1 month

Baby boy is 1 month. This past month just flew by. Figuring out life with three has been a change for sure but i think we're doing a pretty good job. We haven't had to many breaks down, i just feel like my head isn't on quite straight yet.. We'll get there =)
Bennett is such an amazing baby. He sleeps 95% of the day and that 5% he's awake i just eat him up the whole time ;)

He is eating 3 oz every 3 hours and chugs every drip. Bryton is his second mommy and loves to help with EVERYTHING.

Brynlee is amazed with how precious he is and is constantly talking to him, she's not to fond of diaper changes and spit up though. haha

He is sleeping 4-5 hours straight wakes up and eats then back to sleep for another 4-5 hours. i haven't felt sleep deprived at all . Such amazing sleepers i have..

At his one month he weighed in at 8 lbs 11 oz 25%
21 inches 45% and 14.9 for his head 50%

We are so in love with this little guy. I was really worried my whole pregnancy that having a boy i wouldn't connect with him like i did my girls ( i know so weird and dumb ) but i was really worried about post partum depression or just not connecting, well silly me cause this boy has my whole heart and i can't stop kissing him and telling bradon how extremely blessed i feel to have this sweet boy. I cannot wait to watch him grow and experience all the fun with having a boy..

He's here... Bennett Manuel Fredrickson

Little man is here and we are sooo in love. He has brought so much love and joy into our home. We are head over heals for him , and the girls are constantly wanting to love on him and help wherever they can. I can't believe he is nearly 2 months and i'm just getting around to updating the blog. I haven't taken much time away from snuggling his little face off and getting ready for all the holidays.
I wanted to get it updated though since i LOVE looking back at the girls stories.

We decided to do another scheduled induction. We both loved how everything went with bryton and we really wanted to have him on my grandma domingo's birthday. I had my last appointment that same week on tuesday and i was at a 3 and 75% effaced. I got a phone call from the hospital at 6:00 am asking if i could be all ready to be there by 7:30, i was so anxious that night and woke up about 5 and showered and got all ready. Once i got the call i woke up bradon and the girls and told them it was baby day and we had to get going. We got everyone plus the two pups over to my mom and dads and off we went... It's such a surreal feeling driving to the hospital knowing you are on your way to welcome your baby that has been growing inside of you for the last 9 months.

We got to the hospital about 8 o clock and they took me right back. The nurse was wonderful and got my iv in first try and got things rolling. My Dr. came in just a little after 9 and broke my water.. that is the worst feeling ever when you don't have your epidural yet.. =/ I am a huge water drinker and was chugging all the water so i had to keep getting up and taking off all my monitors everytime to use the restroom every 15 minutes. it was getting super annoying and i was starting to feel contractions decent so i asked for my epidural and for a cath so i didn't have to get out of bed anymore. I love the epidural and it is totally my style, i can sit back and relax and enjoy my labor. Everything went wonderful and i was feeling so relaxed. I was progressing really slowly so i mentioned to the nurse that both my girls were posterier and if she thought maybe he was also .. she said he was still pretty high up there so it was a posiblity . . They gave me a ball that was in the shape of a peanut to put in between my legs to help if he was posterier . It was 2:40 and i was barely at a 5, once they gave me the ball i went from a tight 5 to a 7.5 in about 2 hrs, so i was getting pretty excited that i made it past the 5, i got stuck with both girls about a 4/5 untill they dropped and engaged. At 4:15 they turned down my pitocin and let kinda go on my own , i started feeling like i had to fart haha and i was like oh great i'm gonna be all gassy when i'm getting ready to push, well the nurse decided to check me again even though it hadn't even been an hour, she looked up at us and said it's baby time. They called my dr and started setting everything up really quickly. I started to panic and just started bawling. the feeling that comes over you when you here it's time to push your baby out and that you did it , is just overwelming, but i love it more than anything. I had my mom and bradon back in the room , i started pushing and i could just tell i wasn't doing it right. My nurse repositioned me and bam two pushes later little man was here . 5:32 P.M. Bennett Manuel took his first breath and my heart was so in love with this sweet little boy. My dad was out in the waiting room so i had my mom go get him so he could meet the little man that was named after him. I had to get one little stick and everything went perfectly. I love my dr so much !
He was a whopping 7 lbs 4 oz and 19 inches long.. My littlest babe! He came out looking just like Bryton, and now is his daddies twin..

This most likely is our last baby.. I had a much harder pregnancy this go around , and three littles definitely will keep us busy. I will miss this stage sooo much though and i'm taking full advantage of it and all the baby snugs..

38 weeks pregnant.

Wow! we've made it to 9 months pregnant and only one week to go. I cannot believe that baby boy will be here by next friday if not before then. We are so anxious to see his sweet little face and can't wait to see who he looks like. I had my weekly appointment today and all is looking great. He's head down and fully engaged, i'm at 2 cm dilated and 75% effaced. Just last week he had barely flipped and i was 0 and 0 so we made alot of progress this last week. As much as i love feeling his sweet little self move around in my belly i am so ready to rock this whole labor and delivery thing =) I can definitely tell i'm getting older and pregnancy is getting harder and harder on my body, and having two  munchkins already always has been on my feet.

Some fun little things to remember.
- He was complete breech up until 36 ish weeks then flipped all on his own
- He moves constanly, like summersaults and karate kicks all day long.
- i didn't crave much this pregnancy. I went through a phase of dr pepper. but other than that i never had something i craved longer than like a day.
- I've only gained 9 lbs this pregnancy. I'd like to blame it on my constant moving and no big cravings. ha
- I passed my glucose,strep b and my blood pressure was amazing every appointment.

We love you little boy, Soooo Soooo much, And we cannot wait for you to join our family!!

MUUAAHHH

35 weeks

where the heck does time go. Here i am 35 weeks pregnant waiting for our handsome baby boy to make his grand appearance . This pregnancy has been night and day from my other two which has been a big eye opener on what real life pregnancy is like =/
Benny boy is growing and developing right on track and is a wild kicker man.  We love him so much and can't wait to kiss his little cheeks right up. Bryn and Bry talk about him all day long and are both constantly kissing my belly. It is so sweet, they're going to be the best big sisters. He's one lucky boy.
I had an appointment today and everything is still checking out great.
His heart rate is in the 130s still , my blood pressure has been great and i've only gained 15 pounds which i'm feeling great about.I'm starting to have weird food cravings again, i don't want much of food except pastas. i could drink slushys or ice cream all day long though. The first of october i start my weekly checks and do my group b test. I didn't have it with either of the girls so i'm hoping to not have it again with this little man, but he likes to throw curve balls so it wouldn't surprise me. They also are going to do an u/s next appointment to see if he has flipped or if he's still head down. He moves CONSTANTLY. like all day long my belly is moving . sometimes i feel his hiccups up high and sometimes down low. so i can't even guess what way he is laying.. Fingers crossed the little man flips for his mommy.
We are all set for little man and now just waiting on him =) Once i turn 37 weeks mama is walking lots at night and hopefully get things moving. =)

31 weeks and glucose test

Here we are just a short 8 weeks away from meeting our little prince. Where the heck does time go. I still remember like it was yesterday talking about trying for number three and finding out we were expecting. This pregnancy for sure has been my hardest. I can't complain , cause compared to some it's a walk in the park., but comparing it to my other two he's been my hardest for sure. He kicks and moves non stop. He's starting to move alot more and you can watch my belly move from side to side , but when he kicks he power kicks. The other morning bradon and i were laying in bed after waking up and bennett had the hiccups. It was so cute and bradon was able to feel them too.

I have gained about 9 lbs this far. I'm really hoping to not gain more than 20 this go around. With both of my girls i weighed less after delivering them then i did when i got pregnant. I would love to make it that way with this little guy as well. I'm hoping to start nightly walks with the girls and bradon to help me keep the weight at bay and to help me progress once i reach 37 weeks.

Symptoms- My back and side have definitely been the most annoying. My back i'm sure is normal pregnancy pain, but it started acting up really early in the pregnancy so that's been no fun. My dang side is the worst. I literally feel like someone is stabbing me in the side after i sit for to long, which is hard with my job. Hoping all subsides once he is born. Heart burn is coming back , but mostly at night. I still can control it with some tums, i'm hoping it doesn't get worse

Braxton hicks are here and it really makes me sad that my period will be returning here shortly as well =( they remind me so much of period cramps.


I have been craving salads like crazy so that's been nice and i've been trying to get them as much as possible when the craving is there.

His room is just about done and i'm in love. I was really struggling with doing a little boys nursery. Bradon and i both don't love the whole sports baby theme, and not a fan of the navy blue deal. We found some ideas we loved and threw them all together and it's really coming together perfect. He's a pretty lucky boy =)

I had my glucose test on thursday and all went well there, I passed that and i'm not anemic this go around. so thats all good news. i scheduled the rest of my appointments till little mans delivery date. I can't believe we're in the home stretch!!



I can't beleive that in 6 short weeks i'll be full term with this little man.. thats 42 days away. I am so excited to witness life with a little boy. I have two fun showers planned, one my friends are throwing me ( i'm so blessed ) and one my amazing family is doing. My work has one planned for after baby B arrives. He is so loved already.

26 weeks

26 weeks

We are officially down to double digits this week. EEEkkk.. All this kid does is Kick and Kick all day long. It's insane how much he moves. I am starting to have spurts of energy and then the next day completely drained. So on the days i'm feeling good i make sure to do all i can do. Potty breaks during the night are coming back with a vengeance. It was so nice sleeping all the way through the night.
We got some stuff done in his room, i still feel like we have so much to do and get. Which makes me a tad stressed. But i'm just trying to breath and remember it will all fall into place. The girls are still soo excited to meet baby b and talk about him daily. They are sure to tell every person we come into contact with that i'm pregnant with there baby brother bennett =)) Makes my mama heart melt!

How far along?
26 weeksn

Total weight gain/loss: I am guessing up 7 pounds. i go to the dr's next week. but that's what i am off my home scale 

Sleep: Sleep has been ok. i have a couple potty breaks but i am falling right back asleep

Best moment this week: Bryton was able to feel him kick, it was so cute. She is constantly touching or kissing my belly and wanted to feel him kick, once he did she jumped so high and me and bradon just started laughing cause it startled her so bad.

Movement: Oh yes, he's a mover. i can't tell how he is positioned still. i still get movement down so low and up high now.

Symptoms: My back is not loving this pregnancy and been giving me lots of crippled moments, but i'm trying to truck along. on and off braxton hicks.

Food cravings: haven't had to strong of cravings this week. i have been digging bagels 

Food aversions:
plain chicken

Gender:
Boy

Labor Signs? nope. 

Belly Button in or out?
In

What I miss: mostly my energy level.  and being able to bend easily.

What I am looking forward to: my appointment next week, and my next u/s to check on my handsome boy.

Brynlee Jo

My beautiful first baby is 5.5 this month. She lost her first tooth last night and has another loose one. She starts kindergarten in august and is dancing away on a competition team. She has grown into the most beautiful girl that i could only imagine. I can't believe she is all mine. She is literally my little best friend that i don't want to share with anyone, but for some reason the girl loves to be on the go and not home with her mom!
Her heart is literally made from gold and she cares about everyone's feelings so much. She has always been an amazing sleeper, and still to this day rocks it. I will forever be thankful for sleep training my babies. She is the best big sister, her and bryton play and play for hours and it melts my momma heart like nothing else. She is obsessed with baby Bennett already and kisses and hugs my belly on the daily. She actually got to feel him kick this morning and she was pretty stoked.
I don't know what bradon and I did so right to deserve such a caring ,respectful beautiful little girl, but man i feel so extremely lucky.

Some of her favorites right now are....
Color- Blue
Food- Pizza ( bagel bites and pizza rolls )
Best Friends- Kimberlee, brooke and ryder
Favorite thing to do- play with friends/color
Favorite holiday- Christmas then halloween.


Bryn J you rock my little world! Please don't ever change, You are beyond perfect and i love you forever!