Pregnancy Details

Well I have had a million texts, emails or messages the last week asking all the questions that go along with pregnancy SO I will answer them here instead of typing it a million times! Obviously after miscarrying at 7 weeks in May, I wanted to wait as long as I could this time to announce the big news. I am 13 weeks now and FINALLY starting to feel a little better! My pregnancy with Brynlee was similar but SO different (if that makes any sense). With Brynlee I, for lack of a better word....puked everyday for 7 weeks. It was always in the middle of a meal that I would get sick and run to the bathroom. This time.....some days I would pray to puke because I felt so crappy. I have only puked a few times but I was hovered over the toilet thinking it was coming numerous times a day....I learned that I love puking over gagging and dry heaving....at least with Brynlee I would get a few minutes of relief. Maybe it's worse because I have a toddler running around, which I don't doubt. When I preg with Brynlee I lived on Benadryl.....I worked full time and would sleep all day and all night (if I was off). And this time I rarely got a nap. With Brynlee I started to feel better around 13 weeks and I starting to feel better once again....PRAISE GOD THAT THE PLACENTA HAS TAKEN OVER! YAY! I did learn a lot about Brynlee during the sick phase....anytime I was hovered over the toilet she would pat my back and say...."mommy ok, ok mommy?" Such a motherly instinct already!

I didn't start taking pictures until last week because of my fear of having to go through my pictures once again and delete each weeks pregnancy pic. And it is definitely true that you "pop" WAY earlier with the subsequent pregnancies. I am definitely showing and as my mom says...I have quite the tummy. I am actually measuring what I did at 20 weeks with Brynlee! Brynlee also knows that there is a baby in my tummy and she always wants to lift my shirt to "look for it" she peeks in my belly button and says..."hi baby". When we ask if she wants a brother or a sister she says..."thithor" and when we ask if she wants a sister or a brother she says...."budor" now she just walks around the house saying "thithor, budor, thithor, budor". Once again we will NOT be finding out the gender. I thought for sure I would want a boy this time, but I don't....not that I am dying for a girl again, I just don't care. I think that was another positive of losing one, I realized how much it doesn't matter! We just want to share the joy of God and life with another child!

I had a sono at 7 weeks and everything looked great! The little peanut had a heartrate of 118 (at that point it should be above 100). And my cervix was closed...all good signs for a girl fearing another miscarriage. But I wasn't content. I had my second Dr. appt at 10 weeks and we got to hear the heartbeat. It was so soothing and definitely calmed my nerves....a little! I was anxious for our 12 week sono and once again, everything looked great! The little peanut was flipping around, kicking, and throwing punches already! I felt some movement for the first time last week and I feel it most nights when I am laying in bed! I also bought a doppler and I think I check the heartbeat pretty much everyday. It is usually in the 130's but by the end of the poking during the sono last week it was 163! I am due April 30th but will DEFINITELY have a repeat section...I have seen WAY TOO many things go wrong with a VBAC and I am not willing to put my child or myself at risk. Plus I thought the csection was a piece of cake! So I will be sectioned between 38 and 39 weeks!

I think that's all for now! Maybe I will be updating the blog a little better now that we have something going on! :)