and learned it cost more than I was willing to spend. So I'm now on something else. It works nicely as well. I'm hoping in the next couple of weeks I'll feel better and will be able to stop taking medication.

Well that's where I am now. I'll post updates every once in a while!