1. Was it a planned pregnancy? Actually.....it was. Eran and I had been talking about it since Ethan was 2 months old. We did alot of thinking and praying about it....and it just felt right. It was just a matter of time. I didn't get my periods back until October, and my thyroid levels were all messed up which messed up my ovulation alittle bit. But I got those adjusted and we got pregnant right after that. In all honesty....I know this may sound weird to some people....but I am kinda against birth control......for myself at least. I am not going to sit there and judge ANYONE who does use it. There is nothing wrong with using birth control. Its just not for me at this point. I honestly believe that you will get preggers when you are meant to get pregnant, even if you are on birth control. I know several people who still got pregnant while on the pill. I also think that you know when you are meant to have another baby. I hope I didn't offend anyone by saying any of that. I, in NO way, am trying to offend anyone! We all have our own views on different stuff.
2. How am I feeling? GREAT! For the most part I haven't felt sick. If I go too long w/out eating, i'll get a little nauseous. But its not that bad. Knock on wood. The only symptoms I have been having is an increase in appetite, thirst, i'm really tired alot, and I find myself throwing the covers off at night now. And the cravings are crazy! I ate pretty much a whole can of olives the other day! And i've been craving meat (steak especially).
And how I am feeling about having another one? I am so excited! I was really scared when I was pregnant with BriAnn. She was the first child, and its scary! I was excited for Emma 'cause I felt like I knew what I was doing for the most part. I was very scared with Ethan.....mainly because he was the 3rd, and I only have 2 hands. But know that I have figured out how to work around that....I am actually very excited for baby #4!!
3. When am I due? October 4th, 2008. Yup, I get to be pregnant the whole summer long. LOL
4. Do we hope its a boy or a girl? Eran and I hope that its a boy so Ethan can have a little bro. to play with. But of course we will love a little girl too!! Whatever comes our way, we will love him/ her w/ all of our heart! And if you ask BriAnn what she wants, one day its a brother, and then the next day its a sis. It just depends on the day w/ her. And Emma just doesn't understand that kind of question yet. hehe
5. Do we have any names picked out? OF COURSE!! Like I said, we have been talking about this for a looonnnggg time. If its a girl, it will be Allana (pronounced as A-lawn-a) Marie. The meaning of Allana is "
6. How many kids do we plan on having? 5.... I think that will be the magic number. I feel that there is at least 1 more out there. And in the past when I was pregnant, I always said that I was going to wait 2 years to have another one. Well...it hasn't turned out that way. Prob. cause I don't use birth control, huh? LOL. j/k. All of our kids, except for BriAnn, were planned pregnancies. She was a total surprise, and we have been soooo blessed to have easy conceptions, good, healthy pregnancies and very fast deliveries (I pushed for 8 mins. with BriAnn. I pushed 2 times with Emma, and 2 times with Ethan!! And it may sound like i'm boasting....well...I am when it comes to that. lol. That is the one thing that I am very proud about myself for being able to accomplish! HOWEVER......Kuddo's to those who have to push for hours. You are so much stronger than I am, to be able to push for that long! In all reality, thats an even greater accomplishment than mine!!)
And, honestly, i'm not going to lie......we are at #4....we might as well get #5 here shortly after #4 comes. And shortly for us is like 6-8 months after the baby is born. Of course its going to be hard!! But its going to be just as hard as if I waited 2-3 years. And then I end up having kids in school a
That is all that I can think about for now. If you have anymore questions...feel free to ask! Sorry that this has turned out to be soooo long. =O) Thank you for getting thru it though!
3 comments:
Hey, good for you guys on wasting no time in getting a good start on number four. We want a big family too, and I totally understand about not wanting to be doing this forever. I love being pregnant and all, but it does take a lot out of you. I feel similarly about birth control, in that if you're meant to get prego, it'll happen when it's supposed to. Mostly I just think it's between you, your spouse and the Lord, you know what I mean?
Let me know if when you're tired, you need someone to watch a kid or two while you rest. ~Holly
Thanks so much Holly!!! I really appreciate that =O) Your awesome!
Yipee! Congratulations! I just barely found out! However, I saw your comment on my blog with all the questions about Dr.'s and where I go and I immediately suspected it! I go to a midwife, Pam Auman at the Clinic for Women. She works through St. Luke's on the Plaza. My insurance is none other than medicaid! If you are able to get medicaid I picked the Health Care USA plan. I hope that answers all your questions, good luck!!!! WOW! (BTW, don't worry about offending me, you won't ever offend me. I had a seminary teacher once say how sad it was that people CHOOOOSE to be offended. That was an "AHA" moment as Oprah would say.)
Yipee for another baby!
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