An Update ...

I can't believe I'm 1/2 way done with this pregnancy!! It has gone SO FAST and has been SO DIFFERENT than when I was pregnant with Jackobi. I haven't journaled much, so thought I'd write a quick blog entry before I forget some things that have happened!

8/18 heartrate was 155

9/7 heartrate bounced between 130-136, but was VERY STRONG. The Dr. felt my tummy to see where I was measuring and Baby Boy wasn't appreciative of it & KICKED him :)

I've had 2 ultrasounds & little boy is healthy as can be! My "official" due date is January 29th, but the ultrasound tech said he thought & things were measuring a week sooner ... so January 22nd-ish. My doctor hasn't changed my due date ... so I'm just saying it's somewhere around the 25th of January ... I'll shoot for right in the middle!! Guess end of January sometime will have to do!

I'm feeling more and more movement each day which is one of my favorite things about being pregnant. It's a nice reassurance that he's doing okay in there. :) I've been amazed at how tired I have been this pregnancy. Even in the 2nd trimester (which I'm told is the "easy" trimester, ha!) Jackobi has noticed my tummy getting bigger and likes to talk to the baby and sing him "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" ... it's pretty sweet to watch/listen to her. I can already tell she'll be a great big sister!

I've had a lot of different symptoms with this pregnancy that I didn't with Jackobi & after a day filled with doctor appointments and an ultrasound, found out that I have a small tear in my placenta. Apparently it happens and I'm told that it will "take care of itself" {isn't the human body amazing that it can just 'heal' itself??!!} ... but for now I'm pretty limited on what I'm allowed to do, at least for a few weeks. Then I can gradually add more activity to my day(s) and hopefully be back to normal by October! {{that's my hope at least!!}} We are blessed to have a HEALTHY boy growing and couldn't be happier that everything else checks out perfectly. He's very active (even the U/S tech couldn't believe how much he wiggles around!) and likes potatoes & salty treats, not sweet. Which for me, is really weird since I have a GIANT sweet tooth that has pretty much gone dormant!

"Taking it easy" is going well, although I feel lazy more than anything! I really feel pretty good so it's hard to convince myself not to be more productive, but I'm doing pretty good! Jackobi has been a trooper and entertains herself pretty well. The first night it was apparent she knew something was different. I could tell she wondered why she went to the grocery store with Daddy, watched Daddy mow the lawn and helped Daddy cook dinner. (pretty great guy, right??) She threw a couple of fits which included her dinner making it clear across the room, but luckily it only lasted a day!!!!!! She's such a good helper now and I'm lucky she likes to just sit with me and do puzzles, build blocks, read & color!! I don't think I ever realized how I took for granted being able to run, jump, dance, play and PICK UP my little girl!!

I realize how extremely blessed we are!!! Not only for Jackobi, but to have another healthy boy on the way. It's all worth it!! We are blessed to live so close to family & have so many wonderful friends who have all been great. What a support system we have!

On the plus side ... in this "don't do anything" time, I can get caught up on some things I haven't seemed to have time for, LIKE, my blogging (since I've totally been slacking!) we've been having so much fun, oh what a glorious summer it has been!!