18 Weeks (Baby #2)

How far along: 18 Weeks

 

Due date: October 6, 2015

 

Gender: Not sure yet. We find out on 5/22. Yippee!!!!! I'm so excited to know.

 

Size of baby: Apx. 5 1/2 inches and 7 ounces! :)

  

Guesses: I really don't know, but if I had to take a guess I would say that I am 60% sure it is a boy... With Mabel I was so certain that it was a girl, but this time around I haven't felt that certainty. The only reason I think it's a boy is because the heart rate is much lower than Mabel's was, and of all the "old wives tales" the heart rate one is one I actually believe. So, we will see soon.
 

Weight gain: I think I actually lost a little bit of weight when I was weighed at my last appointment. 

 

Movement: I've felt baby off and on since 10 weeks, but here in the last 2 weeks I've felt him/her every day. I absolutely love this part of pregnancy.
 

Maternity clothes: Everyday. All the time.

  

Stretch marks: No new ones, but it's still really early, lol.

  

Sleep: No changes there, but each night varies depending on Mabel and her sleep. Recently she's done well, but you just never know.
 

Purchased baby items: Nothing yet for this baby. We're waiting until we find out the gender to decide what all we will need to buy.
 

Best moment this week: Having our 18 week appointment and getting to take Mabel with me. She was so cute and sweet the whole time. (well, she's like that all the time anyway, but it was just special to be there with her) :)

  

Worst moment this week: Having a sick baby (ear infection). 

  

Miss anything: I don't really miss anything yet.
 

Cravings: Breakfast foods like scrambled eggs, sausage & egg biscuits, and Jimmy Dean breakfast bowls with sausage and eggs and gravy!! I eat it at least 2 or 3 times a week. I can't stop myself, even though the thought of some it would normally gross me out. Ah the wonders of pregnancy! :) 

 

Aversions: Red meat, particularly hamburger. I have not cooked hamburger since I found out that we were pregnant and I can't even bring myself to buy any. Barf!!!

 

Queasy or sick: Not sick anymore, that ended about 4 weeks ago, but boy do I have horrible heart burn and indigestion. Plus, I've had digestion issues this time around that cause a lot of bloating and cramping pain. It's probably all the sausage. ;)
 

Looking forward to: Our 20 week appointment. I'm just so excited to see our new little peanut and find out what we're having. It's such an exciting time.

Oh Baby!

Well, where do I even begin...

To say that this baby was a surprise would be the understatement of the year! ;)

I guess it can all go back to before Mabel was born. Dan and I tried to conceive for a year and a half with no luck. Just when I had started to give up on the idea of having a biological baby, BOOM, we got pregnant with Mabel. So, I just figured that the next time we wanted a baby that it would be the same as before.

Well, as you all have probably guessed by now, that was not the case this time around.

I really should have seen the signs, but I was so distracted by my 9 month old that being pregnant was the furthest thing from my mind. I had a sudden aversion towards meat, had random heartburn, which I only have when I'm pregnant and some cramping. All very obvious signs, but I completely missed it.

I finally took a pregnancy test just to rule it out before going to my doctor to see what was wrong with me, lol. The whole time I was taking the test I was chastising myself for being so silly in taking a test. I waited the appropriate 3 minutes and glanced at the test just in time to see it say "pregnant." The only reaction I could think to have was to laugh hysterically and to say over and over "You're kidding me, so that's what I did for about 5 minutes. Looking back on it now, I just giggle at myself and how oblivious I was.

I was actually supposed to meet Dan right after work that night, so I quickly pulled myself together and went to meet him. I wanted to wait and tell him in a really cool way, but I just couldn't wait. I told him when no one was around and his reaction was quiet shock for about 5 seconds and then he said "Ok" and we both laughed and hugged and got excited.

Even though it's been almost 4 months since that day, I still catch myself kind of amazed at the fact that in about 5 months we will be the parents to 2 precious babies. I feel so blessed that we didn't have the struggle this time around that we had before Mabel, so I am thankful for that, but it's still kind of crazy. I'm currently 18 weeks along and as far as we can tell everything is going just like it's supposed to.

We are truly blessed people. My heart is full and God is good.