15 Weeks With Baby #2 and lots of questions.

How did you find out you were pregnant?  By taking a home pregnancy test, of course. It was a complete surprise and I was not expecting it to be positive. 

What kind of Pregnancy test did you take?  Shoot, I don't remember the brand. Probably EPT?

How many?  Just one.  The second line was VERY dark as opposed to when I found I was pregnant with Madi and the line was very faint. 

What were your 1st symptoms?  Exhausted. That was the only thing that prompted me to take a test randomly one night. 

Who did you tell first?  My husband

Who was with you when you found out? I was running a bath for Madison when I decided to quickly take one. When the second line instantly popped up and freaked out and  then ran out to tell Zach, who was bringing in groceries. 

My 1st reaction: Complete shock. Was not expecting it and had a total rush of emotions. I cried. 

Was your baby planned?  We had been trying but with no luck for several months. 

When was the baby conceived? October 4th. 

How far were you when you found out?  Just barely 4 weeks 3 days. 

How did your parents react?  My parents were excited for another grandchild. Zach's parents were happy for us but the uncles didn't care. haha. 

My baby

Due Date:  June 22

Do you know the sex?  Hopefully find out next week. 

Any names?  We have lots that we like but don't think we will decide anything until delivery. 

Any Ultrasounds?  One at my first appointment (7weeks).  Hopefully one at 16 weeks (to find out the sex) and one at 20 weeks for measurements. 

Have you heard the heart beat?  First heard it at the 7 and 12 week appts. We will hear it every time we go it. The heart rate was 164 so they are thinking its a girl. 

Who do you think it will look like? If its a girl, I hope shes just as cute as her sister. If its a boy I'm sure it will be a nice mix of us. 

Will the baby have siblings?  Big sister, Madison who will almost be 3 when the baby is born. 

Have you felt the baby move?  Not really, this kid kinda lays low. Every once and a while I might feel something but nothing big. 

Miscellaneous

Did you have morning sickness?  I was really nauseous from about week 7 - 12 but I am feeling fine now. I didn't take any medication this time around either, so I'm sure that made it worse then it could have been . 

Did you have any cravings? Raspberry lemonade with no pulp & Fish Tacos.  

Did you have any mood swings?  Maybe? I'm trying to be really good this time around because I always have a toddler watching. 

Are you a high risk pregnancy?  Semi - high risk. Because Madison was born early, they are keeping an extra eye on this pregnancy.. and when I'm told to take "bed rest" I need to take it more seriously this time. 

Any complications?  None yet. 

Formula or Breastfeeding? I'm flexible. I will attempt to breastfeed again, but if it does not work, I will not stress and just do formula. 

Have you bought anything for the baby yet? Nothing just yet. I'm sure the shopping will start when we find out the gender. 

When did you start to show? I think around 9 weeks I had a little pouch. Most people don't know I'm pregnant yet but I'm sure in the next couple weeks my tummy will round out. 

How long could you wear your regular clothes?  I bought a few maternity things at 11 weeks for the sheer comfort factor.  I definitely didn’t have a baby bump that early, but I was bloated and opted for comfort.  Best decision. I can still fit in to my jeans while buttoned so that's awesome. 

Will you keep the baby’s clothes?  We did with the first, so I don't see why not. 

Home or Hospital?  Hospital. I want drugs, doctors and everything else.

Natural or Medicated birth?  I want the epidural and any other medication they want to throw my way. I want to enjoy labor and delivery. 

Who will be in the delivery room with you?  My darling husband and maybe a photographer this time. 

Do you think you will need a C-section?  I sure hope not.  I also hope that it all happens when the baby is ready to come out.  Not a fan of being induced either but we shall see. 

Will you cry when you hold the baby for the 1st time?  Of course I will. I have a lot of emotions. 

What’s the 1st thing you might say to the baby?  Hi baby. I'm your mommy. 

Will you let anyone video tape the birth? No. Gross. 

Are you excited? Kind of. I fear a lot more this time around. Will Madison like her little sibling? Will I survive the no sleep newborn stage again? Can I handle being a mother of two? Will we be able to afford everything that comes with having two kids? But deep down. I am excited. 

Who will help you with the baby after the birth?  My mom will come in town for about three weeks to help with things, but she is staying at my grandmothers house so we will see how much help she is. 

What is your favorite thing about being pregnant?  Feeling the baby move.  I love it!

What is the worst thing about being pregnant?  Heartburn. My sweet acne face. 

What’s one thing you miss doing since being pregnant?  Nothing, I really haven't changed my lifestyle too much.   

Any days you wish you were not pregnant?  Not yet. Maybe when I'm really large and sore I will wish for it to be over. 

Are you ready for a baby?  Nope but we still have several months.

Do you have insurance?  Yup 

How many kids do you want?  I think two is good for us. 

Do you talk to the baby?  Eh, not really.  I rub my tummy and say Hi!

Do you still feel attractive? Nope, I feel fat. My face looks like a 15 year old. I definitely don't have a beautiful pregnancy glow. 

Have you had your baby shower yet?  Nope, don't know if I will get one for this kiddo

Do you like kids?  I like MY kid 

How far along are you now? 15 weeks 

A December to remember

December is the Christmas season, where families come together and memories are made. However, December for me is just the reminder that we are now in full swing winter germ warfare!

I was never blessed with a strong immune system. I am thankful living in California most of my life, that I never had to deal with the real winter sickness that goes about. Living in Utah is a different story. I seem to be sick from end of October through March and it drives me nuts. Before I became a mom, it was not too big of a deal-- after work I would rest and take care of myself. Being a mother is a different story, Mothers don't get to take sick days. What is even worse is when your child is sick too.

Thankfully the morning sickness stopped on Thanksgiving and has not returned. I still have horrible insomnia so I am tired from that, and I have given up caffeine completely this pregnancy, still don't know if it was a stupid or smart idea.

Anyways, on November 13 Zach was not feeling well one night and we couldn't figure out what was going on. We decided to take him to the ER because he was having symptoms of Meningitis (sp?) and that would be a very serious condition to have him around our family. So several hours later, 1 emptied bag of IV fluid and 4 tubes of blood later...... they had no clue what was wrong and sent us home. Zach was feeling better a few weeks later.

On Thanksgiving (Nov 24) We all went to the Lymans house to celebrate, Zach had another stomach bug or something and spent the entire day in bed and then had to work that night. After dinner the brothers and I went to Walmart while Madison stayed at Grandmas to play with her cousins, I came home an hour later to find out that my toddler had projectile vomited all over the kitchen floor. Awesome. Thankfully that was the end of that sickness and it was not the flu. Two days later you caught a nasty case of croup and were sick for about a week. One Monday morning I took you to the doctor to get a steroid and  Motrin for the fever. It really seemed to help, but that night while Zach was at work you were extra coughy. While I was working upstairs, something told me I needed to check on you. As I walked down the stairs you started a coughing fit and when I opened the door to check on you, you coughed so hard you threw up. I turned on the light and realized that you weren't breathing after you threw up. I deep panic and fear fell in the pit of my stomach. I tried to get you to breathe but ran upstairs to grab my phone and call 911. Thankfully you took a breath and were ok. I was so scared that I called Zach, and  said I was bringing you in. Only having one car, I had to call Grandma to come get us and take us there. I was so shaken up and upset. It was the scariest moment of my life. We arrived at the ER, Zach was cool calm and collected and I looked like a giant mess. They gave you a breathing treatment and watching you for a while. The treatment helped and after two hours of watching you, they sent you home.

After the croup was over, you caught a cold then as the cold was finishing, you caught this stomach bug. Again, you were at Grandmas house for a Christmas party sleep over with the cousins. Grandma called me in the morning to let me know you had throw up all night. So after three days of trying to figure out what was going on -- and lots of movie watching -- we had arrived on day 4. You still had extreme diarrhea and occasional vomiting.  I called the doctor again just to make sure I was doing everything right to take care of you. The asked me to come in and check you. You had lost a little weight and they decided that you were dehydrated and needed to get some fluids in you, stupid me thought they would do that in the doctors office, but instead they sent me to the hospital. Again, Zach was at work, and again Grandma came along to help. We arrived at the pediatric floor of the hospital and got you all checked in. But now you had not eaten anything since your last throw up at 3pm and were completely empty but they would not give you anything to eat or drink until they got everything set up to do an IV. We went in the treatment room to get you the IV and Zach was able to sneak upstairs to help. It took 3 nurses and Zach and I holding her tightly to try and get the dang thing in. FIRST OF ALL the lady they let "try" was training and Madi was a super strong and wiggly little girl. THEY TRIED 7 TIMES to get an IV in. I was so upset. After 45 minutes of screaming and trying to poke her, I said I had enough and wanted to go back to our room, we could try again later if needed. Thankfully everything came back fine and they let her eat some crackers and Popsicle and again waited a few hours before sending us home. The entire next day was spent getting you as much fluids as possible  and just resting.

It seems like the end of this sickness is near and I am so hopeful that this will be the last sickness of the season. I don't know where she keeps getting sick from because we don't go anywhere and shes not even in school to be around tons of kids. I think Madison was born with the same crap immune system I was. Poor kid.

11 weeks

Here's where we are at

I'm starting to finally feel better. Its been about 5 days since I last felt super sick, so I am hoping this is the last of the sickness time.

I have been craving raspberry lemonade of all things. It seems to be the only thing to quench my thirst but it has to be a good one and I will drink like 3 of them with a meal. Its crazy. I am turned off by soda at the moment.

Pretty much nothing sounds good when its time to eat, but I have learned to snack constantly to keep sickness at bay. I have tried my hardest not to take any nausea meds this time around and I am sure that was stupid of me, but I just wanted to see how bad it would be. I also didn't want to be completely out of it while I was trying to take care of Madi.

I still have NO CLUE who/what you are. I am getting so excited to find out in January. Madison calls you "baby sister" and I'm not sure how upset she will be if you turn out to be a boy. She is pretty dead set on it.

We get to hear your heart beat again next week. I am still fitting into my normal jeans. For a few days there I was pretty bloated and had to switch to maternity pants for comfort but that went away and I'm still back to normal.

We haven't announced to everyone yet. Hopefully this week we can.