She's going to be a BIG SISTER!!!!
It is official now, we are expecting our second child! Our little booger (which we have so affectionately named) is due February 1st. I am 12 weeks along and we had our second appointment today where we got to hear the little heartbeat. At the first appointment the heartbeat was 167, and at this one it was 155. Everything is looking great and we are just so incredibly happy.
As excited and happy as we are to be bringing another baby into our family, it has come with some rough times. Exhaustion hit me like fifty tons of bricks. I'm not sure if I'm just more tired because I'm running after a toddler this time, or if I just don't remember this part, but man have I been exhausted. I started teaching a couple of weeks ago and that has been tough at times. Keeping up with that, as well as planning for fall, and a new course I have to teach in the fall, has been challenging. Prayer has been key in giving me strength to press on. Nick has been so great at helping pick up the slack around here and never complaining. So grateful for him.
Nausea has also been rough. There was a time where I felt like I was nauseous more than I wasn't. Funny story, I woke up one morning feeling really sick. It felt worse than usual as I was driving to school to teach my first class at 8 in the morning...yuck. So I'm lecturing, and I just feel so sick and I can feel myself starting to sweat, and I start having to catch my breath after every few words. When I see the guy in the front row look at me strangely I realize that this is pretty obvious so I should probably say something. I ended up stopping and telling them "Sorry guys, I'm pregnant, and this has not been a good morning for me". So embarrassing!! I sit down and am fanning myself, while I continue to lecture (such a champ!) and thankfully, it starts to pass. The class was great, and they were congratulating me and we were joking about it afterwards. I still wake up pretty much every morning nauseous, but it doesn't last as long. Bright side is I feel like these symptoms are lessening and I can see a light at the end of the tunnel :)
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| Baby is the size of a peach! |
We've been talking to Mady about the new baby. She knows where the baby is, and when you ask her where the new baby is she will say "mommy's tummy". She's talked to the baby and at times will lift up my shirt and say "where is it?". So cute! But I don't think she truly understands what this new baby means, and what it will mean come February. I don't think she'd take it so well if she did, haha. It will definitely be a change for her but we want to make her a part of it all, and I have full confidence that she will be an awesome big sister. We are so thankful for this precious gift and look forward to going through this ride again!!
