I decided the other night that I need to use my family blog a little bit more. I haven't written as much because I post pictures on Facebook, I write in my journal a few times a month, and I have a family history blog and a self-reliance blog that I regularly use.
And that's besides all the normal mom/wife/person stuff I do every day.
Anyway, I wanted to write a little bit about my current pregnancy.
First of all, since a few weeks before delivering my 4th baby (Cora), I knew that we had at least one more child coming to our family. I just knew there was another one.
In the first year of Cora's life, Silas and I both had experiences that someone was missing. I have heard people say things like this but never thought I would feel that way myself.
I am VERY grateful that we had these feelings during that time, because after Cora turned two I started to get TIRED. In April 2012, I had some blood work done and found that one of my hormone levels was way low. There is treatment for it, but it is something that CANNOT be taken while trying to get pregnant. Because we knew that we wanted to try soon for baby #5, I decided to wait on the treatment. I was working out regularly which actually helped with the fatigue and just knowing what was going on helped me to deal with feeling tired.
After a few months of trying, we were able to get pregnant. Unfortunately, I sprained my ankle badly just a few days before I found out I was pregnant. That was in mid-September and it wasn't until December that I could use my foot again regularly. So, the whole exercising thing kinda when out the window. (Plus, I am paranoid about working out while I'm pregnant because I almost lost my 3rd at 9 weeks due to working out. But that's another story.)
So, the fatigue has continued throughout my pregnancy. Morning sickness, luckily, only lasted until about week 11. And I don't feel tired ALL the time, but when I do, I CRASH. I am also not very nice when I am extra tired which has effected my kids during the last few months.
Silas has had a hard time physically due to some changes we tried with his arthritis meds during this pregnancy.
So maybe we're done...
Honestly, I don't know yet.
What I do know is that I am trying to enjoy the things that I love about pregnancy. The main thing is feeling this little girl move around inside me. It amazes me every day that my body can grow a PERSON and that she's alive in there and already being crazy like her siblings. (Seriously, she is my MOST active baby in the womb so far!)
I am trying to be patient and praying that the next 52 days until my due date will go smoothly and quickly. Compared to some, I have had an easy pregnancy and I am grateful for that.
