Our Family is Growing!!!!!!
Our family is growing and we are all excited yet anxious to become a family of four. My cycle has not been regular for the last few months so determining if aunt flo was on time or late was a challenge. After a few days of major curiosity, I took a Dollar Store test (Yes, they work great!) and it was immediately positive. As I was in quite shock, I was able to hide it from Josh all day. To announce baby #2, I bought a book I'm Going to Be a Big Brother that we all sat down and read before Hayden's bed. I don't think Josh would have noticed so quickly if he hadn't seen the iPad I set up to record his reactions. Josh was ready for another baby months ago so he was very excited.
How Far Along: 9 Weeks (our weeks change on Wednesdays)
Size of Baby: a green olive
Appointment Updates: We had our first appointment on Tuesday, November 5th and it felt like we were just there. Doctor Stumpf went over all the basics with us and then we got to see and here Baby #2. The baby is so tiny yet in the 3D system it moved it's hands and feet for us which was breathtaking. We had calculated our due date for June 4th which would have been 10 weeks but the baby is measuring at 9 weeks so June 11th is our big day!! Hayden arrived on my first week of school last year and this baby will hopefully arrive on my last week of school this year.
Symptoms: Surprise, surprise . . . my biggest symptom is sleep. I am back to averaging 10 to 12 hours of sleep per night. Poor Josh and I tuck Hayden in around 7:15 and then I am right behind him. Taking showers is also difficult again because I love hot showers but then I overheat and need to rest. I am also feeling queasy throughout the day but morning especially. Some foods are quite repulsive to me but it changes so frequently. My stomach is feeling so full lately that I am picking at it a lot.
Cravings: I can't say I am stuck on one thing but potato chips with the Bieniek barbecue dip has been my go to.
Making the Announcement: We told my parents when they were up on a Tuesday night to watch Hayden. It didn't go as smoothly as planned but still worked out fine. Hayden came into the kitchen while we were making dinner and tried to show his new Big Brother book and the ultrasound picture. Grandma and Papa thought those were pictures from Hayden's ultrasound so it too a few minutes to process. We then Skyped with both Jess and Alys. We told Josh's parents and Kelsey by stopping in one night before dinner. We thought Nancy was going to be home sooner than she was so we had to awkwardly stall (Kelsey was beginning to catch on). While the three of them were eating dinner Hayden tried showing Grandpa his book but Grandpa didn't pay much attention to it. Nana caught on quite quickly and helped Grandpa clue in. Josh then sent Matthew a snap-chat of Hayden's book and the ultrasound. We waited to tell most of the rest of the family at our Thanksgiving celebrations by Hayden wearing this shirt:
Not everyone clued into the "baby" feather but once they did everyone was very excited. We sent this announcement out to my co-workers and friends.
Bump Pics:
Making the Announcement: We told my parents when they were up on a Tuesday night to watch Hayden. It didn't go as smoothly as planned but still worked out fine. Hayden came into the kitchen while we were making dinner and tried to show his new Big Brother book and the ultrasound picture. Grandma and Papa thought those were pictures from Hayden's ultrasound so it too a few minutes to process. We then Skyped with both Jess and Alys. We told Josh's parents and Kelsey by stopping in one night before dinner. We thought Nancy was going to be home sooner than she was so we had to awkwardly stall (Kelsey was beginning to catch on). While the three of them were eating dinner Hayden tried showing Grandpa his book but Grandpa didn't pay much attention to it. Nana caught on quite quickly and helped Grandpa clue in. Josh then sent Matthew a snap-chat of Hayden's book and the ultrasound. We waited to tell most of the rest of the family at our Thanksgiving celebrations by Hayden wearing this shirt:
Bump Pics:
Week 11
Week 13
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