So...I guess what they say is true. After your first child is born you can slack on the date tracking, milestone posting, and overall coverage of what is going on in your pregnancy. With Isaac my first born my blog was updated monthly and sometimes even weekly with what was going on in my pregnancy. It sure does not mean that baby #2 is loved or cherished any less, it just is the reality that once your enter parenthood you life you knew is gone and you are never the same. I do want to challenge my self to blog about this pregnancy more, but I will not make any promises.
Today I find myself between week 20 and 21 of my pregnancy. And I must say this halfway point came much quicker than the first pregnancy. Having a toddler around really speeds things up when it comes to counting weeks in a pregnancy. However, in taking the time to write out this blog I am now reflecting on all that has happened in the last 5 months of the pregnancy and it really hasn't been that short; and it was certainly no walk in the park especially during my first trimester.
The First Trimester: I think I can sum of the first trimester in two words: shocking and weary
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| Positive Test on August 6, 2014 |
Shocking: Unlike conception with Isaac where I was counting my ovulation days, temp, etc etc.. Eddie and I knew that we wanted to have another baby so we thought it may be similar to how it was with Isaac and it could take a few month or more to conceive. Well, we where wrong. I got a shockingly exciting birthday surprise and found out that I was pregnant! It was in no way a bad shock it was just shocking that it was so quick. Once again proving that God's timing is always perfect.
Weary: I compare this pregnancy so much to my first not because I thought that they would be the same but more so because it is what I have used as my gauge on pregnancy. I mean going through such a physically and emotionally altering experience you do somewhat feel like you may know possibly what to expect. And like my pregnancy with Isaac I was low energy but it was more intense and the nausea was without a doubt more intense and way more than what I could of expected. It was if I was sea sick in the head with my body aching. That is why I describe the first trimester as weary. I was constantly wanting to just crawl up in a ball and do nothing. And with a busy toddler running around that didn't always work. But I must admit that the Lord has blessed me with a caring and compassionate little guy that would always look me right in the eye, turn his little head to the side while placing his hand on me and say. "Momma, are you okay!?". Each time it would just melt my heart to pieces.
The Second Trimester: @ 21 weeks and counting -- We're having a GIRL!!,
In this trimester we found out that we are expecting a little girl, I had thought for sure that it was going to be another boy but I was wrong! Just like I was with when I predicted that Isaac would be a girl. A part of me really doesn't and didn't care if had either gender as long as the baby is healthy.But...being a female a part of me did want to even things up in our household. So, I am very excited to know that we will have a little princess to spoil.
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| Baby Girl Due April 16, 2014 |
This trimester could be dubbed the "honey moon" of my pregnancy because after the tiredness and nausea wore off around week 15 or so, I have been feeling much like more normal self. Now at 21 weeks it sounds crazy to say normal because so much or pregnancy is not what most would refer to as normal yet it has been exactly that. I have my energy back, which not only helps the day to day stuff it also helps with being present and interacting with Isaac. I really was missing that in the earlier weeks. So, right now while I'm not waddling, or aching from different pregnancy prone issues I am taking it all in.
Pregnancy thoughts....
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| 20 weeks and counting.... |
I am looking forward to the great health and everything that is currently going on. I am cherishing this time that we have a family of 3 while anxiously awaiting the arrival of our baby girl. With Christmas right around the corner it is making me see that before I know it she will be in my arms.
