Here We Go Again

I feel like I am singing Whitesnake haha.  Yessir I am expecting.  I am currently 13 weeks and baby Cullimore #2 will join us somewhere around October 8th!  We are super excited!

I can't believe this little boy will be a big brother!  When I took the test and got the results, James was hanging out around me playing and I said, "James!  You're going to be a big brother!!"  he got so excited and started running around making silly faces and yelling "Big brother!"  I had to capture the moment :)  He definitely doesn't have a clue quite yet what it means to be a big brother haha

So sort of funny, we found out on Valentines day (aww so cute).  I had my iud taken out and it messed up my cycle a little so I couldn't gauge anything off of that.  I had taken tests before but all came back negative.  Well on this particular day, I woke up with James at about 6am just to put his binky back in and he went back to sleep.  I felt SUPER nauseous and (sorry for the info) threw up.  I was planning on having a play group at my house that day and James and I had already had the stomach bug only like a month or two before and had to cancel something when we got it that time.  I figured I'll be darned if I have to cancel one more thing because of illness so I decided to at least rule one thing out.  I ran to the clinic I work for and grabbed a pregnancy test and took it home.  I seriously wasn't expecting it to be positive but here we are!  Needless to say, I still held playgroup :)

So then I wasn't sure how far along I was but I was guessing at that point about 5-6 weeks because I was having the nausea.  That day I couldn't keep anything down and I felt so crummy.  I told Carson if this is what morning sickness is like and it's supposed to last 6 more weeks, we are not having another one.  As a lot of you may know, I did not have an ounce of nausea when I was pregnant with James.  Well, the next day I went to work and felt a little weak and just didn't feel like eating anything but after that I have been feeling pretty well.  So it's weird, I either had my bout of morning sickness (I had actually felt sort of queasy the two days before I actually threw up) in a few days span or I had the stomach bug again.  I'm guessing the latter, thought no one else got sick this time around in my family??  So really it's been pretty good despite that first week, but pretty crappy that I've had the stomach flu twice this season..boo!  Sorry to those who get sick while pregnant :( 

I made an appointment to see the doctor and they kept asking me why I was coming in so late based off of my last period...I kept telling them, "I wouldn't use that to gauge.  I know I'm not as far along as you're telling me."  So they did an ultrasound to find out and at that point I was 8 weeks which is exactly what I was thinking.  

So how have I been feeling/adjusting?

It has been quite a bit harder this time around with emotions and mood but I really think that is because 

I am dealing with a two year old on top of all the pregnancy hormones and fatigue.  Wow, he definitely tests my patience.  I have a lot to learn :)  Oh my poor husband and child... But they are so good to me and forgive me time after time for being the wife/mother from hell.  Things are getting better now that I'm in the second trimester (or close I guess).    

It has also been more challenging this time around with fatigue and lack of motivation.  You would think that last time would've been harder because I was going to school and working a lot...maybe it was and I've forgotten :)  but I seriously have struggled with this.  I do exercise 2-3 days a week which definitely helps me gain some energy and motivation though.  I can definitely see a difference on the days when I don't exercise.

I know things progress differently with the second and on.  It's interesting comparing this one so far to my pregnancy with James.  This time around I started showing at 12 weeks!  Crazy.  Last time I didn't start showing till 15 weeks and even then I think I was the only one who could tell.  I just looked like I had gotten a little pudgy in the mid torso area.  I think (hopefully) this time you can tell it's something more than just gaining a few pounds :)  I can also feel the little dude (or dudette) moving at times.  Right now it feels like little flurries or muscle spasms that kind of tickle.  I wasn't able to for sure recognize baby movements with James till 18 weeks.  

this was taken at 12 weeks...excuse the "grunge" look, I had just gotten out of the shower ;)

We're super nervous but we're also really excited!  We know there are a lot of people out there and we have a few personal friends who struggle with infertility and our hearts go out to them.  As scared and nervous as we are, we are so grateful for the opportunity to not only be parents to one child, but now two!

It's going to be an interesting year!