Baby #3

Baby Gilbert #3 is due on October 28, 2012, making me 23 weeks pregnant already. This pregnancy is going by so quickly, which is probably a combination of the demands of our two little ones, working, trying to sell a house, and everything else that keeps us busy. So far everything is going great, although my body is making it clear that 3 pregnancies in 4 years is a lot. I have had back pain since early on and just an overall achiness. My belly is bigger this time around compared to the last two, but thankfully my overall weight gain is about the same. It's as if the ligaments in my abdomen have just decided to give up. I do enjoy pregnancy for the most part, and still the third time around find myself in awe of what the human body can do. There's a chance this is our last child, so I am trying to make the most of it and savor each tiny kick I feel inside.

It's a boy! When we found out a couple of weeks ago that we are having a boy I was really surprised. Gilby and I have both thought from the beginning that we were having a girl, but the night before my ultrasound I was asking the kids, who don't really have any idea what's going on, if they thought the baby was a boy or girl. They kept saying "boy" (Myles with sign and Sydney with her words), which made me begin to doubt my intuition. We're excited to have another little boy, and I joke that Sydney's personality is so dominant that she needs two brothers to balance her out! 

I am having another ultrasound in a few weeks to double check that everything is going as well as we think. I have been with the same OB/midwife office with all three kids, and have had the same ultrasound tech with each. She is the one who first detected Myles' heart defect and led us down the road to ultimately find out prenatally that he had Down syndrome. She's very hyper-vigilant when it comes to my care, which I appreciate, but also has its pros and cons. Regardless, I will be excited to see our little boy again soon!