Carson and James came to the appointment with me. James did great! We made sure to pack a lot of toys and snacks to entertain him. We wanted him there when we found out :) At first he was a little nervous having me up on the exam table but then went back to playing with his cars.
James still doesn't quite get what is going on here. When we ask him where the baby is, he points to his tummy. We will ask him, "James do you want a baby brother or a baby sister?" and he'll reply "Baby sister." Then we'll say, "James, do you want a baby sister or baby brother?" He'll say, "Baby brother." haha so whatever we say last, that's what he wants. We have our 8 week ultrasound picture up on our fridge and when he sees it he will say, "That's my baby brother, baby sister." (he lumps the two together cause that's how we've kind of been referring to the baby when we're talking to him) so he sort of gets some of it.
Today when we were driving to the appointment we said, "James we're going to get to see baby brother/baby sister today!" He gasped and said, "Puppy!?" haha yeah, not grasping it quite yet :)
After I was finished with the ultrasound James asked to get up on the exam table. This was surprising because this boy is deathly afraid of the doctors office no matter what kind. The Sonographer was so cute with him. We put him up there and she showed him the equipment and pretended to scan his belly. He loved it! haha
Just making sure there really isn't a baby in there like he says...
When we got into the car to leave we said, "James you're going to have a baby brother!" He replies, "No! I want baby sister!" Uh oh....so now he cares ha. But when we said "No, it'll be fun. You get to be his big brother and can show him how to play with cars and trains." He seemed a bit more happy.
We are really excited to have another boy. This is actually what we were hoping for. I sort of thought it was going to be a girl, maybe because I wanted a boy so bad. We're excited to have them (hopefully) be best friends and they can share a room one day and have bunk beds. Plus it's nice because we have all the boy clothes already and toys etc!
So how has the pregnancy been going so far?
I am currently 21 weeks...can't believe we're more than halfway there! Slow down, I need to buy some time!
After about 14 weeks I started getting my energy and motivation back but it wasn't quite like it was with James where it was almost day and night. This time I do see a difference but I am still quite tired and I know that's because I'm chasing a two year old around. I just try to take advantage of being able to sneak a nap in once in a while.
The only cravings I've had are probably starchy foods like potatoes and then steak. There's definitely a boy in there! With James I craved starchy foods and chicken. Funny the similarities. Actually I did have cravings for water and fruit and veggies there for a bit.
I have had restless legs like no other this time around though....it's driving me bonkers! I have found that the only thing that helps is lying on my left side with a pillow in between my legs. I have also been having quite a bit of heart burn lately. Ugh.
I was able to feel the baby squirm (little muscle spasms is what it felt like) at about 12 weeks or so but the distinct jabs were felt by me at least by 16 weeks and Carson was able to feel him at about 18 weeks. With James and it being the first pregnancy, I didn't feeling him until 18 weeks and that was the little muscle spasm feeling and Carson didn't feel him until I think it was either 21 or 23 weeks. So interesting.
One nice perk about pregnancy this time that I did not have last time was that my skin has been a lot healthier feeling and clear of acne and blemishes. So nice. With James I had acne worse than I have ever had! I also had linea nigra (the line on your belly some pregnant women get) with James which wasn't a big deal but so far I don't have that with this pregnancy. I think I got it pretty early on with James too. Even before I started showing.
We are about to journey into transitioning James into a "big boy" bed within the next couple weeks. Hopefully he will do well. Carson's mom had an extra twin bed so we are taking that one off her hands. It has been nice, James isn't much of a climber so we haven't had to deal with him climbing out of his crib so I just want to keep him in there as long as possible but know we need to make this transition sooner rather than later. I will post about this experience when the time comes. Wish us luck!
We are so excited for our baby boy and are just feeling very grateful at this time!
