I am very embarrassed to realize that I am 37 weeks pregnant, and this is the first official mention of Baby #2 on our blog. I have been writing this post in my head for weeks, maybe even months now, but it just never gets typed out and published. Poor second child, already getting the shaft. But truly, she isn't!!! She is always on our minds and is probably the main topic of conversation in our house, after hockey of course. :-P
I am due on May 11th and we know that the baby is going to be a girl. I wanted the gender to be a surprise, like it was with Cameron, but Tim made me feel guilty that I picked last time (not to find out) and he wanted to know this time. So I gave in, and we know that our second child is going to be a girl. We had them double check at the second sonogram (at 30 weeks), so we are fairly certain she will actually be a girl.
We don't have a name picked out yet, and it is one of our other biggest conversation points... what to name this sweet girl?? There are a couple of names that we kind of like, but nothing is jumping out at us. With Cam, it was so easy - we both loved the name and knew it was exactly right. We aren't having that moment yet with any girl names, so for the moment, we have dubbed her Little Girl.
This pregnancy has been going really well overall. I have been feeling good and didn't actually gain too much weight until recently. In the first trimester, I was sick quite a bit. I wasn't throwing up, but was constantly nauseous and didn't want to eat anything. I just felt yucky all the time and had to force myself to eat. That went away by about week 14 and I felt much better. Again with this baby, just like with Cameron, I have had insane heartburn. I actually think it is worse this time. It is the worst at night so I sleep propped up on a pile of pillows a mile high. It started around 20 weeks and just keeps getting stronger. I am hoping the old wives tail is true and it means Little Girl will have lots of hair! Other than that, I am not swelling up too much, other than at the end of a long day where I am on my feet all day. As long as I keep my feet up, I don't swell too much. My blood pressure has been good and all measurements are right on track.
One of the most interesting parts has been trying to explain everything to Cameron, and to gauge his reaction. He knows that there is a baby in my tummy, and that it will be a baby sister. He knows what a baby is, because there are lots of babies at daycare. But I don't know what exactly he thinks is going to happen, or if he thinks a baby really will come to our house. It will be very interesting! He has said and done so many cute things, but I will save those for another post because this one is about Little Girl!
Here are a couple of pictures from along the way - we have been documenting every week from about week 16 on, just like we did with Cameron. I would like to do a side-by-side with pictures from Cameron, so maybe I will do that too, for another post. For now, pictures!
Week 19 - not much of a bump, still in normal clothes
Week 23
Week 24 - getting kisses from a monster-toweled Cameron
He did laps up and down the hall, occasionally allowing time for a quick picture
Week 25 - getting a bit bigger
Week 29 - Wow, what a difference four weeks make!
Week 33 - another four weeks and the belly just keeps growing. Cam loves to give the baby kisses and sing to her.
Cam wanted a turn showing his belly for a picture!!
And lastly, 35 weeks. I haven't taken any more pictures off the camera, but I think we might have missed last week. Either way, look for a Week 37 picture soon!
We are getting a lot done around the house though, so I am feeling good about being ready for Little Girl's arrival. The changing table, pack n' play, and swing are all out. Clothes are washed and in the drawers, and our bag is mostly packed for the hospital. The plan is that when I go into labor, we will call Nana and Poppa, and Poppa will come stay with Cameron. Nana is coming to the hospital with us to see the arrival of her second grandchild.
