La Dolce Vita
• Friday, January 5, 2007 - Sharing the News
So I am pregnant with our fourth (!!!) child! Craziness, I tell you, pure craziness! Never in a million years did we think we would be adding to our little family. In fact, we had really reached a pleasant stage of childhood with the kids big enough to pick up and go places easily. Granted, we occasionally had longed for a little body to cuddle, but thought we could get our baby fix with friends' babies. God obviously had other ideas in mind. :) It has been very fun to share this news with our family and friends. Our youngest is 6, so it was rather unexpected that we would be having another baby, so the jaw dropping has been pretty fun to watch.
When I was pregnant the other times, I had a very rough first trimester of morning (all day) sickness. Typically I became so dehydrated I would need an IV to rehydrate my body, as well as prescription anti-nausea meds. I lost between 15 and 30 pounds each time. This sickness was obviously a great detractor to future children, as this sickness greatly impacted our family for 3 months. The amazing news this time around is that I haven't lost any weight, and I am actually doing pretty well. I have had a few terrible days, and I do get tired very easily, but I can actually eat on most days, as well as drink. It is wonderful. I think God has allowed me those few really terrible days (a few hit during the holidays-I think I was over-tired) so I can really appreciate how great the other days are. Granted, I still fall asleep on the couch by 8 pm, but I can live with that. It is so wonderful not being so sick. :) Prayerfully, this will continue to be my experience. |
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