This is baby Jumping Bean! When we had this Ultrasound a couple weeks ago, we were amazed to see the little bean wiggling all over the place. It seriously looked like a jumping bean! I still giggle just thinking about it! In fact, just thinking about that day makes me smile!
We were not planning this addition to our family after we had lost the last one, just 13 weeks ago. We thought it would be nice to wait for a Spring baby next year! But obviously there was another plan for us. Only 6 weeks after my miscarriage I had gained a lot of weight (which those who know me well, know that I had lost a lot of weight last year and was doing everything in my power to keep it off...plus some!) I had not gained any weight in the first 11 weeks of the last pregnancy, so I was getting really bummed out at the immediate 10 lb addition to the scale. Everyone told me it was my hormones or something...which, yeah, with me it usually is! But I was also having other signs of pregnancy, which I will not go into detail about!
I was at work one evening and was discussing my frustration about the weight gain and the other annoying signs of pregnancy (still believing it was a hormonal imbalance left over from the previous month) when one of my friends suggested I should take a pregnancy test. Low and behold...she had one in her purse! So she graciously let me take it and to my shock and surprise, it was positive!
Now, without going into more details...let's just say I had no idea how far along I was! I had a guess, but when it came time for our ultrasound with my new awesome doctor, he measured me at 10 weeks 6 days. That was on a Friday, 11 weeks to the day that I had miscarried. HOLY COW! What are the chances of that. So let me rephrase. I lost baby jelly bean on Friday Feb 27th. The first day of this pregnancy for jumping bean measured on Saturday Feb 28th. (That's from the whole technical jargon of measuring your pregnancy starting on the first day of your last cycle, for those who don't know). So yeah...is that too detailed? Well, it sure is funny though, huh?! We were stunned. I was WAY farther along than I had thought, which meant I was out of my first trimester in no time!
So today I am exactly 13 weeks. I am due on December 5th. That was actually bummer news for me. I never ever wanted a December baby again. But I'm getting over it! I'm just glad that we are both doing well and growing properly! Luckily my weight stabilized, and I even lost a few pounds from being too sick to eat. Good news though, I haven't thrown up even once. I was extremely nauseated for a few weeks though. I am doing much better now if I eat healthy and eat every hour! :)
I will keep you posted on our progress! The boys are thrilled for the baby! Austin wants a sister and told me he might cry if it's a brother. He makes me laugh! I'll have to make a separate entry sometime on all the funny things he says to me about this baby! What a silly boy!
