Awaiting the Rainbow

Pregnant our rainbow baby. Due 01-13-20 MMC at 9w (6w4d) • D&C 1-18-19

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Dear baby boy,

You already have me head over heals in love with you. The past year has been an emotional rollercoaster for your mama. I have spent countless nights praying for a healthy pregnancy, for your healthy thumping heartbeat, for the butterflies that grew into your breathtaking kicks. I have cried feeling helpless, not knowing when it would be my turn. My turn to be a mother. But I waited, I prayed, I never lost my faith that you would be right around the corner. Now I am stronger that I even thought I could be. I have overcome so many things this past year and I am PROUD of myself. All the waiting and praying taught me patience and now, in just a few short weeks, I get to be your mommy. 💙💚

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Officially done painting my Rocky Mountain themed nursery for my little man. It turned out amazing!! I can’t wait to set up the rest of the room. 💚💙 10 more weeks until we welcome our baby boy!

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Happy Halloween from my bump to yours!! ❤️

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#bumpupdate #22weeks

Baby boy moves every day now and he’s getting stronger all the time. He definitely loves car rides and just hanging out on the couch. It’s such an amazing feeling to know he’s doing okay and to feel him! I’ll be minding my own business, getting things done, and boom he has to make sure his presence is known.

I’m so excited to meet him. We’re moving into our house this weekend and I can’t wait to start nesting. 💙

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Hello my sweet son. 💙

I forgot to post but last week I went in for our 20 week Anatomy scan and baby is looking and measuring perfectly! 14oz and in the 55th percentile, he’s perfectly average in every way. 😍

I’m officially half way through this pregnancy and I’m so happy that everything going so smoothly. It would be nice if I wasn’t so crazy all the time, or my hip wouldn’t be in pain every morning but I am just feeling so overwhelming blessed that my little baby boy is healthy and happy and GROWING that I’d go through any pain for him. 🥰

I can’t wait to meet you in a few short months sweet boy. 🌈💙

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Coming January 2020! 💙🍼

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This top ultrasound popped up in my memories on Facebook today. It’s from May 12, 1993. The bottom is July 26, 2019. Both are around 16 weeks gestation. Me VS my baby. 🥰 How cool is that!?

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I am so unbelievably in love with this tiny baby BOY growing inside me.

It’s so amazing to see him growing and moving and becoming a little baby! I can’t wait to snuggle him in January and love him for the rest of my life. I am so thankful for my rainbow baby and I am loving every second (even the ones that I feel like crap) growing my little boy. 😘💙🤰🏼

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You’re growing up a storm little one. I can’t wait to meet you come January. Keep cooking baby P. We love you so much already. 😘🤰🏼

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Picked up some adorable wall decor for the baby’s nursery today. Got the Wander bear for $4 and restrung the bear myself because it was broken. Very happy with my baby loot today. 💙🦌🌲🍁

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I am so in love with you baby. I have waited for you my whole life. I am not scared for your arrival, I feel empowered. We still have a journey ahead of ourselves getting you nice and ready for this world but I am here to protect you little one. I am your mama and I am I’ll always protect you. I love you.

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I made this adorable card to send to my sister and nephews to reveal the gender of our baby. ☺️ I can’t wait for them top scratch these off and find out what our baby is!

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The symptoms no one tells you about until you’re pregnant.

I have had a pretty easy first trimester since I hit 8 weeks. My nausea vanished and I still haven’t thrown up in over 6 years. But now, I’m almost out of the first trimester and boom, I get hit with pregnancy congestion.....

I had no idea this was even a thing. Nose bleeds I understand, cramps and aches and pulling sensations all make my sense, but wtf is the deal with this post nasal drip congestion.

I’ve had it for a week now. Just called the Ob office and they told me to try a Claritin and if that doesn’t work go to my primary care doctor.

The crappy thing is, I can breath out both my nose and my mouth. I am not congested the way you usually think when you’re sick, I feel 100% normal other than the fact I have a huge wad of mucus where my nose and I throat meet... I am coughing non stop and it’s starting to irritate my throat.

Blah. Anyways, end of rant. Hopefully this allergy medication works otherwise it’s off to the doctor.

(Still over the moon that my rainbow is growing beautifully, I’m just really uncomfortable)

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Show us your baby bump mommy!!

This little bump popped up at 11 weeks. Glad I started taking pictures. Obviously I’m not the smallest girl in the world, but it’s cool to see the little changes each week.

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Found this out today! I’m so nervous now! I had a feeling it was a boy from the very beginning but it’s so weird to know I was actually right. We have such a perfect little girls name picked out (we’re keeping it private, because we will use it eventually) and we are having the worst time with boys names because all the names I love are super super common. Good thing we have a while to make up our minds. 😂

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Went in for the Sneek peak clinical blood draw yesterday to find out baby’s gender, and we added on an ultrasound to see our little baby. They’re growing beautifully and we got to see them move and wave their little hand at us. We’re so in love!