Preggo

So... I'm pregnant! We've been trying for 9 months now. I've been mostly laid back about it and willing to accept any outcome, with a fair amount of frustration and confusion sprinkled in. This month the ovulation predictor kit was more telling than monhts past, so a part of me was wondering if this could be our time. But two weeks passed and no symptoms. With Cohen I knew immediately. Finally last week I'm like, hmm, shouldn't my monthly visitor have arrived by now? Every day I gave Dominic my "gutfelt" stats ... okay so I'm a few days late but I'm only giving us 10% odds (didn't want to set myself up for disappointment). The next day it was 12, then 18, then 21, then 27. Then yesterday my boobs starting hurting and it jumped to 51%. This morning I woke up at 5:00 to tinkle and took the test. It took about 15 seconds to come back as positive. I peaceful, happy feeling overcame me as I crawled back into bed grinning. Dominic's alarm went off after 6:00 and I snuggled up to him and said "Guess what? It's 100%!" His reaction was cool, so sincerely happy and loving and proud.

My first ob/gyn appt. is June 9. The wait is going to be torture!

God bless you little baby. I'm happy you've come to be.





May 28.

I'm almost 8 weeks pregnant now. It's killing me to keep the secret. This week the morning sickness started. It's been manageable because it usually comes when I'm brushing my teeth. I'm a little nervous what the next 6ish weeks will bring. My worst fear is getting sick at work... having to bolt out of meeting and end up throwing up before I make it to the bathroom.

My tummy is puffier than usual. Granted I had plenty of fluff before being preggo, but now I'm finding it impossible to suck it in, and even loose fitting clothes brush against my tummy area. This is about how big I was at 4 months with Cohen. This alarms me! I'll be as big as a house by fall. Oh and I gained 5 pounds already! Joy, joy.

Overall, I'm more laid back this time around. I think about baby all the time, but it doesn't consume my every waking moment like it did with Cohen. It's just more peaceful... less worrying and a feeling that it's truly in God's hands.

My doctors appointment got moved up to June 2 - that's only a few days away! I'm so excited to hear the heartbeat and hopefully see my little peanut.

July 15

My gut is expanding my the day and I'm wearing maternity clothes more often than not. I didn't expect to stay bump-free as long as I did with Cohen, but I could have lived with non-maternity clothes for a few weeks longer.

Morning sickness is still an issue. At nearly 15 weeks, it has to be almost over, right?

Lately I feel like it's a boy. The pregnancy is so similar to the first one, I just can't imagine anything else. A boy would be more than fine. How fun to have two sons! We'll find out soon enough.

I did the first trimester screening that checked for Down's and Trisomy likelihood, and the results came back fine. On the endless list of things to worry about, cross one off the list.

Everyone knows now. Telling people was fun. Hiding the secret is a drag.