Pregnancy

(Disclaimer)Longest post in the world.  Ive been adding to it for the past month! 

First off, Merry Christmas!!!

We hope you had a wonderful season. =)

 (our Christmas card this year)

 Our Holiday has been a bit crazy and different, but still good! Good/crazy for the reasons below ...

But I thought it was time to write some stuff down before I forget it all, I  know after pregnancy your mind blocks it all out! So,

 Aw pregnancy....What can you say about it?  It's awful.  Its hard. It's so exciting.  It's such a mix of good and bad, but the outcome of it all is worth every single second.  I've had to remind myself that throughout this one, on a daily basis.  I LOVE babies and thank heavenly father everyday for the two I already have and blessing us with this third, but man....But I feel like this is one special little guy.  There were lessons For Rye and I to learn with him.  We actually had a hard time getting pregnant.  It was sad, and I feel for mothers who have it so much worse.  But then we totally changed our life plans and guess who decides to come on down ;)  We had never not had good insurance, we currently live hours and hours from good health care and more! Timing was defiantly not ideal.  But we counted our blessings and were excited.  We decided to continue with our plans (school) This really surprises me that we did, we have always been about stability. I think it was a blessing I was so sick and out of it, because I think I would have otherwise made Rye keep doing what we were doing.    Thank heavens we did, because it has been so worth it! Rye has excelled and just finished 36 credits his FIRST semester!  I promise you will be blessed if you choose to have children, before everything else.  I know its what we are here to do.  And things have actually worked out better for us!

For my own journal here is a summary of the last nine months!

2nd of May: We move to Elko after being homeless and traveling for 3 months.  Rye got a scholarship and we were so excited to change our direction in life.

4th of May (2 days later):  Surprise!  We tested positive for baby!  Haha.....scared me to death.

The next 2-3 months:  I layed in bed and when Rye would get home would cry to him:) I have/had never been so sick and tired in my life.  It was awful!   My boys were so great.  Sometimes I feel like someone was looking out for me.  They just played and played and let me be. Knox literally would just lay by me. Never even once getting into one thing, or making it hard for me.  My mother in law was also inspired.  For the first bit she didn't even know I was pregnant and started mailing the boys things to do.  It would keep them busy all week!

19 weeks:  Found out we were having another beautiful baby boy. Oh, and he was cute!  I started feeling good=) start feeling him move really good. 

18-27 weeks:  My immune system started going nuts!  I caught everything you can imagine!  Ear infections, strep, sinus infections, the flu, EVERYTHING! Start getting joint pain (my favorite)  He is fun to feel and watch.  The boys love to feel him kick and move!

28 weeks:   My immune system decides to kick to far into gear and my platelets start to drop (I have ITP (blood clotting disorder), have since high school, its triggard by my immune system)

30-34 weeks:  The Gallbladder just quits working and kills me!  I opted out of surgery, but found out my platelets were to low anyways.  We  start to see and feel little feet and elbows when he kicks/moves.  He is much calmer then my other boys.  @ 34 weeks we went in to the specialist I see and got to watch him again.  He is a cutie!  We could see some hair floating around.  He is measuring quite big to.  At 34 weeks 5 Ib is a really good size, and he was anywhere from 5.15-6.15 Ib.  Which made me happy considering they think they will induce me at 38 weeks  before my blood count drops anymore.....

35 weeks:  My feet and hands kill me! ....and my back, hips....headaches.  Im starting to sound like an old lady! haha.  It has been fun though.  I am at my parents house and will be here until after he is born.  Rye and Holden have had school so they have stayed in Elko.  It has been hard without Rye especially being Christmas and all, BUT it's
even harder being away from my Hoagers!! He passed of all his sight words and I almost cried I was so sad I missed out.  But they will be here the 20th if not sooner.  Im thankful for my parents for letting us stay here.  And so thankful for Ryes parents!  Rye has had to work weekends and they take Holden and I know last week for a fact Russ drove all the way there just to watch Holden!  What a great grandpa right??

38 + a little weeks: AH!  5 more days and I am DONE!!  They decided to just let him stay in until 39 weeks (monday)  Because I have been stable...kinda bummed, I was ready to be done, but glad everything is going good.  We are very excited.  He is a spoiled little stinker already.  We just got him a new swing, carseat, and he pretty much has a whole new wardrobe.  Two boys can kinda ruin everything!  We have a name.  Rye hated it and now he loves it.  We cant wait to meet this little guy.  He seams so different then my other boys.  So, we will see.  In the ultra sounds I get (3D with specialist)  He looks identical to Holden but with hair.  I actually have been having contractions, and that it pretty exciting because I never have before.  So hopefully Ill go in sooner=)  my parents have been so great! I am so thankful for them, and know we are driving them nuts.

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I HATE pictures of me while I'm pregnant, just ask everyone Ive snapped at this Christmas...I get so bloated in my face....Its just not how I want to remember me=)  But if I can pose and control the chubby cheeks, then I'm ok. So, if your thinking "oh she looks ok and not like she is retaining 86 gallons of water."  Just know I am, and I was trying to hide it! haha. trust me I get made fun of by my jerk husband, jk...even though he really does.  

I knew I would regret not taking a few. 

31 weeks.

35 weeks.

38 weeks

Well wish us luck! .....Im excited.