I’ve been dying to finally post on my blog what’s going on. Now that I’ve told my friends, family, co-workers and FB, I can finally blog about B-Mo #2!!
Here is where it all began… well okay I won’t start at the beginning, because you obviously don’t need those details… but I knew I was pregnant the moment there was implantation.
Kaydriana and I were camping in CA the last full weekend of September. Saturday the 24th I had what I thought (hoped) was implantation spotting since aunt flow was not due for another week. Googling it, it was the perfect timing and color for what is typically implantation spotting. But I was under a lot of stress so I was trying to not get too excited, after all I didn’t have that with Kaydriana.
On the way home, I only took ½ Xanax because I thought that if I was really going to be pregnant, Xanax is not good, but I HAD to have something flying by myself with Kaydriana.
I already had pregnancy tests in my bathroom, but didn’t want to test too early for fear I would get a false negative. I’m so frugal that I didn’t want to have to go buy more tests later. I waited until Tuesday morning… 4.5 days before my “missed” period. And it was POSITIVE! The ironic thing was, that morning I weighed myself and I was at the lowest weight I had been in over 5 years! I took a picture that morning to “show off my thinness” but really it was so that I could have a good “day I found out” photo.
During lunch I went to the party store to see if I could find a big sister pin. I found one that blinks! When I got home from work I had Kaydriana come over to the closet with me while I quickly pinned her. Then I took her hand in hand and we walked over to daddy who was laying on the floor next to her toy box. He was looking at the pin and it took him a few moments before he got a grin on his face and said, “Already!?” I said yes and told him that “things” work!
The funny thing about this is that Tim kept telling me that he wanted to wait until he got a permanent job and I kept telling him that I wanted Kaydriana to have a sibling close in age. When he got back from Hawaii (yes, I let him go by himself) something changed in him. He even mentioned something in front of our neighbor about ready to start trying… and then there were things he wouldn’t do that were a clear indication to me that he was ready to start trying. I’m not on birth control (which he knew) and I won’t go into details but it was clear he was trying to make a baby ;) I didn’t want to question him because I didn’t want him to change his mind. I realize that sounds a bit immature, but when we tried for months to get pregnant with Kaydriana, he felt a lot of pressure and I was stressed, so I didn’t want to make it a big deal. Internally I was giddy!!
Of course we’re happy, our family is happy, but there is some trepidation about how we’re going to afford two kids at this point. When Tim’s current seasonal position ends in January he is going to go to a month long class to get his CDL again. This will help him be a strong applicant when applying for jobs. Definitely trusting God will take care of us, even if that means making some major sacrifices.
So since we found out the news I was in a minor accident. Baby is fine, but the stress of dealing with the insurance crap, my back pain, and now hearing my car might get totaled is a bit too much to handle on top of me feeling nauseas, my stressful job and the concerns I have with my dad’s health.
Some of the fun facts about this pregnancy so far is I got to see our baby on October 14th. So far so good with the exception of having to take progesterone supplements to keep my uterus strong. B-Mo #2 looked like a tiny blob. I couldn’t see the heart beat, but Dr. Graham could. We might be delivering less than I mile from my house now that the new Swedish labor/delivery just opened and my OB sees patients there and in Bellevue. Seriously I could see my house from the exam room!
As I mentioned above I’ve been having nausea along with fatigue. I can’t tell if it’s worse than when I was pregnant with Kaydriana, but I know it’s harder because I don’t get as much rest. Our little girl likes to wake up early! I’m about 7.5 weeks now with a due date of 6/6. I really wanted a June baby! And according to WTE B-Mo #2 is about ½ an inch long and the size of a raspberry. I have my next ultrasound November 22nd. I can’t wait to see our little baby again!
Here is where it all began… well okay I won’t start at the beginning, because you obviously don’t need those details… but I knew I was pregnant the moment there was implantation.Kaydriana and I were camping in CA the last full weekend of September. Saturday the 24th I had what I thought (hoped) was implantation spotting since aunt flow was not due for another week. Googling it, it was the perfect timing and color for what is typically implantation spotting. But I was under a lot of stress so I was trying to not get too excited, after all I didn’t have that with Kaydriana.
On the way home, I only took ½ Xanax because I thought that if I was really going to be pregnant, Xanax is not good, but I HAD to have something flying by myself with Kaydriana.
I already had pregnancy tests in my bathroom, but didn’t want to test too early for fear I would get a false negative. I’m so frugal that I didn’t want to have to go buy more tests later. I waited until Tuesday morning… 4.5 days before my “missed” period. And it was POSITIVE! The ironic thing was, that morning I weighed myself and I was at the lowest weight I had been in over 5 years! I took a picture that morning to “show off my thinness” but really it was so that I could have a good “day I found out” photo.
During lunch I went to the party store to see if I could find a big sister pin. I found one that blinks! When I got home from work I had Kaydriana come over to the closet with me while I quickly pinned her. Then I took her hand in hand and we walked over to daddy who was laying on the floor next to her toy box. He was looking at the pin and it took him a few moments before he got a grin on his face and said, “Already!?” I said yes and told him that “things” work!
The funny thing about this is that Tim kept telling me that he wanted to wait until he got a permanent job and I kept telling him that I wanted Kaydriana to have a sibling close in age. When he got back from Hawaii (yes, I let him go by himself) something changed in him. He even mentioned something in front of our neighbor about ready to start trying… and then there were things he wouldn’t do that were a clear indication to me that he was ready to start trying. I’m not on birth control (which he knew) and I won’t go into details but it was clear he was trying to make a baby ;) I didn’t want to question him because I didn’t want him to change his mind. I realize that sounds a bit immature, but when we tried for months to get pregnant with Kaydriana, he felt a lot of pressure and I was stressed, so I didn’t want to make it a big deal. Internally I was giddy!!
Of course we’re happy, our family is happy, but there is some trepidation about how we’re going to afford two kids at this point. When Tim’s current seasonal position ends in January he is going to go to a month long class to get his CDL again. This will help him be a strong applicant when applying for jobs. Definitely trusting God will take care of us, even if that means making some major sacrifices.
So since we found out the news I was in a minor accident. Baby is fine, but the stress of dealing with the insurance crap, my back pain, and now hearing my car might get totaled is a bit too much to handle on top of me feeling nauseas, my stressful job and the concerns I have with my dad’s health.
Some of the fun facts about this pregnancy so far is I got to see our baby on October 14th. So far so good with the exception of having to take progesterone supplements to keep my uterus strong. B-Mo #2 looked like a tiny blob. I couldn’t see the heart beat, but Dr. Graham could. We might be delivering less than I mile from my house now that the new Swedish labor/delivery just opened and my OB sees patients there and in Bellevue. Seriously I could see my house from the exam room!
As I mentioned above I’ve been having nausea along with fatigue. I can’t tell if it’s worse than when I was pregnant with Kaydriana, but I know it’s harder because I don’t get as much rest. Our little girl likes to wake up early! I’m about 7.5 weeks now with a due date of 6/6. I really wanted a June baby! And according to WTE B-Mo #2 is about ½ an inch long and the size of a raspberry. I have my next ultrasound November 22nd. I can’t wait to see our little baby again!
Congratulations!!! The earliest part of the second pregnancy was toughest for me because (like you said) you are already worn out from taking care of a one year old and no one can outwardly recognize that you are pregnant yet. Also, all of those "can we handle this?" thoughts (financially/emotionally/etc) are running rampant. It does get better and by the time your little one gets here it will just be the new normal for you guys and you wouldn't want it any other way! Woohoo!
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