Carson is Going to Be a Big Brother!

We are so excited about baby #2, but mixed in with that excitement is a bit of nervousness thinking about how in the world I am going to function with 2 babies a mere 22 months apart.  I know, I know, people do it all the time.  People have babies less than a year apart.  People have twins, and people have triplets!  And they do it alone with 4 other kids and they home school and don’t have maids, and compared to those women I am going to have it easy.  But it’s the unknown and the inability to plan for it now that makes me anxious.

When I had Carson I wondered and worried before he was born about how it was all going to go.  When would I sleep, how soon would he sleep through the night, what if he didn’t sleep through the night, when would I take a shower, how would I know if and when I needed to call the doctor, and how would I manage to cook dinner and clean the house?  Looking back on it I realize it’s just a matter of dealing with the sleep deprivation, finding ways to get things done when you can and learning how to re-prioritize.  But when people said that to me when I was pregnant I couldn’t help but want to say, “Yeah, ok, but really, what do I do?”  I wanted instructions, but there are none.  You just kind of figure it out, and learn how to take everyone’s advice and find what works for you.  I guess that is what I’ll have to do this time as we make the adjustment from 1 to 2 sweet little ones in our house.

I am 14 weeks pregnant, and after my doctors appointment last week that revealed a good looking baby and a good strong heartbeat we decided to make the news public.

Here is Baby Z #2 at about 13 weeks.  I am due on September 10.

We told our immediate families not long after we found out, at about 6 weeks.  I called my grandparents last week, who are excited to have another great grand baby.  Then I told everyone else the cheater way, a post on Facebook with this picture of Carson.

The shirt is from Zoeys Attic on Etsy.  She has a lot of cute designs for boys and girls.  I thought it was a fun way to announce the new addition, and a way for us to be in public and not have people wonder if I’m pregnant or just a little round about the middle.  I am at that stage in pregnancy where it’s hard to tell.  Any of you women who are either mommies already or pregnant now know exactly what I’m talking about.  I am anxious to have a belly that is obviously a baby bump and not a donuts, pickles and ice cream bump.

I have been feeling pretty rotten so far during this pregnancy.  Nauseated a lot of the day, which is not fun.  I have heartburn a lot, even after just drinking water or eating a cracker.  I hate heartburn.  It makes everything uncomfortable.  I didn’t get heartburn with Carson until the end of my pregnancy.  I am also pretty tired, but that’s nothing new.  On the bright side, everything about baby is looking good and so I’m thankful for that and probably shouldn’t complain about these minor pregnancy nuisances.

We haven’t decided whether or not to find out the sex.  It was really fun not to know with Carson, and I never really had moments during the pregnancy where I felt like I just had to know.  Those gender reveal parties are quite the thing now, and if we do find out, I am having one.  Some of you think this is silly, and that’s ok.  I think it’s kind of silly too, but what fun!  Some friends of ours did it and it was so neat to find out at the same time they did and see how happy and excited they were.  My doctor says we might be able to tell at the next appointment at 17 weeks, which seems early, but I’m no doctor.

I leave you with this video of Carson.  It’s kind of long, so don’t feel obligated to watch it through to the end.  However, if you do watch it all, you get to see him squirt water in his face and then say “no no no” to Ginger, something I know he’s learned from me.  I am setting such a good example…