I thought it was high time for a post about baby #2 “progress”. I am actually 14 weeks now and goodness, it’s been a long 14 weeks. I really don’t remember the nausea and exhaustion lasting this long with William. I actually don’t remember much about his 1st trimester really….I just feel like it was easier. Maybe because this time around I have a 2 year old.
Saying 181 days makes it seem so much further away than saying 26 weeks or even 6 months…holy cow, 6 months! We knew we wanted to try for another baby this year and I was really surprised it happened as quickly as it did. I started suspecting I was pregnant a couple weeks before I finally took a test. I kept putting it off. Maybe I was in a little bit of denial. Anyway, finally took a test and then two days later took another one, just to be sure. I think I was 5 weeks when I took the first one.
It was amazing how quickly the nausea set in after taking the test. It was like my brain realized what was going on and decided to start the torture. Nine weeks later I am still dealing with it off and on. Praying it subsides soon. Let’s just say I’ve had a lot of couch time during the day and William a lot of PBS Kids.
We went to our first prenatal appointment on May 14th and heard the heartbeat. That always helps make it feel more real. We are going with the Birth Center again since we had such a good experience there during my pregnancy and delivery with William. It was great to see a lot of familiar faces and I really can’t say enough about how great it is to work with the midwives and just how amazing a natural birth can be (I’d still love to share William’s birth story one day!). Funny to think I was actually pregnant (and didn’t know it) when I attended my niece’s birth there.
Elizabeth Hafner 