Pregnant with Number Two!

I found out I was pregnant with my second child way back in October 22, 2012.  It was a Monday morning and I woke up feeling awful from a terrible head cold.  I took Brandon to daycare and went back home and tried to go back to bed.  I wanted to take some cold medicine but knew I was trying to get pregnant and my period was due a couple days later.  I decided just for the heck of it to take a pregnancy test and used one of the First Response Early Result tests and at first glance did not see a line.  Then after waiting the allotted time on the instructions, I looked down and saw a very faint second line.  I was really excited at that point and called Sean at work and told him.  I then took another test the next morning and it was a darker line.  Since it was so early and my period was still due a few days later, Sean and I waited about a week to tell our parents and siblings.  We chose not to tell any of our close friends until Brandon’s birthday (when I was about 9 weeks pregnant) after seeing and hearing the heart beat at the first ultrasound.  It took us a few months to get pregnant this second time around.

First faint pregnancy test taken 5 days before my period

All 5 pregnancy tests I took

Showing Brandon and Daddy the positive pregnancy test

Brandon showing Daddy the positive pregnancy test

This pregnancy has gone by a lot more quickly than my first pregnancy, but I have been so much more tired and sicker during the first trimester.  I never threw up during my first trimester but I would feel nauseous whenever my stomach would go empty every 2-3 hrs.  I had strong aversions to meat and loved Taco Bell bean burritos.  I was also so much more tired this second time around.  I think part of is going to work and then chasing around a 2 year old who wants your attention constantly.  It is lucky though that Brandon was old enough to sleep through the night so I was able to get plenty of rest.  I have been going to bed early but then having strange dreams throughout the night that I remember so my sleep is not always restful. 

We got to have our first ultrasound at almost 9 weeks and the ultrasound confirmed my due date of July 4, 2013 (it was in line with my cycle).  Looks like we might have a little one right around firework time!  I was excited to be off on maternity leave during the summer and to not be super pregnant during

the really hot months as it usually does not get warm in Oregon until after the 4^th of July. 

First shots of our little one at almost 9 weeks

Ultrasound at 9 weeks

I got to have a second ultrasound at almost 14 weeks.  It was amazing to see the development between those five weeks!  The baby looked much more like a baby and had feet, arms, and legs.  This little one is quite a mover and would not hold still for them to get the measurements needed.  I was told at my 14 week appointment that I had placenta previa as my placenta was completely covering my cervix.  They are going to have to monitor that, along with my cervix which shortened with Brandon, every 3-4 weeks with an ultrasound.  We are hopeful that the placenta previa might correct itself with time as the uterus expands to hold the baby.  I am hopeful that I will not need bed rest this time around (would be really hard with an active 2 year old).  My next appointment is at 17 weeks so we will see.  

Moving around like crazy at almost 14 weeks

A sweet little foot 

It was amazing how the baby's hand was developed and how it was moving around

Profile shot at almost 14 week ultrasound

I have been obsessed about is trying to figure out the sex of the baby!  I took several online quizzes as a baking soda test where you put baking soda in a cup and then add your pee and if it fizzles it is a boy and no fizz it is a girl.  3 out of the 4 times I had no fizzes, so maybe it’s a girl?  Sean swears it is a girl for some reason too.  We will see and hopefully maybe I will find out at my 17 week ultrasound.  The other thing that I have been crazy with is organizing the whole house.  I got a new toy storage organizer for Brandon and organized all his toys.  I completely cleaned out and organized the laundry room with plastic bins.  Last weekend, I completely cleaned out the third bedroom (our guest bedroom) closet and donated 5 bags of stuff to Goodwill.  I am excited to meet this new little member of our family!

Pregnancy Shot at 8 weeks-barely a bump

Pregnancy shot at 14 weeks-starting to get a bump