I am finally getting around to posting about baby #2. Our 20 week appointment was today and everything development wise is right on target for a due date of January 26, the day before Tanner's birthday :-) The baby looks very healthy and if at all possible was more wiggly than Tanner. Boy are we going to have our hands full. Speaking of the word boy, that's what we are having! Another boy! We are really excited for Tanner to have a little buddy so close to him in age. I hope they are great friends. Tanner has such a lovable personality and will be a great older brother. We just hope he won't smother the poor babe with all his hugs. Our only problem now is finding a name. We are both very picky and can't seem to come up with anything so for now we call him Zeus.
8 Weeks
12 Weeks
16 Weeks
16 Week Comparison
Left: Baby #2, Right: Tanner
20 Weeks (that's his foot up by his forehead)
Definitely a Boy!
Cute Little Hand
We think this baby looks just like his older brother!
20 Week Ultrasound Comparison
Top: Baby #2, Bottom: Tanner
20 Week Comparison
Left: Baby #2, Right: Tanner
Pregnancy so far, and a comparison for journal purposes:
- No strong cravings but in the first trimester I preferred potatoes, macaroni, rolls, and the occasional maple donut:-) With Tanner my biggest craving was mashed potatoes.
- I was not able to eat very many fruits and vegetables in the first trimester but loved sweets, it was exactly opposite with Tanner. I have recently been able to start eating fruits and veggies again. With Tanner I couldn't eat sweets the whole time though!
- To help with nausea I ate a lot of plain macaroni...yep just macaroni, and butter with some salt and pepper. Flavored water was my preference because water, sprite etc. made me sick, and I always carried a pack of Ritz crackers with me. With Tanner I lived off of Sprite, Jolly Ranchers, gummies, and put ice packs on my forehead when really nauseous.
- With T pepperonis and banana bread made me sick, no problems there with this one.
- I was only sick the first trimester with this one. It consisted of being nauseous all day long but I didn't throw up very much. Unisom was my good friend for awhile but we are currently on a break. In the beginning I was extremely exhausted and incredibly ornery. Seriously, I would get fiery mad if someone so much as looked at me the wrong way, or if I didn't like the way Chris was making a sandwich or brushing his teeth etc. You get the idea. Those thoughts were kept but were definitely there. With Tanner I got sick at 8 weeks, it always started in the afternoon and then went all night. To add to that I was sick the rest the pregnancy with him even through delivery. With T I was on Zofran most the time and threw up lots.
- I felt this baby a day or two before 16 weeks, and Chris felt him around 18 or 19. I felt Tanner at 18 weeks, and Chris felt him at 20.
- I grew in my belly first this time not my hips.
- With Tanner I grew everywhere and was extremely swollen because of PIH, preeclampsia and toxemia. This one I gained weight evenly all over in the beginning just not like I did with T.
- When we announced to our families they didn't quite catch on but none the less were excited.
- I found out on a Monday morning and put some onsies, pink and blue, in Chris' underwear drawer. When he pulled the drawer open he immediately closed it because he thought he had the wrong drawer. Took him a second but he got it!
- No intuitions about gender like with Tanner. I was leaning towards a girl but only because I have felt completely different this time around.
- I didn't have to keep food by my bed with this one but I definitely like to eat all day.
- And I again am a space cadet during pregnancy and I'm really clumsy.
I've decided no matter how great you feel pregnancy can be really hard some times but I wouldn't trade it for anything. It's such an amazing experience, and we feel very blessed to be adding to our family! Here's to hoping for a better pregnancy though with NO TOXEMIA! So far it's already been better and for that we are grateful.
.JPG)
