Great Expections

Wow, I can't believe it's been 8 months since my last blog entry!  For some reason, I just got out of blogging.  I've always loved it, but it just seemed to take up so much time and let's face it, time is something us parents don't have a whole lot of.  But just recently, a friend/former co-worker of mine wanted to know if I would be starting up my blog again.  She wanted to know if I would be blogging about my pregnancy.  Yes, we are expecting our 2nd baby!  I'm sure this is not news to any of you, as most of you are my friends on Facebook and have either heard on there, or from my mother :)  So I got to thinking and you know, maybe I should just start MAKING time to blog again.  I didn't actually start this blog until the end of my pregnancy with Carter, but it might be fun to start earlier with the second baby.

Yesterday marked my 16 week mark, which means we're getting very close to being half way to meeting our baby!  I found out I was pregnant on July 15.  And even though we weren't exactly preventing, it was still quite a shocker!  But none the less, Brent & I (and our parents) were very excited.  When I first found out, the doctor wasn't quite sure how far along I was.  According to my last period and HGC levels, they were estimating I was close to 9 weeks along.  I had a sonogram on July 27 so they could determine my due date, which they set at March 2, meaning I was actually only 7 1/2 weeks along.  So we waited until I was about 11 weeks, when the doctor said I was out of the clear, to tell the rest of our family and friends.  Even though my due date is March 2, I will have to have a c-section this time around as well, (normally done 1-2 weeks prior) which means we welcome this baby sometime in late February.

This pregnancy has gone pretty smooth, which the exception of one thing, HEADACHES.  I experienced the normal exhaustion during the first three months, but I never experienced headaches like this when I was pregnant with Carter.  From about 9 weeks to 15 weeks, I was getting a headache on average 3-4 days per week.  Let me tell you how miserable this is when the only thing you can take is Tylenol and you happened to be a person who Tylenol does nothing for.  My doctor even prescribed me some Tylenol 3, which didn't work either.  The only thing that provided any relief was sleep.  But obviously when you work full time and have a 2 1/2 year old to take care, sleep isn't always an option!  Thankfully, (like my doctor predicted), the headaches have started to subside since I hit the 15 week mark.  Let's hope they're gone for good!


As for the baby, so far everything is looking just great!  It's heart rate has been in the 160's every visit, even as high as 166 last time!  Carter's heart rate was never this high, usually in the 140's-low 150's.  Everyone is telling me that the higher the heart rate, the better chance it's a girl.  We don't have too much longer to wait until we find out!  We have our sonogram on October 18 so we can find out if Carter will be getting a brother or sister.


Speaking of Carter, everyone is always asking me if he's excited about the baby.  And truthfully, I don't know!  Some days when you ask him about it, he's very excited.  Other days, not so much.  Although, one good sign is that every time he sees a baby or is around a baby, his eyes light up and he tells me he wants to see his baby.  I asked him last week if he would share his bedroom with the baby, and he very happily said yes!  I think he's going to be a great (and very helpful) big brother.  


So for now, I'll leave you a current picture of Carter (since it's been SO long) and the first preggo picture of me.  Brent took this picture of me at 13 weeks.  (It's amazing how you grow so much faster the second time around!)