The Baby Blog Is Always The Last To Know
Here I am nearing halfway through my pregnancy with Baby v2.0 (aka Elvis), and I have yet to document any of it. Bad Mommy! So if somehow some of our friends and family were unaware, we are having another baby!
We plan another delivery surprise so won’t know until the baby comes in late June if it is a girl or boy. Ruby seems to have recently decided she’d prefer a sister, but is mostly just excited to have a baby. I think Chad would love a boy, but both of us are also completely open to whoever comes. If we get a boy we’ll have one of each, and if we get a girl we’ll be prepared with all the pink stuff she can possibly need!
This pregnancy has been very similar physically to my last one so far. I’d say really the only difference is how quickly I am showing this time. Otherwise, I fought similar “morning” sickness and spent the first three plus months not straying too far from a bathroom, can sleep at the drop of a hat, constant stuffy nose, and love super spicy food. I recently started feeling the baby move which is exciting and makes this all seem more real. I can’t wait for the movement to be big enough for Chad and Ruby to feel, too. All the tests and ultrasounds show that everything is normal and healthy so far.
Though the pregnancy symptoms may be similar, my life sure is different now than it was four years ago. I almost miss working full-time out of the house where my pregnant butt sat at an office, waddled in and out for food and the bathroom, and came home to a quiet house. This time I am trying to meet the demands of an almost-4-year-old, and she is a much more demanding boss than I’ve had before! Keeping up with her all day and night and the house and not feeling well was very challenging at first. As soon as I got rid of the morning sickness, we had a family tragedy when my father suddenly passed away on the day after Christmas. So unfair to have to lose him before he could have met his next grandchild, he was thrilled that Chad and I were having another baby. I’m sure he’s still just as happy wherever he is.
Hope you all will check back here to keep up with the pregnancy. I will try not to let another 18 weeks go before I get to my second post! I’ll close with a cute ultrasound photo of Elvis waving hello, see more 12 week ultrasound pics here.
Kate
