15 Months!

Miss Abigail is 15 months old!  She's finally walking all over the place and that has been SO fun.  It's still kind of funny to see her toddling around, because she seems so small to me!  But I really love that she can walk now, and she is becoming more and more independent.  That independence has also brought some tantrums too, because sometimes what she wants to do isn't what Dave and I want her to do!  She has become very decisive lately and tries very hard to communicate her desires with us.  It's funny but can also be frustrating all around when we don't understand what she's asking for.  Hopefully more language will come soon.  She has said night-night a few times, and she says mama very clearly, although not always in the right context.  She is learning the word flower, and she tries to say light and cat.  She can say dada, but hasn't said it in a while and signs dada instead.  It will be really interesting to see how her vocabulary develops and changes in the coming months now that the BIG walking milestone is completed.  She uses the sign for "more" to indicate when she wants something.  She learned how to sign "please" so we are working on that.  She LOVES waving hi to absolutely everyone, especially any kids she sees.  It is so cute!  We are still working on transitioning to one nap, and every day I just play things by ear depending on what time she wakes up in the morning.  I have a feeling that this transition will still take a few more months.  Abby loves her sleep!  Night sleep has been good, although some nights it takes her a while to fall asleep.  She still goes to bed easily though and just talks and plays in her crib until she drifts off.  I love having such a good sleeper!  I think that's it on updates for now! 

13 Weeks - Baby #2

I'm officially a third of the way there!!  Well, assuming that I deliver at 39 weeks, and it's looking like that will be the plan.  So, only 2/3 of the pregnancy left to go.  Has this pregnancy felt like an eternity to anyone else?  I feel like I've been pregnant for eons.  All for a good cause though!

I'm still feeling great.  Mostly just tired.  I've gained a total of 2 pounds so far.  Not great but not terrible either.  Especially considering that I've been eating my weight in cookies and candy lately...not good!  I still can't wait to find out if this baby will be Andrew or Rosalie.  Still 6.5 weeks until the anatomy scan.  Hopefully the time flies by!

12 Weeks - Baby #2

I've been so bad about taking weekly pictures this time around!  Also, I can't for the life of me seem to get a clear picture with the self-timer these days.  Oh well!  12 weeks today and feeling great.  I battled a sinus infection a few weeks ago, and I'm still dealing with that a little bit, mostly in the form of congestion, coughing, and some headaches.  But, in terms of pregnancy symptoms, I'm still feeling pretty great!  Mostly, I'm just really tired.  I'm hoping that falling asleep on the couch at 8pm will be over soon!  I feel very lucky that I haven't had any real morning sickness, nausea, food aversions, or anything of the sort.  Also, I've felt a few baby nudges!  I thought it might happen soon, because I felt Abby very early too.  I usually feel the baby when I'm sitting cross-legged on the floor and bent over.  I love it and can't wait for the bigger movements in a few weeks!!

We had an OB checkup last Friday and ended up getting an ultrasound.  Two different nurses couldn't find the heartbeat on the Doppler...while I laid there having a panic attack!  Thank goodness Dave left work early to come with me, because it was pretty much my worst nightmare come true.  I've just been SO worried that something is wrong with this pregnancy, mostly because I haven't had many symptoms.  When they couldn't find the heartbeat, I feared the absolute worst.  Thankfully, we were able to get right into an ultrasound room and as soon as the tech put the wand on my belly there was baby clear as day.  Heart rate was 154 and baby was moving so much that the tech could barely get measurements, let alone a clear picture!  She remarked that once I can feel this baby moving I'll never stop feeling it :)  After that, the rest of the appointment was pretty standard.  I thought that I was going to have a full pelvic exam and pap, but Dr. Thomas said that it wasn't necessary, which was nice!  Of course my blood pressure was high, but I honestly attribute that to nerves!  The nurse took it one more time at the very end of the appointment and it was 122/80, which is great for me.  So, I'm just going to keep monitoring it at home for now and we'll see where we go from here.  I'm opting for a repeat c-section, so that will most likely be scheduled for sometime during my 39th week.  Dr. Thomas did mention that if my blood pressure is out of control she would like to deliver between 37-38 weeks instead, but I don't even want to worry about that for now.  Hopefully baby will be here around October 24th or so :) 

We were able to schedule our anatomy scan for June 9th - it feels so far away!  I'm hoping that time will fly by, because I know that I will be able to connect with this pregnancy a little more once I know if baby is a boy or a girl.  I think we have *finally* decided on our name choices, after lots of back and forth.  So, if baby is a boy he will be Andrew David Main.  If baby is a girl she will be Rosalie Ann Main.  Can't wait to find out!

10 Weeks - Baby #2

I missed 9 weeks!  I've had a bad sinus infection/cold/cough all week and haven't had much energy.  I hope I can keep up and not skip another week!

I cannot possibly describe how huge I feel these days.  How is that even possible at only ten weeks pregnant!?!  The baby is the size of a kumquat (only an inch long!) so why on earth do I look so enormously pregnant??  It is so bizarre to me.  I know that some of my belly is obviously fluff, but I'm only a few pounds off from what I weighed when I was pregnant with Abby, so it's pretty crazy.  For comparison's sake, here is me at 10 weeks pregnant with Abby (although this dress doesn't give a great representation of my bump):

And here is me wearing the same outfit that I wore for my ten week picture with Baby #2 at 27 weeks with Abigail:

And a side by side just because:

Ahh! Kind of scary.  Anyway, other than my sinus infection, which I am now taking antibiotics for, I'm feeling great.  It makes me incredibly anxious, because I still don't really feel pregnant at all.  I'm getting a little concerned about what my weight gain might be with this pregnancy as well.  I was SO lucky when I was pregnant with Abby.  I already weigh exactly what I did the day I delivered Abigail!  I've gained about three pounds since finding out I was pregnant.  At this rate, I'll be Shamu by delivery time.  Not cool!!  As opposed to constant morning sickness, I'm basically a ravenous pig all day long.  I'm ALWAYS hungry.  And I only want carbs.  Hopefully that changes soon because I can't continue like this!

I think that's all for now.  We have our next OB appointment next Friday and I am excited and nervous all at the same time.  I feel like the baby has to be fine, because I keep growing and getting bigger.  But I worry every day that something is just off with this pregnancy, because it feels so very different than the last one.  My gut says this baby is a BOY all the way!!  The funny thing is that I would really love another little girl, and especially for Abby to have a sister.  I would love a boy too, though, so either way it's wonderful news.  I can't wait to make sure that baby is doing great and the heart beat is still strong.  I'll be better next week about posting on time!