14 weeks and counting

Just 8 short months after I posted a similarly titled blog... here I go again... only this time it's for pregnancy rather than Miss Kayla. My how time flies! I had a doctors appointment on Thursday and saw the new little baby again - for the 4th time! Usually at these routine monthly visits they listen to the baby's heartbeat on the monitor but you only get an ultrasound once or twice during the life of the pregnancy. Well, the doctor kept saying "Your heartbeat is so strong... I'm only picking up yours." And amazingly enough, I believed her. Had she just said "'I'm not picking up the heartbeat, let's go do an ultrasound." I probably would have freaked that I had miscarried again. But for some reason I believed for. So, anyway, we went for the ultrasound and she picked up the heartbeat right away and I got to see that little heart beating away like crazy. Baby also waved a little bit which was cute. So, we officially made it past the iffy first 12 weeks and are now firmly into the 2nd trimester. And, since we did, I finally announced it on Facebook and at work and everyone has been so happy for us. Found out there's lots of surprise babies and lots of babies that were born really close together like ours will be. Everyone seems to think they'll be really close so that's good to hear... hopefully it's true.

Since it was such an easy 1st trimester I expected that to continue. Nope. I'm more tired now, and get nauseous a little more often. Which is weird, but I just go with it. The nausea doesn't last long and I can always take naps... and at the end we'll have a healthy little girl... or boy...

Speaking of which, I don't have a real strong urge to find out the sex this time. I think we probably will so we don't agonize over a name we won't use and so we make sure to have the correct sex clothes. But, really, I think I could do without. At least, that's what I think right now. The first time I had to know b/c I really wanted my girl, it was the first baby, I was anxious... I just had to know. This time, not so much. But, for inquiring minds, the Chinese Gender Predictor says girl. It was right with Kayla and it's been right for all my friends that I've tried it with... so we'll see.

Alright, since it's now almost 8pm I figure I've got one good hour left and then it's off to dreamland... I'm sure I can find something on TV to waste my time watching. :)