Today I am 28 weeks and 5 days pregnant.
Bebe is more active that I EVER remember Cole being!
Derek was able to feel bebe kick much earlier this time around, about 24 weeks.
Cole predicted a baby brother until this week. Now he says there is a baby brother in his tummy and a baby sister in mine. Hmmm....
I was much more nauseous this time around. With Cole I had headaches, not a problem with this bebe.
I have gained around 20 pounds so far. With Cole I gained 75 pounds total. I think I am on track to have a MUCH lower total this time. Even I would have a hard time gaining 55 pounds in the next 11+ weeks.
Derek and I are up-in-the-air on names. I love family names. For a girl, I will have a hard time choosing. For a boy, I am stumped. We used three of the best with Cole!
The nursery is nowhere near completion....not even started! We have all of the basics that we used for Cole. It will be a matter of painting and putting things into the room. Then comes the laundry and sorting through baby clothes. (and ooohing and aaahing over how tiny and sweet they are) <3
Daycare is up in the air. Being in a new community....a small community, makes it hard to find someone. I have put my feelers out and am hopeful that the right person will come along. Paying for 2 kiddos care is going to make things tight! All worth it though.
I am flying at 30 weeks. I would never have done this with Cole. I am much more "brave" this time around...I don't worry or question nearly as much as I did with my pregnancy with Cole. I have heard and hope that this will translate into my mothering of this bebe. Enjoy more, worry less.
I grunt a lot. In and out of the car = grunt. Standing too long, making everything from the waist down ache = grunt. Getting out of/off of the couch = grunt.
I pee a lot...mostly through the night.
It was very hard to not find out the baby's gender this time around. However, I am so happy we didn't. I can't wait for the moment when we hear, "it's a..."
(and this means I get to buy a "home from the hospital" outfit for both)
I snore. Loudly. Poor Derek.
I breathe through my mouth most of the time. I've had sinus/congestion issues throughout this pregnancy (hence the snoring). I am tired of being a 'mouth-breather.'
Heartburn! It came early...before I knew I was pregnant I had heartburn, one of the first signs (I ONLY get heartburn when I am pregnant). I broke down today and asked my doctor what I could start taking for it. Pepcid, Prevacid, etc....here I come!
Very little swelling so far! I remember missing my ankles while pregnant with Cole!
Childbirth will be all natural. I am trying to pump myself up for this fact. We have hired a doula and will begin our "training" in February. We may even set up a birth tub in our dining room to help me labor at home comfortably for as long as possible. Please pray for us!??!
11 weeks and 2 days to go in theory. I can't wait to meet this little one!
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