We have officially hit the second trimester!

I think I mentioned before how I didn't feel as excited or connected with this pregnancy as I did the first. Well that is all turning around really fast. That's both because I am feeling more baby movements and now Robby is finally getting more excited about it. We both kept saying it doesn't feel real yet, and I guess it finally does now. Yesterday, he was the one that really wanted to talk baby names and pulled up baby name lists online. It was fun to go down the list and discuss them all. One name that I have loved since the beginning for a boy is actually growing on Robby, which makes me the happiest person. The same thing happened during our pregnancy with Isla. He really didn't like the name, but I kept bringing it up and it grew on him.

I am more focused on boy names at the moment (we both are actually) because I do have a feeling I am carrying a little boy. With Isla I thought she was a boy because everyone was guessing boy and the majority of old wives tales pointed to boy. I didn't have any sort of feeling though, but I could honestly only picture myself with a girl. This time I am gravitating toward the boy stuff, while I was more into the girly things with my first pregnancy. Since having Isla all I could picture was having another girl. Isla with a sister. I would truly be happy either way, but I am now leaning toward boy. I don't know what changed to make me feel this way. I know Robby would like a boy, but would not be devastated if we have another girl.

I am highly considering doing an elective ultrasound, if I can't do the anatomy scan at 18 weeks. I am dying to find out. I just feel so much more connected knowing the gender and having a name. I know so many people that decide to wait till birth to find out and decide on a name. I thought I could do it, but I was sorely mistaken. haha

Enough about gender. What is most important is this little bean's health. I had my first trimester screening at 12 or 13 weeks. It's an ultrasound to check the fluid on the back of the baby's neck to see what the risk is for down syndrome. The US tech said everything looked perfect. Our baby was laying on it's stomach and moving a ton. S/he was not making things easy for the tech, but Isla was the same way. We make some spunky kids. I also had a ton of blood work done and everything came back normal. Thank the lord!

I do not really have any new symptoms. The only thing making me feel pregnant lately is my growing belly. I've had a couple of mild bouts of nausea and my fatigue is only slightly better. I honestly don't know how I managed to have to "easy" pregnancies so far. I only hope this one stays on that track.

I have already started on the nursery. I know I'm crazy and it's still so early, but I do not care. I did the same thing with Isla. Most of what is in the room was either Isla's or things from around the house. If I see something that is one sale or clearance that goes with the room, I can't pass it up. It is currently a black, white and gray theme. Typical for me. I am also loving this soft, muted, medium green, but I haven't incorporated that yet.

Time sure does fly when you're a mom. I can't believe I'm already at the 11 week mark with this pregnancy but at the same time it feels like I've been pregnant forever. I am not having many symptoms at this point. I feel like I started showing pretty quickly with Isla, but I am showing even quicker with this one. I think I'm past the super bloated phase and now I can actually see my baby bump without second guessing it. I've noticed that I am severely lacking in the bump picture category compared to last time.

Written April 17, 2017

Where do I even begin. I guess I should start with Robby and I are pregnant again! This was a planned pregnancy, like the first time, but it's a completely different ball game to talk about getting pregnant and actually being pregnant. I am in a state of shock and disbelief right now. This was our first month trying, so I wasn't expecting it to happen so quickly I guess. I think that will wear off at our first appointment, which I have yet to schedule. I am only three weeks and six days at the moment or at least that's what my pregnancy app says.

I found out a few days ago when I took a pregnancy test after feeling bloated, crampy and extra tired (if that's even possible). I was going to wait till Sunday when my app told me to take one, but I already had a feeling I was pregnant so I didn't want to wait two more days for confirmation. The second line showed pretty quickly, but faintly, which was surprising because it was kind of early in the pregnancy to be taking one (the app is even telling me it's too early to tell if I'm pregnant) and I didn't use first morning urine. I think it was 2 PM.

You'd think I would have come up with some cute way of telling Robby, but my motivation for anything has been out the window for some time now. Instead I showed him a picture of the positive pregnancy test on my phone in the driveway of my parent's new house as we waited for Isla to wake up from her car nap. He was just talking about how he wanted me to be pregnant and all that jazz but had the same reaction I had when I found out. Not as excited as we thought we would be. Don't fret though we are over the shock and on to the excitement stage.

Saturday evening I decided to get a dollar store pregnancy test just to confirm the fact that I'm pregnant. This time I waited till morning (Easter) to take it and the lines came back a lot darker this time.


This pregnancy isn't consuming my every thought like it did the first time around, which is understandable considering we have a crazy toddler to worry about and a house that can't seem to sell. I have started thinking about names already but there is not a single name that I love. I guess we have nine months to figure that out.

I want to talk about this pregnancy openly, but don't want to tell anyone at the same time. The only person that knows other than Robby is my best friend (who just told me she is pregnant and only 10 days ahead of me!) I don't even know how to tell my family. The only one that seemed excited the last time was my dad and my grandparents of course.

I guess things just don't feel real until you have that first appointment, and hear that heartbeat. I cried during the first ultrasound with Isla, so I hope I have the same emotions this time. Once the ball gets rolling and everything starts to fall into place, I will be more excited for this next chapter. I'm just in a state of disbelief right now.