When I realized that I may be pregnant back at the beginning of March, we both decided to keep it under wraps for as long as possible. It was mostly an experiment. After I visited the Doctor and he changed my date to 2 weeks later than I thought, it seemed like it would be easy. Now, at 17 weeks, I am bursting to tell the world! If for no other reason than that I don’t want people to think I am getting fat.
We are all very excited about this new adventure! I am confident that the girls will be excellent helpers. Funny thing about the 3rd pregnancy is that you experience a completely different form of excitement. I feel like I know what is going on this time around. My Dr. appointments are much shorter without the list of questions and we are generally just more relaxed. This has made it easier to just focus on the life that is growing and the baby that will be joining our family. There have been some rough points. I had just gotten back to a size and shape that I was really happy with so it feels like my body is going through some different changes than I experienced with the girls. This also means that I am healthier at this point than I was the girls and I am still able to work out which I didn’t even attempt with them. I experienced nausea like I have never felt before! I am honestly quite shocked that we were able to hide it for so long considering how many different commodes I have become acquainted with!
At our 13 week appointment, our Doctor strongly urged us to consider progesterone shots starting at 16 weeks. This new version of progesterone, nicknamed 17P, has proven helpful in preventing pre-term labor. As we have had 2 babies born at 35 weeks and 3 days, we decided that it was the obvious choice. We still have no idea why the girls were born premature but we are optimistically hopeful that this new regimen will be successful. The shots began at 16 weeks and will continue until 36. We are doing them at home…Jared is looking forward to that adventure, I am less enthusiastic 
As we progress through this adventure, we ask for prayer for energy, good health and peace. Extra prayer for a looong pregnancy would be very welcome! We are shooting for a full term baby at 37 weeks! If we go to 42, I won’t complain!
At 12 weeks with my little copy cat. At this point we told Emily and she began to tell everyone she ran into. But since she also said there was a baby in her belly, nobody believed her 
13 weeks. I thought the nausea was supposed to go away at this point…
15 weeks. We missed 14 because we were both just so tired we forgot This past week I began to feel so much better! Then the heartburn started. But Zantac has become a good friend of mine and we are getting much better. My energy is returning and we are getting things done around the house.
16 and a half weeks. I went to the doctor the day of this photo and got to see pictures of my little munchkin! We started the progesterone shots today and I feel much more confident after doing one. Bambino is doing wonderfully and growing great! I am feeling great after a very relaxing weekend with my Mama in Denver. We got to see my beautiful cousins wedding and shopped until our feet begged us to stop. I know that is probably the last time I will be able to do that for a long time so I reveled in every moment. 2 days after I got the shot, I started to feel the side effects. Nausea has returned in a completely different form, I am getting migraine headaches and dizziness. Unfortunately, more than 4 tylenol a day is not recommended when you are prone to pre-term labor and progesterone makes you metabolize it faster. Meaning that the tylenol I took an hour ago kicked in in 15 minutes but wore off 30 minutes later. My high risk nurse recommended not taking it at all if possible so I have only been taking it when the headaches get so bad the dizziness sets in.
Ice, Ice, Baby! 17 weeks!
We told Molly the afternoon this photo was taken and she immediately asked if she could feed the baby and change the babies diapers. Her servants heart is showing through
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