It's been brought to my attention (several times) that I have not made an official baby announcement on the blog. I'm sorry that I am so late in doing this, but here are the exciting details!
Baby Briggs #3 has a due date of December 23rd, however we are scheduled for an induction on December 20th unless the baby decides to come sooner. This pregnancy has flown by! I can't believe my third trimester starts this week! We kept the pregnancy a secret from our families for a long time because we wanted to tell them in person. We waited until our last vacation back to Iowa & Nebraska in late August when I was about 6 months into the pregnancy. Everyone was shocked to see me! I really didn't have to make an announcement- they knew as soon as they saw me! We have decided to be surprised about the sex of the baby. It was a rough pregnancy in the beginning with morning sickness. It was terrible for the first 20 weeks, but with the help of my antinausea medications (Zofran and Phenergan) I was able to stay out of the hospital and continue working. The morning sickness was so severe when I was pregnant with Alexa and Gavin that I had to be hospitalized to receive IV fluids and medication to stop the vomiting. Around 20 weeks, I started to feel much better and started putting on weight. Since then, I have gained over 20 pounds! My doctor has always assured me that the morning sickness is not harmful to the baby and the ultrasounds have confirmed that the baby is growing and thriving.
The baby's cute profile
A tiny little foot that keeps kicking me!Daddy tried to take some pictures of me with the kids this morning. We got some cute ones, but Gavin only cooperated for two- that was his limit before he got fussy. So we didn't get any of me with both kids, but I hope you enjoy them anyways.
My little man is going to be a big brother! We really need to stop calling him "Baby Gavin" now. We started calling him that when he was born because at that time, Alexa was 14 months old and every time we called him Gavin, she thought we were saying Gabbi and she'd get confused. So to help her learn his name, we started calling them Baby Gavin and Gabbi Dog. Baby Gavin stuck and we are all guilty of calling him that on a daily basis.
Alexa is very excited about the new baby. She is always kissing, hugging, and patting my belly. Sometimes she says that it's a baby sister, and then the next time she says it's a baby brother. She says really funny things like, "He's so cute! He's smiling at me!" She loves to tell people, "There's a baby in Mommy's tummy- at Christmastime!" (meaning the baby will be born close to Christmas)
Alexa came with me to my 20 week OB appointment. As soon as the doctor walked in the room, Alexa announced that I had a baby in my tummy and showed the doctor where it was!
I'm looking forward to seeing Alexa with the new baby. I think she's going to be a big helper! Daddy says that she can change all the dirty diapers. I don't think that's a good idea.
All the pictures below were taken mid-June on the morning that the kids made the announcement to their friends and teachers at daycare. Everyone was very surprised and excited. 
The shirts say it all!
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