Pregnancy #2

     Seeing as I'm only 4 weeks away from my due date, I should probably write something about how this 2nd pregnancy has been. It has been very similar to my pregnancy with Justin. I was super sick for the first 17 weeks or so and lost 10-12 pounds. You can see in the 22 week photo that my face was still nice and thin! But, just like with Justin, the weight came back no problem once I could actually keep food down, so now I'm about 18 pounds above my starting weight.

 

We missed taking the 32 week photo...oops!

It does seem like I've been pregnant for a long time. If I can help it, I don't think I would want to have another summer baby. You have to have maternity clothes for multiple seasons and the time from Christmas until the due date seems like forever. I feel like round 2 has definitely been harder on my body than round 1. My lower back has been more sore, sleeping at night has been more difficult, heartburn, leg cramps, restless legs at night, all  the regular stuff, but just a little bit worse than last time. 

The other interesting thing with round 2 has been the anticipation. With Justin, I had several baby showers thrown by different groups of friends. This time, I'm just having a small brunch that I reluctantly agreed to because I feel like I already have almost everything I need and being in a new place with new friends, I just wasn't sure what the "norm" is with 2nd babies. With Justin, I was completely focused on getting the room ready and reading about baby sleeping and what to expect and all that stuff. This time, I'm focused on getting Justin's big boy room ready and reading about what to expect with toddlers. I already kinda feel bad for baby #2 that his older brother got everything brand new and will continue to get everything first. Oh well, I guess that's just the way it goes. But, I also think Justin is going to be a great big brother and hopefully there won't be any jealousy issues when he no longer gets all of my attention. Since he has been in his big boy room for about a week now, I asked him where baby brother should sleep when he comes out of Mommy's tummy. He very matter of factly told me, "Baby brudder tan sleep in Justin's trib." I told him that was so nice of him to share like that. This morning, wondering if maybe it was a one time willingness, I asked Justin to tell Daddy where baby brother was going to sleep, and again he explained that baby brother would sleep in Justin's crib. Such a sweetheart. I am really excited to see first hand from a parent perspective the whole sibling bond.

Now for the nitty gritty...the labor and delivery of baby #2. I haven't been too anxious or nervous about it until just recently. Seeing as we had a rather traumatizing and unexpected experience with Justin's birth, I have some fears going into it this time around. But, one way or another, the baby is going to come, so I'm really trying not to let myself worry about it. I just hate not knowing what to expect and then having the thought in the back of my mind that something could go wrong again. I'm not any more likely to have another abruption than I was last time...chances are super slim, but since they were super slim before, what's not to say that I won't be in that 1% again? It's just hard to not let that thought be there. I'm not planning on having another C-section, so we're just being really prayerful that everything will go "normal" and that there won't be any emergency procedures involved. Guess we'll see in the next few weeks!

Oh- and the name game...we're terrible. We have a list that has had several names put on and crossed off. We have yet to agree on really liking even one name at the same time as each other, so it will probably be another situation like it was with Justin. (We waited until the absolute last minute to decide.) Since we were in the hospital for 7 days, we had more time to decide than most, so we'll see how long it takes us this time.