Week 7 baby #5

August 9- August 15

Last week at 6 weeks 1 day I had an ultrasound which showed our little baby and their little heartbeating strong. Since I am high risk I have a lot of ultrasounds and I had another one at 7 weeks 1 day. Our little baby grew so much and doubled in size in that one week! The baby's beats per minute went up from 110bpm to 145bpm which is less than what Trent and Rose's bpm were I believe they were 150-153 at this time, but pretty close! I am scheduled to have another scan at 8 weeks too! I honestly don't mind them one bit since I am having very mild symptoms this time around I love the reassurance of the ultrasounds. 

This week the baby is the size of a blueberry.

Weight gain/loss: 96.0 nothing yet.

Symptoms this week include: Vivid dreams, waking up to use the bathroom, emotional (randomly crying), fatigue, no appetite, no real morning sickness just nothing sounds good and I have a few waves of nausea throughout the day. No bleeding gums which is something I had with all the boys, but not with Rose. 

I am looking forward to announcing! It seems that a lot of woman are announcing their pregnancies so early now. I have been seeing a lot of "due in March" announcements which is exciting! We are due March 28th! 

During the ultrasound our little cutie looked like he/she was waving at us! Their whole body looked like a heartbeat words can't really describe it, but it was adorable. As soon as the tech handed me this ultrasound I said all I see is a rubber duck haha! But really... does anyone else see it? 

Week 6 baby #5

August 2nd-August 8th

To be honest, I didn't want to take a picture this week. I didn't feel pregnant! By six weeks with Rose and Trent I felt so nauseous. With this pregnancy my only symptoms this week are fatigue, vivid dreams, weird taste in my mouth, but zero nausea. I figured something has to be wrong! Luckily, the day after this picture was taken (at six weeks and one day) we were able to go in for an early ultrasound and see our sweet little baby with their strong heart flickering away on the screen all my worries left and I felt like for the first time in in weeks I was able to take a deep breath out! 

Size of the Baby: This week the baby is the size of a sweet pea. 

Weight Gain/Loss: I weigh exactly the same as last week 96.3lbs 

Symptoms: As I said above I am not having many symptoms this week. Which many people would say I should feel lucky I am not having morning sickness, but when it is so early on in pregnancy it is nice to have the reassurance. My doctor reminded me every pregnancy is different and there is no reason to be concerned everything looks great! Matt also mentioned I wasn't sick with Landon until 8 weeks (I didn't even know I was pregnant yet!) It is still early and the nausea could come on at anytime. 

What I am looking forward to: My next ultrasound on August 10th! 

Week 5 baby #5

Week 5: July 26th -August 1st

I never thought I would be writing these updates, but I feel so beyond blessed to be doing so.

Matt and I found out we will be expecting a little baby in March 2019 on our beach vacation when I was 10 dpo (3 weeks 3 days) I couldn't contain my excitement and told my parents right away who were also very happy! This is the first time we will have older kids with a baby in the house Landon is 7, Oliver 6, Trent 4, and Rose almost 3!

Oliver overheard me telling my mom, he was so excited that he told Landon who was so sweet and came over to me and said "Is there a baby in there?" putting his hands gently on my tummy before I could even answer he said "there is!!" like he just knew haha! That evening we went out to dinner and Oliver drew our family on his menu including our newest addition in my tummy! The next morning, Landon came over to me and said "Mommy, did the baby sleep nice last night?" My heart is melting over here. Everyday the boys want to see my pregnancy app on my phone to see how big the baby has gotten!

Starting this pregnancy off at 96.3lbs

Sleep: One of my first symptoms was waking up once or twice a night to go to the bathroom. I have also had vivid dreams every night since right before I tested positive. Such crazy pregnancy dreams!

Eating: Honestly, nothing sounds good! One of my other first symptoms was this bad taste in my mouth. I stopped drinking coffee at the end of June knowing it wasn't great for me if I got pregnant and I start disliking the taste a few weeks in anyway. How I am functioning with all four kids home 24/7 for Summer without any caffeine is beyond me.

Symptoms: I have had a lot of symptoms this time around including: waves of nausea, dry mouth, weird metal taste, dizziness, tired (napping everyday). Somethings that have been different already are the fact that my gums haven't been bleeding and I had light spotting right after we found out which has made me extra nervous since!

I am high risk so I will be having an early ultrasound at 6 weeks 1 day on August 3rd!

Little Baby Worthington

 

Our family is growing! We are expecting a baby in March 2019! 

I cannot wait to snuggle this little one up in my arms and fall even more in love with this precious life that is growing in my belly right now. I have been through so much these past few years physically and feel very blessed to be able to bring another child into this world. 

We can't wait to share our journey with everyone! 

Spring Family Pictures 2018

Getting professional family photos taken is such a special way to capture this fun time in our lives. I want to say a big thank you to Roe Photo for taking such beautiful pictures of our family. We will enjoy these photos forever!

Landon (7 years old)

Oliver (6 years old)

Trent (4 years old)

Rose (2 and a half years old)

Trent's 4th Birthday!

Our sweet T is officially four years old! How did this happen? I feel as though I was writing Trent's three year update yesterday. 

Trent has grown so much this past year! Last year was his first year in preschool (two days a week) and he had difficulty separating from me at drop off. This year most days he goes right in and doesn't look back! He is still shy, but is able to open up more than he had before. Trent has even made a few new friends! I think part of that may have been his tongue tie. We had taken Trent to a specialist for his horrible eating habits after his three year check up. It was there that she noticed his tongue and lip tie. She was shocked that he was able to breastfeed so well for almost his whole first year. Usually, tongue tied babies struggle with nursing soon after birth when they don't gain much weight. Luckily, Trent never had a weight gain issue! Last Spring, we took him to get both his top and bottom lip ties and tongue tie fixed. He did amazing and recovered quickly. Trent had to relearn how to drink out of a cup and it was weird to chew for a few weeks (he kept bitting his tongue.) I would say Trent is still a picky eater-- he loves chicken nuggets, hot dogs and mac and cheese like pretty much any child his age. I would say overall the surgery was a success though! 

Trent still LOVES Lightning McQueen and monster trucks which is very similar to Landon at this age! Sometime this past Summer, Trent stopped needing to carry a car around. It was like a security blanket for him for a longtime. Trent's newest obsession though is puzzles! He does them and then redoes them for what feels like hours. I love how focused he gets and how he won't leave the puzzle until he finishes.

Recently, Trent has moved from sharing a room with Landon and Oliver to Rose's room. It has really helped him feel more like the big boy he is. Before Rose, Trent was the baby of the family and he sure acted like it, always getting held everywhere and depending on me to do pretty much everything for him. I didn't mind one bit though-- he was/is my baby boy. All of our kids are sweet and thoughtful, but there is just something so special about Trent. He is quiet and he is shy, he is independent when he needs to be and loves to show love! I thought Landon and Oliver were Mama's boys, but Trent takes it to a whole new level! The strong bond is very mutual between Trent and me. I had mentioned this in my last post about him, but I feel I can't mention it enough. Having those first few days with Trent in my hospital room made a huge difference. All three of my other babies had to go to the NICU for one reason or another for two weeks to ten weeks. Having him there with me breastfeeding on demand, snuggling all hours of the day and night made me feel whole. I missed out on that special time with my other kids, but I am so thankful that I was able to experience it even if it was just once.

We are all so proud of the big sweetheart Trent is! Happy 4th birthday to our sweet T!

Random Facts about Trent:

-I went into labor with him at the movie Frozen
-Trent is the only baby my water broke with
-Trent is my maiden name
-He has never tried juice (besides orange juice) or soda (NONE of my kids have and I am going to keep it that way as long as possible)
-He has never eaten fries or chips (some of my favorites haha!)
-His eyes were blue for his first year and now they're slowly turning light green
-He still struggles with eczema