The 2nd time around…

I feel like I just did this whole pregnancy thing (oh wait I did!), but it’s worth it for the end result. I’m seriously not one of those lady’s that just loves being pregnant. At least with Graham I had a pretty easy pregnancy and this one seems to be the same. I can’t really complain, and as I said above, the end result is worth it.

It may be a busy time of life having two under two, but I think it will be fun having them close in age, especially as they get older. Whenever I get overwhelmed I just think back to my mother who had a two year old, and preemie twins in California far from her family…my life is much easier. 🙂

What I’m looking forward to…

• the 2nd trimester
• not being exhausted (i.e. 2nd trimester)
• having a baby in the spring. I think that will be better because then we’ll go right into summer which is better than a depressing winter. I’m one of those people that need my vitamin D.
• being more comfortable (than last time) with the care of a baby
• putting my glorious amount of stretch marks from Graham to good use.
• Giving birth at a birthing center (see below for more thoughts on that)
• Not having to buy a ton of stuff for the new baby. We already have everything we need. Prepping for the baby is going to be so easy.
• Having only one care provider rather than three with Graham due to our moves.

What I’m not looking forward to…

• sleepless nights/sheer exhaustion in the beginning
• trying to nurse again. Honestly, this is my biggest fear that it won’t work out again. At least this time I know it’s going to be SUPER hard and as long as he/she isn’t losing weight I’m sticking with it this time around. I have ideas of how I can be more proactive this time in hopefully increasing my milk supply.
• Deciding on a name especially if it’s a boy. There are just no boy names I like right now.

What’s new this pregnancy…

• The biggest change is that I’m going to be working with a midwife at a birthing center nearby. I had a natural birth with Graham, and if possible I would like to do the same with this one. I had a wonderful experience at the hospital with Graham, but like the fact that the midwives are there to help you have a natural birth. I don’t have to worry about being pressured to get an epidural etc. It’s a nice home like setting except they have awesome tubs. The stay is shorter at the birthing center as well which with Graham we requested an early discharge. I also like that it’s smaller so they know their client base better and actually had read all of my health history before my first appointment. We’ll see how things go as this pregnancy progresses, but it should be interesting this 2nd time around.
• I feel like I’ve been more sick this pregnancy than the last, but thankfully I don’t remember a ton from the first trimester with Graham.
• They had no problem hearing the heartbeat at my appointment. Does that sound ever get old? It’s music to a mama’s ears.
• The due date is March 12, 2015

So that’s my first pregnancy update for Aase baby #2. I’ll do sporatic pregnancy updates once in awhile.