Woops! Sorry things have been hectic here that I haven’t really had the time to sit down and blog. I quickly do daily updates via twitter/facebook and instagram if you want to keep up with us on our crazy days. Anyways, back to our pregnancy weekly updates. Approximately, this little Webster bean is about the size of an apple. I do have a small little belly. I meet with a midwife tomorrow afternoon, and I’m really excited because I found out my insurance covers home birth! So I’m really hoping I find a midwife from this practice that will be a good fit for us! I don’t think you know how excited I am! I’ve been wanting this since I was pregnant with Adonis. I just wasn’t well educated to have the guts to do it when I was pregnant then. I also want Adonis to be apart of this. Giving birth in the comfort of my own home with Nico and Adonis will just be amazing. Nico is all for it as well! The support I’m getting from him, my family, and friends is what I need, and I’m incredibly grateful for. 

Once we find out the gender of our little bean I plan on having a housewarming party along with a gender reveal party for our friends and family. We actually will be finding out the gender along with everyone else. How so? Well we are going to have the midwife write down the gender on a note, put it an in envelope, so we can give it to the baker to make the cake. That way there is no chance of us slipping the gender to anyone before the party. Oh I know the anticipation will kill me, but what’s a few days before the party will do. I have so many ideas, you can follow my board here to see what I have in mind for our party.

Aside from those things, I still don’t quite have my energy back. Up until today I have not been sick, then this morning, there goes my yogurt in the toilet. I don’t feel nauseous anymore, just tired. I haven’t been able to sleep through the night much I wake up from these awful dreams (I’d rather not talk about), and I can’t go back to sleep. It’s like I shut my eyes and it goes back to that very scary dream. I know when you’re pregnant you have wacky dreams, but these are just awful. They aren’t violent though. Some migraines here and there, and over the weekend I’ve experienced major heartburn. Towards the end of my pregnancy with Adonis heartburn was prominent, but damn not this early. 15 weeks and this baby might already be hairy? haha

I’ve started doing some prenatal yoga. It’s a great way to meditate and get in tuned with the little bean. I love it. The days are getting warmer and we plan on taking walks as a family. I’m waiting for Nico to get home early from work to go for a walk together with the little guy. It’s 68 degrees outside! Before this post strays off anymore, bottom line, I honestly just can’t wait to hold my newborn baby. To have another one under these circumstances, I’m just over the moon blessed!

So I just put Donnie to bed. Fever finally started to go down from 102.5 to 99.9. This was day three of fevers, congestion, sneezing, and coughing. All typical for a cold. Lately Donnie has had colds that would last a day or two at most, but never this bad. I’m beginning to think ear infection because his ears kept leaking wax and on one side it was almost black! Yuck! I’ve been giving him pedialite via sippy cup, rubbing vapor rub on his chest and back, feeding fruits when he eats it, giving him baby tylenol, and letting him sleep. Today he slept for about six hours during the day, on top of him sleeping in until 9:30-granted he kept waking up in the middle of the night out of misery. He happily just went to bed though. I wiped him down with a damped wash cloth, rubbed some vapor rub, and gave him some medicine. I’m really hoping for him to be a bit better tomorrow, but if nothing has changed then I’m going take him to the walk in clinic. The only thing that I’m savoring is all the cuddle time he’s letting me give him. I’m definitely disinfecting this apartment though tomorrow; I can’t afford to get sick while pregnant. Thanks everyone for the kind words of support!

Oh heyyyy 2nd trimester!! One thing I’d like to ask back is my energy! Second, these migraines to go away. Honestly ladies of 2 more children, how do you do it? Really how can you be a baby making machine and chase around after a toddler? Just a warning for all you mom to be’s and mama’s with one and want another, this isn’t easy. Yes this is a blessing, and yes I am absolutely grateful, but after having a first baby no matter what kind of experience you have with your first child you long to have the feeling again. The excitement, anticipation of a newborn. So can we just skip the 9 months of being a machine, and just let me hold my newborn, pause that time for a moment, fully enjoy it and then alright the are ready for school. I kid. I guess I’m having a hard time adjusting. Being home all day with a high energetic toddler when you have no energy is hard, and by any means I am not looking for any sympathy because I am certainly not the first woman to have another child while having a toddler. Bottom line I am exhausted, and in a funk. 

I’m a pretty sensitive person to start off, and with these pregnancy hormones, oh god, I’m an emotional wreck. I will cry over the littlest thing. I will get mad/annoyed/disappointed/frustrated easily. I really think getting out of the house during the day will help. I’m counting the days until spring comes. I hear the weather is going to get warmer next week, so I’m hoping to take Donnie out on a walk around the neighborhood. 

As for my belly, I feel like instead of getting bigger, it got smaller. I guess I’m not bloating as much? I don’t know what gives, but I know that it will eventually get bigger so I guess I should just take my time and savor watching this belly grow and not rush it. Looks like April will be the month to find out the sex of the little Webster bean. Until then I really need to get into gear and find a new doctor!!

XO