Although this was definitely unexpected, I truly am happy that we are welcoming baby #3 into our family. The Lord knows best & apparently he knows better about timing then we do & he chose for now to be the right time for us to grow our family.
So now for some back-story....
Yeah, so some of you *may* remember this post from almost 5 months ago where we made the decision that I would not go back on birth control & to TTA using charting until H was closer to two. The earliest we had planned to start TTC was late summer/early fall. All was going perfectly well with that plan up until this month. I ran out of OPKs during my previous cycle & hadn't had the opportunity to purchase another box yet, but I wasn't all that concerned since my cycles had been as predictable as before with ovulation occurring around CD 20 or later. Color me surprised when my temp started rising around CD18. I didn't think much of it when the cross-hairs appeared on my chart showing that ovulation had occurred on CD17 (the earliest I have ovulated EVER in my charting history). I had caught the cold that H had & figured maybe it was just due to not feeling well. It wasn't until I woke up to a break-out at 5dpo that I started to think about it. My temperature was still up & I wasn't THAT sick. My temp was up again the next day & when my back started hurting late on 6dpo I was really starting to freak out. I even told K that I thought I might be pregnant, I also shared my concerns with my BFF. I almost tested on Monday at 9dpo, but I only had ONE pregnancy test in the house & I didn't want to waste it in case it was too early or I was wrong. We live in a really small town with only one store so purchasing pregnancy tests here is out of the question without raising major suspicion. And the nearest store not in town? Over an hour away. =(
By Monday night, the deal was sealed for me when I couldn't take more then two bites of the dinner I had slaved over. It suddenly repulsed me for absolutely no reason & I knew I would be testing in the morning. When I woke up to temp at 4:30AM, my temp had taken a significant dive & so I started to doubt myself & think that maybe I was tricking myself into thinking I was pregnant (wouldn't be the first time). I woke up out of a dead sleep at 6:45AM (before my alarm went off) & knew I had to take that test. I was so nervous that I was shaking & I had to lie down while I waited for the test result. I wasn't nervous because I feared it would be positive, I was actually more afraid that it was going to be negative. The word pregnant showed up about a minute into waiting for the result & even though I thought I knew it already I was still shocked to see that I had been right. I took a picture of the result & messaged it to K & my BFF. Shortly after, I also messaged it to one of my best friends here in town who is also pregnant.
My due date is right around the end of January based both on LMP & ovulation, but we will get a more definitive one when I see my new OB & have my first ultrasound. My first appt is already scheduled for Tuesday, May 26 just to confirm.
These were taken the day after we found out when I thought...hey I really should take a picture! lol Obviously, once again I am starting this pregnancy out A TON softer then I was with either H or C, but it is what it is.
Needless to say, my goal this go-round is to NOT gain 45 pounds especially since I am starting it out heavier then my previous pregnancies.
Thus far, I am feeling okay, just a few headaches, a tiny bout of heartburn & a TON of food aversions. My morning sickness (all day sickness) doesn't normally start until around 6 weeks so I don't have to worry about that JUST yet. Other then that, just your normal EARLY pregnancy symptoms including low back pain, fatigue & frequent urination. You know, the usual. =)
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