Baby #2 : A Doctor I have found

This post was written on 9/17/2012

I should have written this sooner but I've been lazy and busy which is an awful combination. Work is picking up and I am now officially traveling around Baltimore and Harford County doing high school visits-which can take a lot out of you!  I am also busy back at the office and at home I am busy keeping my house in a chaotic order, chasing a 17 soon to be 18 month old around and trying so hard to keep up training for a 10K that's next weekend and the Baltimore Marathon relay (7 miler).  Yikes.  I am a little over 6 weeks right now.  This is about the time I found out with Lilly and the all day sickness kicked in.  So far I am feeling pretty good.  I had to turn away an egg for breakfast but other than that no chucks have been up'd and other than bloating and feeling the need to eat 24/7 I am good. 

I feel like my bump has already popped and I feel like everyone knows!  A friend at worked asked me after I commented how thirsty I was.  My mom perpared a HUGE feast when we came over this past weekend because she felt that she was going to "hear some news today".  Luckily my cousin called that night to tell us she was engaged so that satisfied my moms need for her news-she even said she thought it was going to be me telling me I was having a baby. 

I am DIEING to tell!  I hate keeping secrets!!! I wanted to tell my mom so bad but we want to wait til our first doctors apointment and that sonogram-just to confirm.  I hope with all my heart that this is a healthy pregnancy but I just don't want to tell the world only to have to tell the world again if something is wrong.  I am such a worry wort! 

Oh and to follow up with my previous post  Tommy was thrilled and also a bit shocked and feeling like me-OH Crap we're going to have two kids-that's crazy (in a good way)!  I've also found a doctor -I think. Our appointment is October 10th-I can hardly wait that long!  Hopefully I like her and I won't need to stress about finding another doctor.  She's been given glowing reviews so fingers crossed! 

I definitely want to document this pregnancy again via my blog but will probably start at around 12 weeks-when we make the official announcement and when there is something to talk about!  Right now it's just a waiting game to get the official news! All I know now is that my baby is the size of a sweet pea and is developing and growing like crazy!  Other than that my 'bump' that I think is already there is probably just the fat Lilly left behind that I am not trying so hard to suck in these days and I am sure is probably more mental than anything-but I swear it's firming up to a small baby bump and sucking in isn't very easy right now! 

Some things I am thinking I want to do differently this time around:

Workout-I used last pregnancy as an excuse to be lazy.  I am already doing things differently by continuing to run-as hard as it is to get the energy to.  Most likely I won't be training for anything major after the Baltimore relay but I do want to make a point to get out a walk.  Something the whole family can do! 

Eat better-sure I am going to be less conscience about calories but I do want to try not to devour a King Size Caramelo everyday-maybe just once a month.  I've already been trying to eat better.  I am trying to eat small snacks and meal regularly and have something healthy each time trying to keep my calorie intake to just 300 extra calories a day.  I did get some ice cream this weekend but chose a 'snack' size ice cream bar that isn't as bad as a full size-just 150 cals as opposed of 320.  That will give me my fix and make me not feel so bad. 

Pay attention-I didn't really know what was going on with Lilly-do first time mom's ever really do?  This time I want to take in every moment and the fact that I know what lies ahead excites and terrifies me at the same time.  NOW I know what's coming and I am not sure I like that.  I had a pretty good experience first time around though so hopefully that proves true this time.

Baby #2 we are already so in love with you!  Big sister Lilly is already practicing with her baby dolls!  I promise though we won't let her toss you across the room-she's working on that though!