4th Pregnancy

 Well here we are! I didn't think this day would come haha. I am down to my last couple of days being pregnant because we have an induction planned if she doesn't come soon. That made me want to go back a bit and talk about how this all started. It's a crazy and long story so here goes...

May 2022 I am innocently sitting in sacrament meeting trying to entertain 3 kids who are ages 4, 3, and 1. It's quite a lot of work as you can imagine. No matter how many quiet toys and quiet snacks I bring, it's always pretty loud and hectic.

Well on this particular Sunday a High Councilman is speaking and he's one of my friends. He's sharing about how every time he asks his son to do something, he will do it, but he'll first say, "yes, in one minute." Like he'll say to his son, "Josh, take out the trash." And Josh will say, "Yes, in one minute!" So he asked us to think about when we might be saying that same thing, "yes, in one minute" but we're saying that to Heavenly Father. What are we telling Heavenly Father yes to, but then we aren't doing it right now and instead putting it off?

I didn't think much of it, and then was like, oh he's talking to me, not just those around me lol... 

Okay... So when am I saying this to Heavenly Father... Upon that reflection I knew I was doing this. I was definitely saying, "one more minute" to Heavenly Father when it came to having another baby. Yes I already had 3 kids under the age of 4, but I had felt for a while at this point, that there was another spirit who needed to join our family. But obviously just decided that would happen later in the future when my youngest was older. Now I was thinking, it might be sooner than I personally wanted.

I went home and told my husband. He was surprised as well, but happy to consider it. Then I grabbed the latest General Conference so I could pray for a final answer if we needed to stop preventing in order to have another baby soon. I said a good meaningful prayer and then just opened the April 2022 magazine to where I last read and guess what the next talk was entitled...

Yeah that was my answer. I knew it. 

So we stopped preventing. I was definitely nervous though. I had multiple triathlons already paid for and trained for, for that summer. This was May and I had a big goal of doing an olympic triathlon that October. That goal was also something I prayed about so I was hoping I'd be okay and be able to continue doing that, but also do what God told me to and prepare for another baby.

Fast forward to June, July, August, not pregnant. I actually thought I got pregnant in August and told a few people. But I was just late I guess. 

September, October. Not pregnant either. I got to compete and complete the Olympic triathlon. I got into the best shape of my entire life. I was a little worried inside though since I hadn't gotten pregnant yet and the last couple of times we had gotten pregnant right away.

November, December, January. Same story. When January came we were really really hoping now to get pregnant so that this baby and our youngest would be able to attend school together being 2 years apart in grades. But it didn't happen like that. 

However, our big blessing did come in February, when a couple days before valentines we found out I was pregnant! We were a little doubtful since it had been almost a year. But we were definitely excited. After I was 8 weeks along we started to feel like it was real. At 12 weeks we heard the heartbeat and knew it was real! Our blessing had arrived. God's timing was perfect and still is perfect. It was scary to stop preventing so quickly, but I trusted my promptings and knew it was from God. 

Now I am 39 weeks pregnant!

I suffered from miserable nausea from weeks 6-23. It was the hardest thing I have ever done to be honest. Super long days, no medicine until I was 14 weeks along and sometimes the medicine didn't work or made it worse. I didn't feel like myself most days. I started gaining a lot of weight. Utah was having the longest and snowiest winter/spring in history so that didn't help. Meanwhile trying to take care of 3 kids who still really need their mom to be capable of normal people things lol.

We found out at 20 weeks that baby is a girl!!! Which honestly shocked me because I've never had nausea with a girl, only my boys. But every pregnancy is different so oh well lol.

Once those nausea spells died down, I started having heart palpitations and heart burn. If it wasn't one thing, it was another lol... Sciatic nerve pain started, calf cramping, low appetite, quick fatigue, etc... It's been sooo glorious ;)

At 36 weeks we had a scare that baby was breach, but she wasn't! She was head down, but super far up in my uterus so I wasn't dilated. All of that was new to me, my babies have always been very well dropped late into my pregnancy. But this girl just wants to be different haha.

Anyway and now I'm 39 weeks, having round ligament pain that makes it hard to walk so I waddle and super hard to sleep. However, this is definitely my last week of being pregnant. And I thought I'd love to blog about all of this. This is not how I pictured, nor how I would've planned out this pregnancy. It's been a really rough year, but I'm also grateful for the ability to make it through this. So much prayer. So many tears. However, I trust in God. I trust that this was His plan for me and our family. This sweet little girl will be in our arms at some point this next week and I just can't wait to see her. I would do this all again for her. All of it. I'm grateful she's joined our family! 

Bring on the sleepless nights, the postpartum hormones, the pain and soreness everywhere haha. Because then that means she's here and we can all love on her throughout all of it. 

I hope the rest of this year goes better than the start of it haha, but even if it doesn't... I know it's all for a good cause, my family 💗

I am so grateful for a typical Sunday that led to revelation. I am grateful for a husband who found his own answer and has always supported our growing family. I am grateful this little girl has decided to come to us. And I am grateful this is my last week of being pregnant 😅!!

Is there anything you're telling God, "one more minute!" If so, maybe it's time now, not later. I know you'll be so blessed for doing what He desires for you! He sees the bigger picture and knows what is best. Good luck to you all!!!