Knutson Baby #3

God has blessed our family in so many countless ways, and we are truly grateful for the love and protection He provides to our family.  And our blessings continue.  Nathan and I will welcome baby #3 into our family this summer!  I am currently at 14 weeks now... due date of August 6th.    I have had an IDENTICAL first trimester across all three pregnancies - very manageable symptoms and tiredness was the only real major symptom.  (For that, I'm very grateful!)  Overall, I'm feeling great and pregnancy agrees with me!

We have our ultrasound on March 16th, and I am *pretty sure* that we are finding out the baby's gender but it's still up for debate.  Nathan wants to find out and it's not very important to me.   For those of you that are familiar, the Chinese pregnancy calendar was accurate for predicting the sexes of both Madeline and Henry, and this time around it is predicting a girl.  The night I took the pregnancy test, I had the most vivid dream of this random ultrasound shot where the baby's legs were all sprawled open and it was a boy.  But, I go back and forth about if I have girl vibes or boy vibes. I've never been great at having those accurate vibes about the sex like some women do.  Either way, it's the "tie breaker" and we're excited to meet this little one to complete our family. 

The kids have been ecstatic about the baby.  Madeline, of course, wants a sister.  She picks out pink toys at Target and wants to buy it for her baby sister.  She'll make little comments about "the baby will like this song" or "the baby will think this is funny."  She is going to be such a great helper!  And Henry is surprising me that he totally gets that I'm having a baby even though I'm not showing.  He understands that he can't jump on mommy's belly, which is hard for a 2 year old! 

I think the timing is great.  Madeline will be going to kindergarten this fall, so I'll have them all home with me during maternity leave.  So, I'll be able to walk her to and from school for the first month or two of her new school adventure.  And, yes, I plan to go back to work after my standard 12 week maternity leave. (boo, but there are bills to be paid!)

Hopefully that answered most of your questions.  We welcome all of your prayers and blessings for a healthy pregnancy and baby, as we will continue to add our own on a daily basis.  Thanks in advance to all of our friends and family who surround us with love and support and friendship.  God is good!