Doctors...

Taryn's insurance expired. And we're trying to get her on again but the process can take up to 45 business days to complete. Needless to say, that could take until MARCH to finish. And the poor girl has at least one ear infection that seems to be bothering her so very much and her constant crying is bothering us so very much. She's woken up multiple times in the night the last 3 nights and I just don't know what to do for her. I can't take her to the doctor or fill a prescription because we can't afford it. Unless it's walmart generic. Any of you write prescriptions? Wanna fill one out for my baby?

So, she didn't get the go to the doctor, even though she needed to. Last week I went to Urgent Care because I have this long lumpy thing in my lower left abdomen. It was concerning to me, though not bothersome. They dismissed it as a swollen tendon. Okay, I thought, but dumb answer. Today, I went to my OBGYN for my annual exam and thought I'd ask him about this lumpy thing. He says its scar tissue. Better answer.

While I was there, among the not so pleasant and not so appropriate for a blog, he did, however, discover something else.

(Now, before you think what you're thinking, no, I was not surprised. Yes, I did go to him for that specifically, as well as for an annual exam. So, no this was not a shock.)

So there you have it, world. Welcome the THIRD baby Moore to our family, expected to arrive sometime at the end of what is promising to be a very LONG, HOT summer. (due end of August)

I haven't told many people (in fact, my parents are reading about it here on my blog for the first time too, so don't be offended...) because I'm only 10 weeks. I would normally not even tell this early. But it's way too hard to hide and I'm tired of people thinking I'm just gaining weight. In fact, when I was only 6 weeks, my good friend came up to me and asked, "Seriously, Cheri, are you just eating a lot?!" Of course, I had to tell her, but really! I shouldn't have to tell at 6 weeks. I took this picture shortly thereafter to show that she had every reason to ask and that I just can't hide it anymore.
That was at about 7 weeks. And it hasn't improved. I saw on my friend's blog a picture of her at 20 weeks and, no joke, she was not even as big as I am in this picture. I guess that's the difference between first and third baby. Funny thing is, according to the Dr's office, I haven't gained a single pound, yet I look like I'm having twins! (No, we're NOT having twins) I guess the combination of no sugar and throwing up a few times a day does that, huh?

I haven't been feeling too good for the last 5 weeks. For about 3 or 4 of them, I was throwing up a few times a day. But now we're down to a few times a week, usually a couple times in only a couple days per week. Not like you want to know that. I'm exhausted, starving, dizzy, and get frequent headaches. But I'm sleeping well (thanks to my MIL's fantastic body pillow she lent me) and eating relatively well (though I was eating only carbs for about a week before that just wasn't doing it for me).

Yes, this was planned and yes I am excited. Actually, I'm really excited for this baby. The last 8 weeks have D-R-A-G-G-E-D by so slowly and I've just been dying to tell people, but it seemed like today would never come. But it has and we're finally coming to the end of the first trimester (in a few weeks) and starting the much more fun parts.

I love pregnancy for so many reasons, but mainly because it is a rare opportunity to participate in creation. And I only get to do it a handful of times in my life (maybe 2 handfuls) so I try to enjoy it. Well, not the first part, but the rest. I also LOVE labor and delivery. It is exciting and, as my mom would say, exhiliarating. I look forward to it for the whole 9 months. And I love my babies. I am so grateful for these 2 beautiful girls who are healthy and happy (besides Taryn right now) and I'm so grateful for this little baby's heart beating away and sounding like music to me.

So there you have it.