Way Back Wednesday

This post will take you back one whole week. The day Ethan came into the world! He was born at 38 weeks and 6 days gestational, Feb 2nd at 10:26 am, weighing 9 lbs 3 oz and measuring 22 in!!! I would have to say it was the smoothest induction known to man. I will get into those details in another post. But right now I need to go be a milkmaid.

4th Trimester

I have hit the last stage of "Am I actually going to make it?"

I know I will. I have done it before I can do it again!

Symptoms I did not have with pregnancy #1:
- the skin around my belly button feels on fire, like sand paper rubbing a sunburn. I go touch it and it feels so numb! Crazy. It hurts to have clothes on.
That's really the only difference.

Though I haven't hit the stage that feels like he is about to fall out at any moment. More discomfort to come.

Focus on the positive. In roughly 50 days I will be holding this sweet baby boy! I can't wait to cherish those cuddle moments because I know now that it doesn't last long!

Ethan

Ethan Joseph Bilski,

Your estimated time of arrival is roughly 68 days away. Today was the first day that I began to nest. Your Daddy said he was in a nesting mood as well. I have come to a conclusion that our definitions of nesting are completely different. I have no complaints about this because he is way better at the day to day chores than I am. You will learn this pretty quickly.

Ethan your bedroom is no where near ready for you and I am not sure what I am going to do with everything that is in there. I guess I am not completely worried because your big brother will still be in the crib for a month or two before you move into it.

You and your big brother may have some rivalry. Andrew is already jealous of you! He has noticed the growing belly you currently call home. He likes to poke, smack, and bit my belly. Today he threw a toy at you and it hurt! I am pretty sure you felt it because you kicked back! I know you two will be best friends one day.

Ethan I know you will be your own person. This pregnancy has already been different than with Andrew. I was not sick for as long as I was with your big brother. Indigestion has been less but has been increasing a little bit but nothing a few tums can't handle. I do think your are going to be just as big or a little bigger than Andrew. He was 10 pounds so I hope I am wrong! I feel this way because the physical toll this pregnancy is wearing me down. Depending on my daily activities I can barely walk in the evenings. The process of moving my right leg forward is excruciating in my hip joint/ sciatic nerve. I am taking it easy as much as possible.

Your Daddy and I can't wait to meet you. I wonder about your hair color and eye color all the time! Will you come into this world looking just like Andrew? It's all I know so when I dream at night you look like him. Will you have the same easy going temperament? Or will you come out your own little demanding boss?

I think you will be stubborn and strong. Out our last ultra sound you did not want to show off your manhood. I had had a little sneak peak two weeks before and were thinking most likely boy. At our official ultra sound they made me get up and dance so you would move around, as the technician was saying he was 85% sure it was a girl you went spread eagle and displayed what we were looking for. I think you will be strong because you have gabbed me so hard I have gasped for air and tinkled at the same time! Andrew better watch out!

4 in a row?

Can I do it, four blogs in four days? I think I can! Having an app makes it so much easier. Though not easier to think of entertaining material.

What could I write about?

I could write about work but too many teachers are being fired for that. I would like to keep my job.

I could write about mommyhood. Though I can understand how some maybe bored and annoyed with that. Oh well, it is all I know right now! Yesterday Drew had a 15 month check up. Everything went great. He measured at 25 pounds and 31 inches long. This is in the 50th percentile. He started in the 98th percentile so I was a little concerned but she said it was completely normal. I had a doctor appt right after that. Everything once again is great! His heart rate was in the 150's and going strong! I have only gained 15 pounds! Crazy! Now I just need to be really good for the next 9 weeks ( all the holidays) and I won't gain like crazy like I did last time. For some odd reason I thought pregnancy weight melted away the day after baby was born. Poor me for being naive!

I will try and be more creative for tomorrow. If you read my blog feel free to comment. More comments I get the more I try at rejuvenating my blog life!

Beached Whale

I feel enormously huge. Ginormous. Like a beached whale. There is no sensitive way in saying it. Two more months, will I make it? I think I just grow big babies. Tomorrow I have a doctor appt and I am curious to find out my weight gain and fundal height. Last appointment I had only gained 5 pounds total and fundal height was only 1 cm larger than where I should of been but that can be pretty common.

Sorry for complaining. I know I am blessed and can't wait to meet Ethan



And this app keeps stretching pics... Making me a little bigger than what I really am!
Sorryfor the dirty mirror!

Has it really been 4 months?

Yes it has. I have found an app to blog from my iPhone. Maybe this means I will blog more? Most likely not. I'm lazy and if you know me "irl" then you know that already.

4 month recap:
August- back to work and Drew turned 1
September- worked
October- worked
November- worked and celebrated Thanksgiving! Today is also my birthday. I feel old or maybe that is the 8 months preggo thing.

This pregnancy is going fast and smooth. I hope the next two months slow down a little. The closer to my due date I get I realize how young and dependent Andrew is on mommy and daddy. I have yet to do one thing for Ethan's nursery. Can I handle a new born and 17 months old? I guess there is one way to find out. The doubts of a second time mommy have been hitting me hard. I don't think I am prepared for this. About.to.panic!
Any advice out there?

I will leave you a picture of andrew at 3 months and then again at 15 months. I can't believe how much he has grown and developed into his own person. God is great and I thank him daily on the good days and on the rough days.

First Ultrasound for Baby 2!

Well, I had an eventful day. I had a Dr appointment today. We pin pointed the due date to February 10th 2011.
I measured at 7 weeks and 1 day. We had originally thought that I was around 8 weeks based on my cycle but it was slightly irregular.

They were immediately able to find this little nugget and the heart beat. The heart beat was around 140 beats per minute which is good.

Also, not shown in this picture was a second sac but no heart beat was detected. The doctor called this Vanishing Twin Syndrome. Apparently it happens a lot more than we realize. I just read that a US study predicted that it happens in 1 in 8 pregnancies when 1 and 70 actually result in multiples.

No matter, it definitely scared me when I saw that second sac. Could you imagine a 17 month old and 2 newborns? My head was already spinning. My doctor assured me that there is no hope for this sac and it will not harm my nugget. At my next appointment they are going to go ahead and do another ultra sound to make sure this vanishing twin was reabsorbed.

Andrew is going to be a big brother!

This week Ryan and I found out that I was five weeks pregnant! It is all still sinking in a little bit. I am not having a whole lot of symptoms, just occasional nauseousness so far. We are supper excited. Definitely happened faster than what I expected. I was thinking it would take a few months and not the first month!

Baby Bilski 2 is due Feb 4th, 2011.

Our first ultra sound is scheduled June 24th. Can't. Wait.