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Mon, Sep 7, 2009 3:56 PM
Surprise!! Yes, you read that right--we're expecting #3!! So much for packing up all of the baby stuff at our house! ;o) Especially since we're considering not finding out the sex this time around. We always said the only way we'd be surprised/not find out is if we already had one of each. Since we're in that situation and this one has been nothing but surprises so far, we might as well stick with the surprises! Poor thing though...s/he may be 3mo old before we pick a name!!

Right now, the baby's due date is April 22, however, this is subject to change. I had my first appointment on Friday, Sept. 4. Since I wasn't 100% sure of my last cycle date, Dr. Lee did an ultrasound to help determine the due date/how far along the baby is. Baby measured at 6wks 5days, which is at least a week behind what we expected. But...I'm not very far along and baby's position was making it difficult for her to determine where to start measuring so this date may not be that accurate.

While she was doing the u/s, she also discovered a 1.5in cyst on my right ovary. She said they're fairly common during the child bearing and that they normally go away on their own. However, she also said it is large. This means I'll be back on Sept. 16 (right before we leave for vacation in Michigan) to monitor the cyst and measure baby again.

As you might have noticed from the belly pictures, we found out about this one fairly quickly. We've known now for almost 4wks! This is so weird for us since I had to be at least 10days late for the other 3 to get a positive pregnancy test! I started on Prometrium again 3wks ago so hopefully it does its job for the next 4wks, too!!

So far, so good on the symptom front. I'm pretty tired by about 3pm (but only notice it when I'm not at work) and can barely keep my eyes open to read bedtime stories. That was my only symptom (other than the obvious and my expanding belly) until hunger started to kick in late last week and nausea started (I was hoping that one would stay away!) over the weekend.

The kids are sooooo excited!! Xander mainly. He gives my belly kisses and hugs every night before bed, which is beyong adorable. When we asked them if they want a brother or a sister, Em said she wanted a brother while Xander pondered it for awhile. He came to this conclusion: if we have a girl, there will be 3 girls and only 2 boys but if we have a boy, the opoposite, therefore, we need to have boy and girl twins so that we stay balanced. Wow!! (Luckily we only saw one heart beat so that blows his theory!) So far he has told his teacher, his teacher from last year, all of the kids at Donna's and Lisa. Donna told us the other day that he's not sure what to name his baby. :o) Em makes sure I take tiny bites at meal time so that they're small enough for baby to eat. Awww! It's been fun so far this time around with the kids understanding what's going on!

Gotta run! Chad has battery acid all over his hands that we have to clean up!

Comments:
Julie: Oops i meant Emilie!

Julie: Congratulations! That is so cute about Xander and Emily!

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