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Another GIRL!!! We are so excited to expand our little Santopadre Sister Squad!

How far along? 17 weeks.
Total weight gain/loss: Up 2lbs.
Maternity clothes? Loving them!
Stretch marks? No.
Sleep: Both girls sleep has been off since my bedrest situation, I'm so tired. 
Have you told family and friends? Yep, the girls are so excited and keep asking "mama you got a baby in yo tummy?"
Miss Anything? Energy and not feeling awful All. The. Time.
Movement: I can feel a little fish swimming around sometimes. 
Food cravings: Everything sweet and sugary. All other food is disgusting at this point.
Anything making you queasy or sick: Better question is what doesn't make me sick. 
Have you started to show yet: Yep!
Gender prediction: I knew it was a girl from the get go this time!
Belly Button in or out? In.
Happy or Moody most of the time: I don't think I've been moody, J may say otherwise, but I don't feel it.
Looking forward to: Our next appointment!

Round 3!

Surprise! Sweet Baby Santopadre #3 is due in March 2019! We tried for a little while for this baby, so it definitely was not a surprise to us. I had always envisioned telling Johnathon we were pregnant in such a creative way, you know, like all the ways you see all over the internet. With Hailey, it took such a long time that when we finally got a positive test I needed him to know ASAP! With Jailynn, it happened so fast, I couldn't keep it a secret either. This time was my chance! So of course the instant I saw the second line I ran downstairs, shoved the pee stick in his face without saying anything other than "BOOM!" 🙈 I'm going to chalk it up as a good thing that I can't keep anything from my husband.

We were so excited to be pregnant, but something didn't feel right for me. I felt really crampy all the time and something just felt off. I got a few blood tests done that showed I was definitely pregnant and everything was progressing normally. I still felt like something wasn't right. I was scheduled for my first ultrasound on a Friday, on that Wednesday my cramping was so bad I called to see if I could come in that day instead. We went in and saw a different OB (big mistake), she did my exam and said everything looked fine, then she started the ultrasound and wouldn't let us look at it until she "was done with her measurements" which was weird, then she said everything looked fine and showed us the monitor but wouldn't let us hear the heartbeat or tell us the rate, weird again. She assured us everything looked fine and cramping was normal. So off we went, and I continued to be in almost constant pain. Weeks went by and then Sunday, September 16 I came home from the grocery store and laid down because something was not right. I laid in bed and slept the rest of the morning, I told everyone that if this pain didn't go away we needed to go to the ER. A little while later I started bleeding, not a little bit either. We rushed to the ER where we waited, got an ultrasound, waited some more and finally the doctor came in and told us that I had a placental abruption, 75% of my uterus was filled with blood and it was very likely that the baby was not going to make it. So we went home and sat with that for a few days, I was put on modified bedrest. A few days later we went back to the doctor (different doctor, still not my OB), who made my outcome seem slightly less bleak, but not by much. I continued on with bedrest for two more weeks, didn't have any more bleeding and my cramping went almost completely away. We finally went to see my OB and found out the blood was completely gone and baby was still growing on pace! To say we've been stressed the last few weeks would be the understatement of the year. So, baby #3, if you're looking back on this blog one day, know that you were oh so prayed for and loved. That my lack of posting about you in the beginning in no way reflects a lack of interest but instead an intense fear I didn't know existed. We can't wait to meet you, but please take it easy on me for the duration of this pregnancy, k?