Baby Price #2

I am currently 8 weeks (about 2 months) pregnant with our second child. We are really excited. Thank you Lord! And a big thank you to everyone who prayed for and with us.

Already this pregnancy is different from my last. With Lucy, you may remember that anything food (sight, smell, sound and thought) sent me running to the bathroom. I was completely debilitated and couldn’t get out of bed or my face out of the toilet for the whole first trimester. It was one of the worst most miserable experiences of my whole life. The only positive thing was the 8lbs I lost.

Here are a few of my favorite posts about Lucy in the early weeks: Cravings Vs. Aversions & Smells/ Public Restrooms/ Random Thoughts.

With this pregnancy, I am still nauseous but it is different. I am nauseous if I DON’T eat. What?! Yeah, I feel sick and nauseous when there is not food in my stomach. But what can I eat? Oh, of course only junk food and carbohydrates. Nothing really sounds or looks appealing to me so I have to eat simple things or whatever I am craving at the moment (yeah, I’m having disgusting cravings). I have to continuously keep snacking (even thought I don’t want to because I feel sick) and then I feel sick after I ate because food grosses me out. It’s a big confusing, uncomfortable, yucky mess.

On the plus side the nausea isn’t as severe as before (thank you again, Lord) but it still keeps me from doing things I like to do or need to do (like clean, go grocery shopping, make meals…) and my energy level is at about a 2 instead of the normal 6. Ha-Ha.

To be honest, I was really starting to think that there was a problem with this pregnancy because I wasn’t feeling sick and when I did feel sick it wasn’t that bad and I just expected that it would be the same as with Lucy. I am grateful that I am not, but it is weird.

I have decided to switch Doctors this time due to personal reasons so I don’t have my first official appointment until this Friday. I will be 9 weeks. I am looking forward to it. I’d like to just make sure I am actually pregnant. lol. I know I am… but you know… you just like to get the professional opinion on these things.

Ryan is convinced it is a boy. Just like he was convinced Lucy was a boy. I said to him: “You shouldn’t think that because you were so disappointed when Lucy turned out to be Lucy.” He said: “Yeah, and I will be disappointed again if it is a girl. But you know I like her now. ”

So, Baby in my belly… I am praying specifically that you will also get the gift of music, as I also prayed for your sister. I am praying that you will also NOT be a redhead and WILL have green eyes. I prayed that you would have an eye for photography and a love for God’s word. I prayed that Lucy would be a prayer warrior so I figured if you both excelled in those different areas you could help each other out.

And, right now, you are the size of a kidney bean. You have hands, feet and eyelids. Your lungs are just starting to develop as well as your brain. I know this sounds weird… but you have a tail. It is almost gone, don’t worry.

Also, one last thing, can you please start craving fruits and vegetables?!

Love ya!