I knew this would happen when I first started blogging so I won’t apologize I will simply say I told you so. I started out guns blazing and now it’s been 5 months since I have written but this whole mom life, turning 30 and creating another human deal has really worn me out! Thanks for keeping up with the short, simple insta photos on the BoydsRUs train. I am going to really try hard to blog during this last pregnancy so I have the memories I didn’t record from my other two. If you ask me, this is the Finale. If you ask Craig, this is the song BEFORE the finale… But I digress.

Party of SIX coming 2019 possibly 2020! You guys. YOU GUYS. This is still a bit of a shock to me especially when I think about having FOUR kids, three of which will most likely have the same or very close birthdays. We are truly so stoked but it took me a good month to wrap my head around. When I finally got the courage to make my first appointment with my OBGYN she just smiled at me and said, “You do know how this works… don’t you?”. I have made the joke now a hundred times but Craig is either going into the Dr.s come January and leaving with a frozen bag of peas OR he is moving out the month of April. As you have all probably learned I use humor to make it through life and this blessing warrants humor.

So, the good news is it is all good news! Craig would probably have 6 if it were up to him so he was an easy share. All our kids are THRILLED about another baby. It was a bit different telling Jax this time around because the pressure was off since he now has a brother and a sister. We bought him one of those cannons with confetti once we found out gender and it was the cutest thing ever to see his face light up at the realization of another bmx brother. Kota and Graydon found out the day before when Jax was at school and we had the Dr.’s appointment. Dakota might have had a tinge of sadness when she learned she wasn’t having a sister but quickly recovered with Skittles and the thought of cuddling a new baby. Graydon is Graydon and gave me a high five and fist bump. Sure he didn’t know why, but as the token “manchild” of the house, it felt appropriate. Family and friends called us crazy then hugged us hard so life is good and we know the drill so what’s one more!?

First trimester I felt like a million bucks. I am blessed with no morning sickness and once again didn’t know I was preggers until way later than I should have. HOWEVER…I’m not sure if it’s because I am no longer in my twenties, or because this is my third baby, or I have three kids and a lot of life going on BUT second trimester is kicking my butt. I look as pregnant now as I did at 9 months with Dakota. My body is essentially broken it is a miracle I can carry my kids at all. I am seriously considering putting on some Depends at night because the amount of times I wake up to pee is absurd. HEARTBURN IS A B!%$@. Finally, #Bossbaby likes to party from about 11:30PM-5AM so between me peeing, my kids waking up to pee, acid reflux and the kicking going on inside my body, I am finding this one a bit more difficult to enjoy right now. The best part is I can’t even drink wine to cope so if anyone knows an employee at O’Douls let them know I would be happy to form a partnership.

Right now we are at 22 weeks. This time around I decided to go with a new trendy app called “BUMP”. Previously I used “What to Expect” but with my ailments I couldn’t handle watching that sweet brunette woman tell me how beautiful I am over elevator music any longer. I need the real real, my baby is the size of a coconut and my body is starting to look weird, kinda truth. If you do the math on 22 weeks that puts us at Jan 13th due date however we are prepping for two weeks early. We now know my body quits creating nutrients for babes at about 37 weeks so again all in God’s time but we are assuming last week of December.

To wrap it up I have decided to include some fun facts at the bottom of each blog here on out so I can remember exactly what happened for this MAYBE PROBABLY, MOST LIKELY, LAST pregnancy. Love you guys, thank you for sticking around and throw out some ideas for next blog I read EVERYTHING at 3AM when my esophagus is burning.

~Belly is at 36 inches

~Graydon is almost potty trained so we hopefully won’t have two different sets of diapers going on which was the goal BUT we just got new carpets yesterday so now I am not sure about this plan.

~#bossbaby is exactly on point with measurements at his 20 week visit. HUGE relief

~Cravings right now include spinach with lemon, cottage cheese and ice cream ALL DAY.

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