The official announcement

Well it's about time I officially announce that Bob and I are expecting Baby #2.



Yup, that's right I took two pregnancy tests. I just couldn't believe that it was actually true. After trying to get pregnant with Zack for almost 5 years and having the fertility doctor give us a 1 to 2% chance of ever conceiving on our own, I couldn't believe it! We weren't preventing it, but we definitely weren't planning it either. Bob had actually been saying that when Zack is out of diapers we could go back to the fertility clinic and try again. So imagine our surprise!


It really is a unexpected blessing for us. We are a little nervous to have two kids under the age of two. My due date is February 28, 2010. Which will put the kids almost 20 months apart. So I guess it isn't too bad. I'm also worried about how financially we are going to be able to handle things. But I'm sure we'll make it happen one way or another.


This pregnancy hasn't come without a little bit of drama so far:


The indication that I was pregnant was my appetite skyrocketed. I actually told one of my friends that I didn't think I was eating enough because I was always hungry! Too bad that didn't turn on any light bulbs. The reason I decided to take the pregnancy test was because I started feeling sick if I didn't eat regularly (like every couple hours). This never happened to me with Zack until I was in my second trimester so it came really early this time.


Once the pregnancy was confirmed I called the doctor to set up my appointment. Only to find out that my OB/GYN had retired. Thanks for the update! I mean really aren't they suppose to send a letter or something? So I made the appointment with the doctor who actually delivered Zack (my dr was on vacation at the time).


Then the week before we were to leave for Canada I was having cramps on my left side. I was worried it was an ectopic pregnancy and didn't want to be in another country if anything was to happen. So I called the dr's office and scheduled an ultrasound. They were also going to try to figure out how far along I was, since I didn't know. Obviously the good news was the baby was in the uterus and everything looked okay.


Finally it was time for my first appointment. Bob was out of town doing training, so I got to go by myself. The doctor acted really weird. The first thing he said to me when he came into the office was "have we met?" And he was really close to my face when he said it. It was a little creepy. When I told him that he delivered my baby he acted weird about it too. I don't know if he was trying to be funny or what but he just creeped me out. He tried to find the heartbeat but couldn't. But said that since the ultrasound was okay they were just going to go with that. Then at the end of the appointment he looked at my chart, stated how much I weighed when I delivered Zack and said that was probably why he didn't recognize me because I gained so much weight. Not really the right thing to say to already emotional pregnant person. Needless to say I've switched doctors. I'm going to try one of the new doctors to the practice and see how that goes. The only problem with switching is I had to get "permission" from the doctor that offended me. If this doctor doesn't work out I'll be switching practices, which makes me sad because I like the practice. But I have to have a doctor that I'm comfortable with!


So that's that, I'm 13 weeks pregnant and I can't wait to find out what we are having! Zack is going to make an awesome big brother. We will have to work really hard to teach him to be soft. Right now he's all boy and likes to play really hard, which also involves hitting unfortunetly.