Baby #2?!??!!

 

We are surprised and excited to announce..........

We are expecting Baby #2!!!!

Baby #2 has a tentative due date of August 31, 2013.  We are probably just as shocked as you are, haha.  Our first son, August, just turned 8 months old on January 3rd, so it hasn't been that long since I was pregnant with him!  As of today, January 8, 2013, I am 6 weeks and 3 days pregnant.  I realize it's a little early for some people to announce a pregnancy, but I think if something were to happen to this baby, I would want people to understand what I am going through.  But anyway, I don't want to think like that, so I am going to just trust God and be thankful for the life He has placed inside of me.  We figured our kids would be close together, since we like to leave the Lord's work up to the Lord, but we were surprised it happened this quickly! 

We had an ultrasound today, and we were able to see the yolk sac (the baby's nourishment until the second trimester), the umbilical cord, and the baby's heartbeat!  We even got to hear the heartbeat!!  It was music to my ears.  The heartbeat is at 114 bpm since it is so early.  The heart just started beating days ago!  How amazing!  The baby's heart rate will increase each day he/she gets older until it levels out between 130-170. 

I have known for 3 weeks now that I am expecting!  We found out a week before Christmas, so it was a wonderful early Christmas present.  We kept it a secret from my family for 2 weeks since my brother was proposing to his girlfriend, and we didn't want to take any spotlights away from that.  (She said yes, haha!  We are so glad!  Love you, Afton!)  We just started telling people last week. 

I tend to get a positive result really early with home pregnancy tests, so give or take a few days, I found out at 3 weeks and 3 days that I was pregnant.  With August, I found out at 3 weeks and 4 days.  I am surprised I always get such an early result since most people don't get a positive result til after 4 weeks.  I didn't know how far along I was this time when I got a positive, so I am just estimating how far along I was when I found out by the ultrasound's date.  With August, I had something to track so I knew how far along I was.

I have written a few blog posts about the pregnancy since we found out, but I obviously have not posted them yet.  They aren't the typical pregnancy updates I wrote last time, but more of a diary style since I wanted to get my thoughts out.  They are unfiltered, honest thoughts that were going through my mind when I wrote them.  I will probably post them.  We will see. 

Thanks for reading!  I hope you'll join us on our journey raising August and preparing for Baby #2!!