10.8.10

Yep, that's right folks, we're expecting baby #2, due October 8th. I'm 14 1/2 weeks now. I'm over most of the sickness now, but it was not too fun for a little while. I started feeling sick around week 3, before we even took the test. The sickness also ended a little sooner too (around week 10 or 11) , so I'm glad about that. Despite the term "morning sickness," mornings were best for me. If I needed to wash dishes or do something else like that, I would have to tackle it in the morning or else I just couldn't do it later. By about 10:00 am, I was feeling pretty gross. I'd always (and still try to) take a nap with Jackson in the afternoons to help me make it through the day. Like last time, I never did actually throw up...but I came even closer this time than I did before...especially when Jackson was sick and throwing up. For the most part I think I'm over it, but smells still really get to me. I'm getting energy and life back too, which is kind of nice.

We're going to find out boy or girl this time too. Hopefully we'll be able to do that just before we leave for our internship, so in about 4 or 5 weeks. People have asked if I have any intuition one way or the other, and I just don't know. I was thinking "girl" before I got pregnant, but now I have no clue. I think I thought girl early on with Jackson too, so I guess it doesn't mean much. I really would be totally happy with either. It would be fun for Jackson to have a little buddy to play with in a year or two... but of course it would be fun to have a girl, too :) I guess we'll see in a few weeks!

I feel like I'm showing more and sooner than I did with Jackson. It's really funny though...and I'm sure almost anyone who has ever told people they're pregnant has experienced the same thing... but as soon as you tell someone (or as soon as someone who knows already sees you for the first time) you get that awkward glance at the tummy to see if your'e showing or not. Last night I was standing in a group with about 5 other girls my age and when I told them, every one of them did a tummy check. And I laughed. And then---this is almost as funny to me--- people always say, "Oh you look great! I can't even tell you're pregnant!" Wait a minute...so does that mean it is un-great to look pregnant?

I also feel like I'm way more emotional this time....Jack might think otherwise; maybe I've just forgotten. I've had a couple total meltdowns and many more that I've held back, and for no real reason.... like last night. I just sob and sob and don't know why. Or silly things, like a video about how to properly wash strawberries, brings me to tears. Blame the hormones.

These two little people will be 26 months apart. People usually either ask how far apart they'll be, or I can tell they're trying to calculate it in their heads. So there you have it: 2 years + 2 months.

We're pretty excited! Hooray for babies!