Baby #2

To say we were surprised would be an understatement, but we are totally blessed. God knows how to best plan a family.

We are 13 weeks already, and it still seems like a bit of a dream. The lack of a 'belly' plus the fact that I am so busy playing with Reed all day makes me forget most of the time that I'm actually pregnant. The occasional doctor appointment makes Wes and I look at each other like 'wow, this is really happening.'

"Pumpkin" is furiously growing right now, to the size of a peach!


She's about 2.9 inches long and weighs about .81 ounces, and -- proportion-wise -- her head's now about 1/3 the size of her body (remember? It used to be bigger!).

• Can you believe she's forming vocal cords and teeth?!
• And even though she's still teeny, she already has fingerprints.
• Her intestines are moving from the umbilical cord to their more permanent place, in her tummy.

All the "she's" in this description seem very fitting since Wes thinks this one is a girl. I asked him to throw out some girl names and I got things like Mildred, Ethel, Betty. Um, no. Be serious.

Someone asked us if we want to know 'boy or girl' and my gut reaction was YES! I've been playing around with the idea of being surprised, but knowing me that won't happen. I'm just not a patient person by nature. I won't really need to know in order to prepare because I don't really feel the need to get things 'ready' for another baby. We have everything already! If it's a boy, buy newborn diapers, done. But if baby is a girl, we will need some appropriate girl clothes. That seems like an easy fix, though. We've got 7 weeks until the 'big one' as they call it, so I have 7 weeks to decide if I want to know (I mean, WE need to decide if WE want to know).

I was never really sick with Reed (HUGE blessing, yes!), and this pregnancy has been much of the same. No real sickness, just a run-down, puny feeling along with constant fatigue and overall starvation. Growing a baby requires a lot of calories, but I am still nursing Reed, which requires EXTRA calories on top of that. I feel like I am constantly stuffing my face. I can't eat a lot at one sitting, but an hour later I'll be hungry again. Most people would enjoy the freedom to constantly eat, but with first trimester food aversions, it's been really tough. I had to find things packed with protein to keep me fuller longer. Thankfully, the constant hunger is subsiding a little (VERY excited to see the second trimester!). If I can just make it 2 more months I will be very happy. Nursing for a year was my goal, and it's almost here! I think if I wasn't currently pregnant I would be really sad about it, but we have to move on with life. I am not about to nurse 2 babies at the same time. Now if I can only get Reed to drink from ANYTHING else...


Enjoy!

The Turners