Week 4: Round Two

4 Weeks

Baby is the size of: Donut Sprinkle!

So as I write this, no one really knows yet but we are about to be a family of four. I didn't get to do one of these fun pregnancy blogs with our first little lady because well to be honest she was pretty unexpected and for months I was too scared to even tell anyone, much less write about it. I was close to four months before we told any of our family, when everything ended up being just fine and she is the most perfect thing to ever happen to us.

So now here we are, different circumstances, parents of a 3 year old and we've been trying for a few months to make baby #2. I know most women do the pregnancy blog for the first baby and not the second but I thought it would be kind of neat to compare the first pregnancy to the second AND throw in the challenges of already being a mommy and pregnant at the same time!

We started "trying" for Tucker #2 about three months ago. We weren't not trying prior to that, but I became a little more anxious about it the past three months therefore more active in the trying process. This past Thursday my cycle tracking app (it's called Glow, I now highly recommend it) told me it was time to take a pregnancy test. The past three months I had taken it on the day it said as well as two days later and each time it ended in tears so I was reluctant this time to say the least. After dropping the three year old off at jail (preschool) I drove to Walgreens and picked up the pee sticks. I did the deed and unlike the previous months where I stood over the sink watching the line move across the little screen like sand through the hourglass, I laid it down and then played around on Facebook to avoid the imminent disappointment. I realized it had been more than a few minutes so I snuck up on the test (you know maybe the surprise would change the results...) and there it was a faint but there thin pink line next to the thick red control line. I rubbed my eyes and looked again, still there and getting darker. Well immediately came the waterworks as well as some jumping around by myself while repeatedly saying "I'm actually pregnant??"

I decided I would take another Friday morning before telling Zach. The second test brought a thicker darker first line. I wanted to tell him in a really cute way, but kind of lost my cool (hormones maybe?) and told him over the phone Friday morning. Oops. He didn't mind, and after an "are you sure? How do you know" and a long silence it hit him we were going to be parents of two and the excitement ensued.

Right now I would be about two weeks if you go by my ovulation dates, but by the doctor's standards I would be one month. We are waiting to tell our family on Christmas Day, which of course will all be posted to the blog that by the time anyone is reading it, I will be about 3 months along so you have some catching up to do!!

Pretty much every girl I know who's done a pregnancy blog has used this as a way to keep track of the progress so here it goes my first pregnancy blog post!

How far along? 4 weeks by docs standards, but I know from tracking I am really 2 weeks.
Maternity clothes? When will it be socially acceptable for me to start wearing these again? Maternity clothes are so comfy!
Stretch marks? Do three year old stretch marks count because I still have some of those....
Sleep: I had a few nights with trouble sleeping probably due to excitement
Best moment(s) this week: The positive pregnancy test!!
Miss Anything? I think no matter where you are in pregnancy from beginning to end you miss being able to have a cold beer or a glass of champs whenever you please. I'm also currently trying to ween off the coffee....
Movement: Not yet but can't wait!
Food cravings: None yet, actually haven't had much of an appetite at all which is really weird for me
Anything making you queasy or sick: No. Thank goodness.
Gender: We are both team boy BUT Girl or Boy we will love it the same!
Labor Signs: No
Symptoms: I'm starting to get some morning sickness as of today. Haven't actually gotten "sick" yet but I feel it coming each morning. I'm also tired, I took two naps so far today.
Belly Button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: This is my first comparison to the first pregnancy. With the first I was super happy and I felt pretty emotionally stable. Since Friday (the day after the positive test) I've been experiencing pregnancy rage, serious mood swings that are mainly anger.
Looking forward to: Telling our family!!