So we told Rece he was going to be a Big Brother in FL about 2 minutes before we told our parents. He talks constantly so we knew he would spill the beans if he knew sooner. So we had him color some pictures for the Grandma's and inside of the envelopes was a picture of my 9 week ultrasound.
We told him about the baby and he basically said "No that's not a good idea" - Great start... lol.
But once we gave him some work to do - ie telling all the Grandparents he was going to be a Big Brother, he got into it and played the role well. And then over the Thanksgiving weekend came the first of the one liners from him about the baby:
"Mom, how'd that baby get in your belly - you eat it?"
"When that baby pops out!" While he flings his hands in the air.
"When the baby comes I can't wear diapers anymore" - I love this idea and he was not prompted...
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Pregnancy - Ver. 2
If you are reading this post it is after Thanksgiving when we have told our families that we are expecting little Relli #2!
I have been wanting to keep kind of a running log of my second pregnancy to post after we announce it, but I have been so icky feeling and at the same time been so busy with travel from work that I have had no ambition. So anyway, it is November 13th and I am finally starting to feel at least a little better and so I will now try to recall what has happened the last couple of months.
We planned on trying for a summer baby this time as the first time around Rece was born at the beginning of baseball season and it made for a struggle throughout my maternity leave. I would really like to have a different experience this time around, with Jeremy being off all summer, I am hoping we get just that. My due date is June 15th, which is Jeremy's b-day! Although I don't put too much weight on that considering Rece came 3 weeks ahead of his due date.
So here I am - going on 10 weeks pregnant, here is what it has been like thus far:
Not the best.
That's right, I said it - I haven't enjoyed the first part of this pregnancy. I know that I will, and I feel bad saying it even, I loved my 2nd and 3rd trimesters with Rece, however this first trimester has been challenging for me.
I took my home pregnancy test on Wed October 5th, about 4 days ahead of when I should have been taking it. Although I knew I was pregnant the day before I took it, as I drank a frappe at lunch and about hurled it all over my desk. I also knew...this means trouble.... to be nauseous so early.
So as expected my test came back positive. Since I was taking it a few days earlier than planned (apparently they do work "5 days sooner") when I showed it to Jeremy before work that Wed morning he just said "Huh". Later I discovered that he didn't really believe me...or more clearly, he believed me but thought it might not be true because it was so early. So I took a couple more tests closer to the weekend - and I think it sunk in for both of us.
From the very beginning I was nauseous. It started where I was just nauseated during the day usually the worst between 10am - 3pm. Then week 5 came and I was nauseous 24/7. I woke up in the night nauseous. Riding in the car to work in the morning was absolutely miserable. I wasn't physically getting sick, I just felt like I was going to all day every day. This went on pretty constantly from weeks 5-9. I feel like it has gotten a little more manageable, I still have plenty of times where I feel like butt, but I also have times where I feel "okay" I wouldn't say I feel normal by any means. For one thing, I have to eat - all the time- or else I feel so sick I want to lie on the floor in the fetal position. It's like as soon as I get hungry the nausea intensifies so much that I can't possibly think about eating...which makes the sickness worse. So I have spent the weeks trying to stay ahead of this, and also not gain 20 pounds. I am so sick of eating. It's like I have to force myself to eat so I am not so sick. And of course, do all of the healthy foods I should be eating sound good??.... NO of course they don't. I also have a ton of food aversions this time around. I can't even fathom eating certain things right now. But again, I feel like that is starting to ease up just a bit.
Weird things I have experienced this pregnancy:
I have to eat an apple cinnamon nutri grain bar before getting out of bed.
I want to hurl if I try to drink anything other than water. Which is annoying since the best Starbucks holiday drinks are out.
I love bananas
I love bread and all things with bread on them
I want to hurl if I chew gum
I am forgetting everything, like my wallet on my desk after I have ordered food at the drive thru.
Laying on my sides at night makes me way more sick than laying on my back
Where am I now? Well my pants are getting tight already. Big shock since all I do is eat. We had our dating ultrasound on Friday the 11th and I measured only a couple of days ahead of my LMP due date. Interestingly this ultrasound was almost 2 weeks later than Rece's dating ultrasound and we could see little nub arms and legs this time around which was cute.
I am looking forward to feeling better and of course to having another baby in our family!
I have been wanting to keep kind of a running log of my second pregnancy to post after we announce it, but I have been so icky feeling and at the same time been so busy with travel from work that I have had no ambition. So anyway, it is November 13th and I am finally starting to feel at least a little better and so I will now try to recall what has happened the last couple of months.
We planned on trying for a summer baby this time as the first time around Rece was born at the beginning of baseball season and it made for a struggle throughout my maternity leave. I would really like to have a different experience this time around, with Jeremy being off all summer, I am hoping we get just that. My due date is June 15th, which is Jeremy's b-day! Although I don't put too much weight on that considering Rece came 3 weeks ahead of his due date.
So here I am - going on 10 weeks pregnant, here is what it has been like thus far:
Not the best.
That's right, I said it - I haven't enjoyed the first part of this pregnancy. I know that I will, and I feel bad saying it even, I loved my 2nd and 3rd trimesters with Rece, however this first trimester has been challenging for me.
I took my home pregnancy test on Wed October 5th, about 4 days ahead of when I should have been taking it. Although I knew I was pregnant the day before I took it, as I drank a frappe at lunch and about hurled it all over my desk. I also knew...this means trouble.... to be nauseous so early.
So as expected my test came back positive. Since I was taking it a few days earlier than planned (apparently they do work "5 days sooner") when I showed it to Jeremy before work that Wed morning he just said "Huh". Later I discovered that he didn't really believe me...or more clearly, he believed me but thought it might not be true because it was so early. So I took a couple more tests closer to the weekend - and I think it sunk in for both of us.
From the very beginning I was nauseous. It started where I was just nauseated during the day usually the worst between 10am - 3pm. Then week 5 came and I was nauseous 24/7. I woke up in the night nauseous. Riding in the car to work in the morning was absolutely miserable. I wasn't physically getting sick, I just felt like I was going to all day every day. This went on pretty constantly from weeks 5-9. I feel like it has gotten a little more manageable, I still have plenty of times where I feel like butt, but I also have times where I feel "okay" I wouldn't say I feel normal by any means. For one thing, I have to eat - all the time- or else I feel so sick I want to lie on the floor in the fetal position. It's like as soon as I get hungry the nausea intensifies so much that I can't possibly think about eating...which makes the sickness worse. So I have spent the weeks trying to stay ahead of this, and also not gain 20 pounds. I am so sick of eating. It's like I have to force myself to eat so I am not so sick. And of course, do all of the healthy foods I should be eating sound good??.... NO of course they don't. I also have a ton of food aversions this time around. I can't even fathom eating certain things right now. But again, I feel like that is starting to ease up just a bit.
Weird things I have experienced this pregnancy:
I have to eat an apple cinnamon nutri grain bar before getting out of bed.
I want to hurl if I try to drink anything other than water. Which is annoying since the best Starbucks holiday drinks are out.
I love bananas
I love bread and all things with bread on them
I want to hurl if I chew gum
I am forgetting everything, like my wallet on my desk after I have ordered food at the drive thru.
Laying on my sides at night makes me way more sick than laying on my back
Where am I now? Well my pants are getting tight already. Big shock since all I do is eat. We had our dating ultrasound on Friday the 11th and I measured only a couple of days ahead of my LMP due date. Interestingly this ultrasound was almost 2 weeks later than Rece's dating ultrasound and we could see little nub arms and legs this time around which was cute.
I am looking forward to feeling better and of course to having another baby in our family!
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