november 17

so, about two months ago....

actually, three days before my BIG RACE {remember that?} we received some somewhat unexpected news....



we were beyond thrilled. we debated whether or not i should even run in the race... but after some discussion, the hubbs quickly decided that if i didn't run it now, i would never run - especially with TWO kiddos at home! {we've also known several girls who've run preggers... even FULL marathons}.

what was extremely difficult for me {and the hubbs}, was that we didn't tell anyone for over a week. running for 3 hours with two of your closest friends - scrambling for stuff to talk about and occupy your time - i was dying to tell them, but i knew it would be best to wait. we had to tell our parents first... right?

we told our parents that next thursday in an easter egg that had a little chick in it and a slip of paper that said "a little chick will be arriving in november"... they were all thrilled, to say the least! {i wish i had taken pictures of the cute little chick... but no such luck!}

fast forward to today - we went for our first trimester screening. i wanted to wait and make sure baby l #2 {we need a new name!} was healthy before 'announcing' it on here... and of course baby was perfect today! we counted 10 fingers and 10 toes. it was beautiful seeing baby l move around - he/she is a squirmer already... i can't imagine what it's going to be like when i can feel all of the kicking.



so - i'm going to copy what elizabeth is doing on her blog {hope that's okay, friend!} with a few minor additions/subtractions. {we're due a week apart from each other!} there are SO many people due around the same time as us!

12 WEEK STATS:

how far along? 12 weeks 3 days {due november 17}
how are you measuring? 12 weeks 5 days
heartbeat? 170 bpm {that's really high, right?}
total weight gain/loss? -5 pounds (up one pound from 3 weeks ago)
maternity clothes? i broke out the belly band today.
stretch marks? not yet. i've lost all the ones i had toward the end of my last pregnancy.
sleep? can't get enough right now.
best moment this week? of course, the sonogram!!
movement? not feeling anything yet - although, like i said earlier, baby l looks to be a mover.
food cravings? ice cream, chocolate, key lime pie.
gender predictions? even though the doctor and the nurse today separately looked at the sonogram and predicted girl, i'm still thinking it's a boy. {the hubbs is definitely calling baby l "she" and already telling b. he's having a sister! so cute....} but reminder - they were wrong in their predictions last time, so we're not painting the room or buying anything quite yet! :)
what i miss: feeling 'normal'. one week after finding out i was pregnant, i started feeling EXTREMELY nauseous. i've had two-three normal-feeling days since. i miss my energy level and i miss running.... feeling toned. i'm hoping that once my energy comes back, i can start exercising again...
what i'm looking forward to: buying jammies once we find out what baby l. is. i found some of b's jammies from his newborn stage the other day and they are just so sweet.... not like the two-piece toddler jammies he has now. :)
how are you feeling? rough, rough, rough. tired and nauseous.
comparisons to last pregnancy? i'm craving sweets, last pregnancy i was craving all salt. i'm feeling much worse that i was last time {at least from what i can remember}. however, i feel much more bonded with this baby already than i did with brady at this point. i wonder if that's because the anxiety that comes with the first pregnancy isn't overwhelming this time. hmm....