12 & 13 weeks

12 weeks!

13 weeks and counting!

I totally ate my words after my last post saying that the nausea was subsiding.  I was throwing up the potato chips I devoured about 2 hours after hitting "publish."  I guess the universe was punishing me for eating crappy food.  Lesson learned.  The nausea comes and goes throughout the day in different intensities, but I know it could be so much worse.  I am chronically tired, and maximize my short spurts of energy to get the necessities done, but my house would never in a million years pass a white glove inspection.  I am totally ok with that, considering everyone in my family is fed and healthy, that's really all that matters to me.

I am increasingly bloated by the day and there is no sucking in my belly anymore.  I have yet to switch to maternity clothes, although I fully admit that I mostly wear yoga pants and warm up suits, which are both completely forgiving.

Emotionally, I would say I'm doing pretty well (Nick might argue this) considering the surplus of hormones pulsing through my system.  We are trying to get organized and prioritize what is needed.  I have definitely been feeling overwhelmed at times.  Everywhere I go, I can't help but strategize how I will manage with the four kiddos.  I have just accepted that I won't be going many places for quite awhile, and that I will need to maximize Emmy (and Hannah's!) school time to take the babies out to grocery shop and such.  I feel so blessed that Nick won't be deploying for 6 months or so starting in September as his company will be upgrading their aircraft and therefore undergoing the necessary training.  They will have domestic training trips, but I pray that I might have the babies on a solid schedule and sleeping through the night before any extended separations take place.  Having Nick around to help with dinner/bath/bedtime crazies is something I am so grateful for.  Once again, I am reminded how God has prepared us for this blessing.  

My next appointment is on the 18th, and we are praying that in addition to strong heartbeats, Dr. Anderson might be able to see the gender.  If not, we plan to schedule an appointment at a private 3D ultrasound place that week.  We are chomping at the bit to know who these new little additions will be and then we can begin full-blown preparations with naming and nursery plans.  Nick is pretty terrified that we'll have two more girls, I think he's going to need all the time he can get to process that information if that is the case!

In other important news, Hannah is walking!  Last week, she took it on herself to start walking more and more!  She's about up to half of the time and is almost as proud of herself as we are of her!  So exciting!