Super-Baby-Sunday :)

Baby Update 1.10.11

Yesterday Michael & I went to my Dr's appointment for a checkup on the little bun-in-the-oven. All is well! We got to hear the heartbeat which was really exciting. I thought I'd tear up but instead I just had a big smile on my face. They are sending me for a few extra tests due to some protein in my urine but they are not concerned at this point and just want to be thorough. Oh! We also set our appointment for our 20 weeks ultrasound (where we will find out the sex of the baby, hopefully) which will be on Valentine's Day. {Awww!}

Hear baby's heartbeat:

Ultrasound Appointment!

Monday Michael & I had the pleasure of going to my second ultrasound appointment. It was so much fun getting to see the baby, especially because it is actually starting to look like one! I am measuring ahead 8 days, so my doctor may be changing my due date but I wont find out until my next appointment, January 10th. I am still getting sick here and there but overall I am feeling much better than before. Definitely still struggling with exhaustion, hoping that will improve in the next few weeks as I head further into the second trimester. My next ultrasound should take place sometime in February, when we will hopefully find out the sex of the baby!! We are very anxious/excited to find out.

Here is Jude's little sibling :)

Jude is Going to be a Big Brother!

We are excited to share with all of our friends & family that we are expecting baby #2 come July 2011! My estimated due date is July 2nd but one thing I learned the first time around, it really is an estimation :) Michael & I had the pleasure of hosting Thanksgiving this year at our house and we decided to tell both sides of our family then, since we were all together. The news was received with happiness! We wanted to be creative this time with telling our friends and family so we decided to share our exciting news on our Christmas card (above). Thank you to everyone for your excitement and well wishes, it truly means the world to us to have your encouragement!! I will be 10 weeks as of tomorrow, so 1/4 of the way down. Although, to be honest, we're in much less of a hurry this time. Not that we are not excited, but we know what we are in for. 

I am feeling much better (weeks 4-8 were not very kind) and starting to feel like myself again (or the pregnant version of myself). Here are a few ultrasound pictures from my last doctors appointment. Just a cute little blob but with a strong heartbeat! Ultrasound taken at 8 weeks, 3 days.

PS: I also have a few pregnancy related posts you will now see below I am now able to share.

8 Weeks Pregnant!

Posted 12/3/10
So, here I am again, basically talking to myself since this post won't be made public until we decide to share our wonderful news with the world :) Tomorrow marks 8 weeks pregnant, about 32 weeks to go! Another 6 days until Thanksgiving, when we will be telling both sides of our parents the big news. We can hardly wait! I have been feeling pretty sick, it comes and goes. I've started using these B6 lozenges & Unisom to help with the nausea/vomiting and it helps a little bit. Still feeling very tired, but I know 2nd trimester will be here in no time and I will hopefully get back to feeling like myself again. 

Monday is my first OBGYN visit and I am excited! I am going to a completely new practice, so it is a little nerve racking, but I feel positive about it. I am on the lookout for a baby doll to get Jude for Christmas. I've heard it is good practice for when the real baby comes. Even though I know I'm pregnant, it really hasn't sunk in. Maybe that's because I know how long pregnancy is and know I have a LOT of time to get used to the idea.

5 Weeks, 5 Days Pregnant!

 Posted 12/3/10
Even though we won't be announcing our pregnancy to everyone until Thanksgiving, I still wanted to write some updates in the mean time. I just wont be publishing them until people know "we" are pregnant. I am really a crappy secret keeper. It is totally something I need to work on. Christmas is usually like torture for me because I want to tell people the presents I got them the second I buy them. Since Jude was somewhat of a surprise, we were in so much shock, we didn't even think about keeping the pregnancy a secret. This time, we figured the "right thing" to do was wait a bit longer, and if we wait until Thanksgiving we will be able to tell most of our family while we are all together, which seems really fun! If I can set up a way to video tape their reactions, that would be really awesome!!

So far I've been feeling mostly good. I have some nausea here and there but no throwing up. I am really hoping to have less morning sickness with this baby. I have been continuing my workouts and also hoping that might help things. I made my first (official) OBGYN appointment yesterday. It will be Monday Nov 22nd. I'm sort of hoping they might do an ultra sound, but trying not to get my hopes up.

Although we are SO incredibly excited, I think we know we are in for a long wait and I think we will be a lot more laid back and less stressed with this pregnancy. Before, when I was pregnant with Jude, I just wanted the 9 (well, 10.3) months to be OVER. But now, as much as I am excited for baby#2, I don't want to rush any amount of time in Jude's life because it goes by so fast as it is. He will be 2 months away from being 2 by the time the baby comes. I want to appreciate all the time we have "just us" even  though I know it will only get BETTER when the baby comes.

Well, that is enough rambling for now :)