Week 6

I have officially finished my sixth week of this pregnancy. It was a bittersweet week. The excitement of a new little sprout growing inside of me was dulled by the arrival of an old familiar feeling of all day nausea. 

I find that this pregnancy is very similar to the one I had with Luke. I have the same feelings of morning sickness at the same time (started at 6 weeks with Luke too),the  same old first trimester exhaustion, acne and bloat. ---Pregnancy sounds so beautiful when you put it like that doesn't it?!

But, I have noticed some new symptoms that I never had with Luke. I am constantly running to the bathroom no matter how much or how little I drink. I also have to reacquaint myself with kegels because of what happens when I sneeze, or carry something heavy (if you know what I mean). And I find it is starting to really hurt to nurse Luke these days, which I find really difficult. Our breastfeeding journey has been an amazing one, and I really hope it doesn't end on a bad note. I realize many toddlers wean when milk supply goes down at the start of the second trimester so I am trying my hardest to keep in mind that each painful feeding now may be one closer to the end of the incredible nursing relationship that we have shared for he last 22 months and 5 days. 

Another new experience for me is cravings! I never had them with Luke but I seriously crave EVERYTHING!!! Ice cream, pickles, salsa, pizza, plain noodles, French fries, you name it I have been craving it. I haven't indulged or given in to any of them yet except for a Western sandwich (fried eggs in general), and veggies and dip. I seriously eat one of these trays everyday.

As I go through each passing week of this pregnancy I am trying to enjoy every moment , yes even the sick ones, because I don't know if I will ever be pregnant again.  I would love to have more kids but financially I just don't think we can handle more. So for now I'll enjoy the nausea, as I go enjoy some fried eggs while Luke has his nap :)

Good News

Well, I'm happy to say that I've already reached one of my biggest goals for the New Year..... I'm pregnant!!!! To say that we're thrilled is definitely an understatement :) 

We had been trying for baby #2 for over a year but because I refused to wean Luke from breastfeeding, my cycles were non-existant until June (15 months post Partum) and remained irregular since then. Because of the irregularity, we had thought we might be pregnant a few times in the last year, only to be heartbroken to get yet another negative pregnancy test.  But this time things were a little different...

I had been really tired - but thought it was because the holidays threw Luke out of schedule and he was getting up at 3:30 and 4 for the day for over a week.

I was running to the bathroom every 10 minutes to pee - but I never had that frequent urination symptom when I was pregnant with Luke, and thought maybe it was because I was drinking more coffee and tea (see tiredness above).

I was getting slight cramping and bloat - but I have a gluten intolerance and sometimes I get gas pains from food.

But I convinced Mitch to go buy a test for me anyway. So of course he buys the no- name brand, hard to read kind. This is what I got: 

The faintest line ever!!! (Oh and the pic  was put through Instagram filters to help see it.) But I remember hearing, no matter  how faint the line is, if there is a line then you're pregnant. So I was convinced. And ecstatic. 

All week, Mitch, was a little off... He didn't get excited like he did when we were pregnant with Luke. So I was worried he was disappointed or something, a didn't understand why. But finally on Friday morning he texted me from work and told me he wasn't convinced because "those lines were REALLY faint". I told him to buy a name brand, digital test so there could be no denying it. He did and this was the result: 

He was finally able to accept it and the excitement broke through. Men eh? Haha.

So it's really early, according to the apps I'm 5 weeks and 1 day right now. Due date is approximately September 15th. I can't wait to share the next 9 months with you :)

A New Year, A New Pledge

Happy New Year!  Wow, it's crazy but it's been well over a year since I've blogged but 2014 comes with a new pledge to be more active on here :) 

I can't write a post on January 1st without talking about resolutions. I feel the word "resolution" comes with too much pressure, like it is just looming over me waiting for me to fail. So this year I'm not making resolutions, I'm setting goals instead. 

Personal Goals:

- get pregnant and have another baby

- try harder to be a better wife and mother to my amazing husband and adorable little son

- be more organized with housework 

- become more responsible financially... Hello Dave Ramsey my old friend :)

- get serious about getting back in shape

Professional Goals:

- continue to build and grow my baby signing business, My Smart Hands Moncton

- expand my crafting business, How Cute

- start my certificate Foundations in Anthroposophy through the Rudolph Steiner Centre

In the days to come I'll write more about the points in more details but all the fun and excitement of the holidays has worn this momma out. 

Good night, sweet dreams, and Happy New Year!