Austin's Going to be a Big Brother!!

Yep, it's true. :) I'm about 10 weeks along now, with Baby #2, with an expected due date of January 30, 2011. I'm still shocked at how quickly it happened this time; I thought for sure we were in it for the long haul again. But I guess at some point, your body figures out what it's supposed to do. I found out pretty early, and called the doc up right away. After an exam and several rounds of bloodwork, I was put on some meds again to make sure this little one stays put in there.

I wished so much that things would be different for me this time around, but it hasn't. Constant nausea and vomiting, all day long. Yuck! We've only had to make one trip to the ER so far for IV fluids, and hoping not to have to go back again. And I'm just completely worn down and tired. It's so hard to function like this, but I know it won't last forever (let's hope not!) and will be completely worth it in the end. I'm already down 10 lbs. And once again, I went on a cruise pregnant, on my birthday, again. Not as fun as they used to be. :( I swear, the next cruise I go on, I will not be knocked up! ;)

We had our first ultrasound at 8 weeks, right before we left for vacation. We were pretty nervous, and had suspicions that maybe there were two in there. Yikes! Don't get me wrong, we would have been happy either way, but when we saw only one baby in there, it was a little bit of a relief. I don't think it's really set in all the way yet, that our family will soon be complete! But this is it for us, no matter what the gender is. I would be perfectly fine having another sweet little boy, or would also enjoy the unknown adventure of raising a little girl. We are just very thankful and feel very blessed.

I hope the end of the pregnancy goes better than it did with Austin, too. Being put on strict bedrest at 34 weeks was no fun at all, due to my blood pressure and swelling. But at least we know we'll be having a scheduled c-section this time around. Last time, we found out a day and a half before that this kid was only coming out by c-section, and it was alot to swallow, since that wasn't in our original plan. I love my doctor and know that he will take great care of me and our baby!

Well, that's our big news! Sorry for holding out so long, but we wanted to wait until we were sure everything was great, and little longer before I spilled the beans at work. I'm not so sure they're going to be so happy that I will be missing out on busy season.......again. But I have no control over when I get pregnant; it's out of my hands. So, here we are! Many more updates to follow!