(he's so excited)
(but still reminds us that he's #1 ;-)Tyler is going to be a BIG brother!!!!
We are thrilled to announce that Baby J #2 is on the way! Our due date is June 28th so I’m currently 11 weeks along and will turn 12 weeks on Monday. We’ve known about the baby from the start, but wanted to wait a little while before announcing it. My original due date was June 24th, but the baby measured 4 days younger in my first ultrasound. This was too funny because Tyler measured exactly 4 days younger in his 1st ultrasound, but they let me keep my original due date with him for some reason. We all know just how well Tyler grew in utero and they suspect this baby will be even bigger since he/she could be in there slightly longer and most babies get bigger with each subsequent pregnancy. With this knowledge, the OBs tentatively have us scheduled for a c-section delivery 1 week early on June 21st. It is really cool though that Baby J #2’s due date is June 28th because that was Kaleb’s due date too. How amazing is it that 2 sisters have the same due date for 2 out of 3 babies?! Tyler and the baby will be 2 years and almost 2 months apart in age!
This pregnancy has been completely different from my pregnancy with Tyler!! I have been so sick and nauseous, and with Tyler, I was only sick 1 time the entire pregnancy and hardly experienced any nausea. I have very strong food aversions this time and cannot eat meat. One week the morning sickness was so bad that I could only eat chicken noodle soup, saltines, and bananas. I have drank gallons of ginger ale and tried to eat many ginger snaps because ginger is supposed to help. I feel much more tired, emotional, and moody this time too. I know that the 1st trimester is almost over and it will all be more than worth it when our precious baby arrives! Ben has been very supportive too and gone out of his way to try to make me more comfortable so we can focus on the amazing miracle growing in my tummy. One thing that is the same as with Tyler though – my quickly expanding waistline! I am already wearing maternity pants, and started at 8 weeks. I don’t necessarily need “maternity” yet, but my pants are way too small and I didn’t see the point in buying larger sized pants when I can wear the maternity clothes I already have. I’m definitely showing now. I’m so excited about expanding our family and having a newborn again. I think we both miss some of the newborn experiences and will be more prepared with this baby since we will be veterans this time ;-).
Ok…ok….so we’ve already been asked if we want a boy or girl for our 2nd baby many times and the initial and basic answer is very easy – we want a healthy baby first and foremost! I am indifferent this time around because I think there are many pros to having either gender! For example, I think Tyler would like to have a brother to play sports with and go do guy stuff together. Plus, we already have lots of boy stuff! Then, on the other hand I think it’d be neat to experience raising a girl and think that Tyler would be a protective big brother to his little sister. Now, if you ask Ben the same question he’ll immediately shout that he wants a little girl!!! If you ask him, he’ll tell you that we are in fact having a girl and that her name is Taylor. He even asked me to start buying Tyler more gender neutral clothes so that they can be hand-me-downs for “Taylor”. So, after the most important answer of having a healthy baby I guess I’d have to lean towards a girl for my husband’s sake. Honestly, I know he’s half joking and would be very happy with another little boy, but then the other half doesn’t want to see his reaction when we go in for our anatomy ultrasound at 20 weeks and they tell us it’s a boy…..ha ha ha! Oh, and I asked Ben if he wanted to keep the name a secret again (since it was more his idea with Tyler) and he said………we could probably go ahead and announce it ahead of time with Baby J #2!
I had a doctor’s appointment on Wednesday and got a good report. So far all my blood tests have come back with good results. My blood pressure, weight, and thyroid are all good, and the baby seems to be doing very well. The baby’s heart rate ranged from 156-167 bpm when we listened to it for the first time Wednesday. Dr. Hood said, “sounds beautiful and like a girl”. There is an old wives’ tale that suggests a baby’s heart rate can indicate gender….it says 140 bpm and above is a girl, and below 140 bpm is a boy. This tale isn’t accurate and is just for fun. Tyler’s heart rate was usually high and never got below 150 bpm (and he’s definitely all boy).
So there ya go……we are happily expecting baby #2 and Tyler is going to be a BIG brother!!
We are thrilled to announce that Baby J #2 is on the way! Our due date is June 28th so I’m currently 11 weeks along and will turn 12 weeks on Monday. We’ve known about the baby from the start, but wanted to wait a little while before announcing it. My original due date was June 24th, but the baby measured 4 days younger in my first ultrasound. This was too funny because Tyler measured exactly 4 days younger in his 1st ultrasound, but they let me keep my original due date with him for some reason. We all know just how well Tyler grew in utero and they suspect this baby will be even bigger since he/she could be in there slightly longer and most babies get bigger with each subsequent pregnancy. With this knowledge, the OBs tentatively have us scheduled for a c-section delivery 1 week early on June 21st. It is really cool though that Baby J #2’s due date is June 28th because that was Kaleb’s due date too. How amazing is it that 2 sisters have the same due date for 2 out of 3 babies?! Tyler and the baby will be 2 years and almost 2 months apart in age!
This pregnancy has been completely different from my pregnancy with Tyler!! I have been so sick and nauseous, and with Tyler, I was only sick 1 time the entire pregnancy and hardly experienced any nausea. I have very strong food aversions this time and cannot eat meat. One week the morning sickness was so bad that I could only eat chicken noodle soup, saltines, and bananas. I have drank gallons of ginger ale and tried to eat many ginger snaps because ginger is supposed to help. I feel much more tired, emotional, and moody this time too. I know that the 1st trimester is almost over and it will all be more than worth it when our precious baby arrives! Ben has been very supportive too and gone out of his way to try to make me more comfortable so we can focus on the amazing miracle growing in my tummy. One thing that is the same as with Tyler though – my quickly expanding waistline! I am already wearing maternity pants, and started at 8 weeks. I don’t necessarily need “maternity” yet, but my pants are way too small and I didn’t see the point in buying larger sized pants when I can wear the maternity clothes I already have. I’m definitely showing now. I’m so excited about expanding our family and having a newborn again. I think we both miss some of the newborn experiences and will be more prepared with this baby since we will be veterans this time ;-).
Ok…ok….so we’ve already been asked if we want a boy or girl for our 2nd baby many times and the initial and basic answer is very easy – we want a healthy baby first and foremost! I am indifferent this time around because I think there are many pros to having either gender! For example, I think Tyler would like to have a brother to play sports with and go do guy stuff together. Plus, we already have lots of boy stuff! Then, on the other hand I think it’d be neat to experience raising a girl and think that Tyler would be a protective big brother to his little sister. Now, if you ask Ben the same question he’ll immediately shout that he wants a little girl!!! If you ask him, he’ll tell you that we are in fact having a girl and that her name is Taylor. He even asked me to start buying Tyler more gender neutral clothes so that they can be hand-me-downs for “Taylor”. So, after the most important answer of having a healthy baby I guess I’d have to lean towards a girl for my husband’s sake. Honestly, I know he’s half joking and would be very happy with another little boy, but then the other half doesn’t want to see his reaction when we go in for our anatomy ultrasound at 20 weeks and they tell us it’s a boy…..ha ha ha! Oh, and I asked Ben if he wanted to keep the name a secret again (since it was more his idea with Tyler) and he said………we could probably go ahead and announce it ahead of time with Baby J #2!
I had a doctor’s appointment on Wednesday and got a good report. So far all my blood tests have come back with good results. My blood pressure, weight, and thyroid are all good, and the baby seems to be doing very well. The baby’s heart rate ranged from 156-167 bpm when we listened to it for the first time Wednesday. Dr. Hood said, “sounds beautiful and like a girl”. There is an old wives’ tale that suggests a baby’s heart rate can indicate gender….it says 140 bpm and above is a girl, and below 140 bpm is a boy. This tale isn’t accurate and is just for fun. Tyler’s heart rate was usually high and never got below 150 bpm (and he’s definitely all boy).
So there ya go……we are happily expecting baby #2 and Tyler is going to be a BIG brother!!
4 comments:
Yay...Congrats! I know you all are very excited. Maybe we can have a look at Baby J #2 in utero if you are ever this way :) I am happy for you!
CONGRATS!!! That is very exciting!! I'm sure Tyler will be a great big brother. I hope you begin feeling better!! See you Sunday
Congratulations!! I am so excited for you, Ben, and Tyler!! I can't wait to be an Aunt again!
What a great new! Congratulations and I'm sure Tyler is going to be the best big brother ever.
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