{ second trimester }

Time must really be flying by, because it’s seems like only a few weeks ago that I was typing my “first trimester” post. I’m so thankful to have had an easy, uneventful pregnancy this far, and I just hope this luck carries over into the last stretch. Life has been crazy around here lately… some nights Brian and I find ourselves laying down in bed at night saying to each other, “remember how we’re having a baby?!” Of course we don’t really forget, it’s just that it’s not the ONLY thing on our minds. Some things to note about my second trimester with baby no. 2:

-something to do with the change in hormones has affected my hair growth. I pretty much don’t need to shave my legs and armpits. Of course I still check, but I really don’t need to!
-over the last 6 weeks i’m pretty certain my stomach has quadrupled in size. it’s sort of scary how fast it’s grown.
-i can feel WAY more with this baby. unlike last time, I can feel the top of my uterus and sometimes I can feel an arm or leg pressed up against me.
-finley loves to talk about her baby sister. every day she tells me that she wants her sister to “come over”, but I think what she is most excited about it helping burp the baby. she has recently started coming over to me when i’m sitting on the couch and lifting up my shirt and resting her hand on my stomach like she sees daddy do. it’s precious! and of course she has to be just like mommy and slather lotion on her tummy everyday, you know… so that she doesn’t get stretch marks.
-this baby loves mexican food. my poor husband is probably sick of me making tacos, nachos and taco salads, but I just can’t get enough! In fact we’re having tacos tonight. Hooray!
-we have decided on her name, and this time we’re not telling anyone! We’re loving having a little secret between the 3 of us. don’t even think about being sneaky and asking finley, cause she’ll tell you!
-my Beband has recently become my best friend. if you aren’t familiar with it, it’s a stretchy band that you wear around your waist and it lets you wear your jeans with the button undone. It seriously makes sitting down while wearing jeans sooooo much more comfortable. And it hides your crack. it’s a $15 lifesaver….way cheaper than buying new jeans.
so i guess that’s it. nothing too monumental to report.

{ first trimester }

It occurred to me that since I was so diligent about documenting every little thing through my first pregnancy, I should probably jot down some tidbits about things this time around. Not that there is anything too interesting going on. But alas, here goes….

-first appt (12.5 weeks) got to hear the heartbeat and go in for an unexpected ultrasound. I can’t believe how it already looks like a real baby!!

-been feeling pretty darn good. every so often i get a little fatigued, but it’s not so much a sleepy kind of tired as just a lazy kind of tired.

-my only food aversion has been to my starbucks beverage. hallelujah!! it was an expensive habit that i’d been wanting to break.

-baby bump is starting to show. probably not to anyone else, but i can tell. also, i have noticed that my “baby bump” is extremely dependent on how much i eat/drink. it’s definitely more prominent after a big meal, and i don’t remember that from last time.

-finley’s take on the baby: she gets that there is a baby in my tummy. she lifts up my shirt and kisses my stomach. she prays for the baby at night. she says “hello” to the pictures on the fridge every time she walks by. unfortunately, i think she’s under the impression that she is getting both a baby brother, and a baby sister. we have referred to the baby as “your baby brother or your baby sister”, and i just don’t think she grasps the “or” part. hopefully we’ll be able to drill that point home after we find out what we’re having. which leads me to…

-we are definitely going to find out the sex, and we can hardly wait! we only have a girl name picked out right now. is it just me or are boy names harder?

-i’ve known since having finley that i would need to have c-sections from here on out. i’ve wondered if once i was pregnant i would get sad about it and wish for a vaginal delivery (sorry i just said vaginal on my blog). I’m actually pretty okay the whole thing. There are definitely some perks to a scheduled delivery, especially with a toddler in the picture. So i’m just focusing on that. Plus, maybe i won’t look like hell warmed over in all our photos. See. This is me talking myself into it.

That’s about all. Nothing too major. My camera has been broken for the last few weeks, but i have some pictures from my mom’s visit that hopefully i’ll get around to posting soon.

a special video announcement

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This didn’t go exactly how I planned it. And I really wish I would have taken 30 seconds to tidy up the house, or at least move the towel from where finley peed. but, oh well! it was a VERY special and exciting moment for our family that we’d like to share with all of you.