1 Trimester

Many people have asked me how I'm feeling this time around and my answer is always the same:

Being pregnant with Isaac, I went to work and as able to eat/pee and so anything else I needed or wanted to do when I needed and wanted to do it.  This time around, I get ready to eat something and suddenly I have a best friend (Isaac) that is also hungry (even though he just ate 1 egg, 1 waffle and 1 piece of fruit).  And so I share, without really thinking, and go about the rest of my morning.  Suddenly, 2 hours later, I'm beyond hungry, cranky and about to throw up.

I quickly learned to make two of everything I was going to make for myself, so my little friend could be satisfied and I wouldn't end up hungry and feeling sick.  Once I got that under control I started to feel so much better.

Of course I was exhausted, just like most pregnant people, but other wise I feel great.   I've been able to keep up with running (or should I say jogging) and working out, which makes me feel a million times better! And over all, it's not to bad.

There are a few things that are difficult this time around, that I didn't have to deal with last time:
1) Holding Isaac.  He's suddenly wanting to be held, and I find myself telling him I can only give him hugs, sad, but true. He's just shy of 30lbs and after 15 mins of holding him, my back hurts for the rest of the day.

2) Bending over to pick up toys or reaching in the back of the car to give Isaac something.   It's not something you think about, but you move differently when you have a 2 year old that needs/wants something.

Overall I feel good, we'll see once this belly gets bigger!!

"Here Comes the Boom"

I realized, during the Movie Title above (here comes the boom), that I was super emotional.  With Isaac I didn't normally cry or get emotional at commercials, songs or movies, but during the first trimester of this pregnancy forget it! Bring on the tears, and for a movie about a teacher helping out his students.  Oh goodness, this could be a long pregnancy!

Shocked and Telling Austin

I was completely shocked to be pregnant.  We had planned on getting pregnant in Octoberish but God had different plans for our family.  Being in a two bedroom place, learning our way around PA, trying to branch out and make new friends and being pregnant.  That was all a little too overwhelming for me.

Thankfully I've come to terms with it!

I didn't get to tell Austin in any cute kind of way, in fact it went more like this:

Austin and my Dad had been planning a trip to go to The Masters (early April),  I was listening into a phone conversation (after just taking a pregnancy test some point during that afternoon).  They were talking about booking plane tickets.  I knew there was a chance that the baby would be due around that time, if my calculations were right, so I politely asked Austin to tell my Dad we would call him right back.  After he was off the phone, I told him, "So, there might be one small thing stopping you from going on this trip...." and then out with the news! I was scared, emotional, overwhelmed, unsure, happy, excited...you name it, I felt it.  Austin, just like last time, was thrilled and excited. (he's always so much more rational than I am!).

So, no cute "Big Brother Shirt" (although that's how I told my parents and Austin's parents) and no cute presents for Daddy this time around, just a "opps, you might not be going on a golfing trip after all".  Of course, I've encouraged him to go, being that it's in the beginning of April and I'm not due until the middle, but seeing that Isaac was 16 days early, he wants to stay close just to be sure!!

That's our story, I better get that written down in a journal or something! (again, poor Baby #2, already neglected, in the journaling world!)

Growing by 1

Yep, that's right, we are pregnant again. Well, actually, I'm pregnant again! But our entire family is going to be growing by 1.  We are so excited and thrilled, we can't wait to welcome this little bunting into the world.

So a quick overview, I'm very pregnant, 6 months.  I'm not a big believer in posting these kind of announcements on facebook or texting it out, so I wanted to wait until I told everyone I could in person, before starting to blog.  Poor baby #2, already being neglected, and in the blogging world, how sad!

I'm due around April 22nd and feeling great.  I'll post previous posts with updates on that and more!! And I'll even try and scan in the baby's pictures from the ultra sound and a few of the ever growing belly!!!

Thanks for the prayers and love!
A, M, I and Bunting