For those of you who don't know yet, we are adding a new little boy to our family. Jacob Robert will join us around the end of July/beginning of Aug. While this is a very busy, crazy time in our lives, we are overjoyed to be having another baby. The boys are pretty excited to be having another sibling to play with. Curtis is adorable, he likes to hug and kiss my belly and will often tell baby good night. Judah knows and understands about as much as an almost 2 year old can. I think he can sense how much his little world is gonna be rocked in a few months. He still nurses, although we have been actively working on weaning him for a while. I've been telling him for weeks that he will not get first dibs once baby comes. He usually shakes his head and says no at this.
These past months, since we found out, have been a whirlwind. I have hyperemesis gravidarum with my pregnancies, so it was not a surprise when I began throwing up, not being able to eat, and dropped 9lbs. Thankfully, I have a mild case and have not been hospitalized. This pregnancy has been more a struggle than the others, probably because of having 2 to take care of already. God knew exactly what I needed though, and gave us a pregnancy right as Isaac's schedule switched to dayshift. He's been able to help so much more with the boys than what he was able to prior to December and I've been able to get the rest that I've needed. He steps in to cook dinner, does dishes, gets coffee ready since I can't take the smell of the grounds, does laundry when needed and all sorts of other things to ease my jobs around the house when I just haven't been able to do anything. God gave me such a wonderful servant hearted husband, and I'm so incredibly thankful for him.
Thankfully, I began feeling better a few weeks ago and only throw up a few times a week. This is earlier than with the other pregnancies, so I'm hoping to get to enjoy more of pregnancy that what I really could with the older two.
While the last few months have been somewhat miserable, God has definitely been using the sickness to help me at my job. It seems I get several patients a week considering abortion because they are so incredibly sick. About 15% of patients who suffer from HG end up aborting because they can't take the nausea. I've been able to educate them that it's more than just morning sickness and if that's the only thing causing them to think abortion, I've been able to recommend things that help. So while it's been a difficult few months, God is working and it's so cool to see that.
Another huge change coming up in our lives is that Isaac is getting out of the military. Isaac accepted a position in Lincolnton, NC, so we will be moving there the last week in May. Our house is currently on the market and we're looking for houses in NC. We are super excited to start this next chapter of civilian life and to be closer to family and friends. Again, we can't do anything easy. I will be about 8 months pregnant when we move, so it should be an interesting few months packing up the house and then unpacking the new one.
I can't wait to see what God has in store for us in NC!
