So a few weeks ago I posted a comment made by Sam to Kalen in which he announced that "we [were] getting a new baby!" We laughed about it and even made facebook jokes. Someone had mentioned that maybe Sam knew something we didn't. Well, I stated clearly that he didn't know something because at the time I was certain I wasn't pregnant. The last two months of ovulation tests have stated that I wasn't ovulating so being pregnant wasn't possible. Kurtis and I were even prepared to talk to the doctor about fertility medication. Well, never doubt a six year old who apparently has connections with the big man upstairs. Because we were (and are) pregnant. I never cease to be amazed at the way the Lord surprises us. I've had some odd promptings lately and prayed until I thought my heart would burst. I've kicked, screamed, whined, cried, gnashed my teeth (though I stopped at rending my clothing) and basically called out my Father in Heaven to give me my request and when He sent a little message via my son, I hesitated and called his bluff! Well, I get it. Sam indeed knew something that we didn't know!
And now that we know it, I'm sick as a dog. A lot of people have asked me how it usually goes for me in pregnancy and the truth is: every pregnancy has been different for me. With Sam, if I was awake, I was nauseous.....all throughout the first trimester. By the time the 2nd trimester hit, I was loving life and food. I gained 35 lbs in 3 months with Sammy and loved it! I gained a total of 56 lbs with him and then gave birth to a 10 lb. boy! With Izzy, I just ate small meals and kept the nausuea at bay for the most part. I gained around 30 lbs and had an average 7lb 6oz girl. With Kalen, I was great during the day but at 6pm on the dot, the morning sickness would kick in and would even wake me up in the middle of the night. I had to take sleeping pills to get any sleep. I gained about 30 lbs with him and he was 7lbs. 9oz. With that being said, I also have Irritable Bowel Syndrome. My g.i. doctor told me stories of women who have had their IBS cured after being pregnant. With Sam and Isabel my IBS wasn't cured but I had no symptoms while pregnant. With Kalen, I struggled to control my IBS and had a hard time. With this baby, my IBS attacks occur almost daily even while I take my medication. That with the constant nausea, I'm having to remind myself that I want this. And I do! I do want this....but maybe with a little less ickiness! I'm thankful for my chance to be a mom. It is so much more....more.....MORE....than I ever thought it would be! More fun, more anxiety, more smiles, more frustration, more love, more crying.....you get the idea! But still I am so blessed to have my little people (even the one that is making sick!).
So there you have it: happy news wrapped up in a mommy-sick burrito! I think I'll have to start paying more attention to Sam when he spouts off things that we think impossible!
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