This was the verse on my 'praying parents' calendar for February 16th - the day I found out I was pregnant.
"I prayed for this child, and the Lord has granted me what I asked of Him. So now I give him to the Lord. For his whole life he will be given over to the Lord. And he worshiped the Lord there. ” - 1 Samuel 1:27-28
I almost felt my heart skip a beat when I read it that night..
Gabby has started to laugh.. it's the cutest thing!! It's just a brief little chuckle but enough to make you cry because it's so adorable! She is also starting to wiggle around and trying to roll - oh my she's growing too fast =) Here are some new photos of my kiddos - they are so much fun!!
I was going to make this Gum Drop stuff a separate post but I'll just add it here. I am going to start my weekly pregnancy quiz and post my belly photos {which I'm slightly embarrassed to do since I did just have a baby 3 months ago} but oh well!
How far along: 7 weeks 2 days
Total weight gain/loss: grrr.. I was 154 lbs at the doctor on Monday but this morning I was 152 lbs – I’m still up 14 lbs from my pregnancy with Gabby – my goal is to get back to 140 after this little Gum Drop! {yes, I did just share my weight again, I'm not 'proud' of it but I guess it's for a good cause!}
Maternity clothes: truthfully, I never stopped wearing some I had from Gabby because I was still too big to fit into my ‘old’ clothes - at this point I'm wearing them because my butt and thighs are too big, not my belly =)
Stretch marks: not from Gum Drop.. not yet.
Sleep: not that easy, mainly because I am up feeding Gabby and I've been having trouble getting comfortable.
Best moment this week: (a few things from 2 weeks ago!) being completely embraced by my coworkers when I was an absolute mess; seeing the joy on my husbands face when I told him about Gum Drop; knowing how excited our friends and families are for us; and #1 had to be seeing our Gum Drop, and seeing and hearing the heart beat!!
Movement: not yet.
Food cravings: chocolate milk and cheese curls.
Gender: my very first hunch was girl – but now I’m definitely on team blue.
Labor Signs: no thank you.. although they are all too fresh in my mind..
Belly Button in or out: innie – and I never took my maternity belly ring out from Gabby
What I miss: haha – I was just starting to enjoy all the things I missed when I was pregnant with Gabby – this will get redundant – but I miss running and I miss wine and I miss sleeping on my tummy.
What I am looking forward to: embracing this little baby with all my heart and accepting that this is God’s plan for our family; watching my belly grow, again!
Weekly Wisdom:"For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways", declares the LORD. "As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts." Isaiah 55:8-9
I took the pregnancy test on February 16th. My period was late but I really thought it was because I had just had a baby, I had started exercising a lot and I had started work again so I was a little stressed out. Oh, and I had started taking my birth control pills on January 24th, just as my midwife had said. (I did have one period after Gabby was born) Apparently that one period was all my body needed to get pregnant again. I had my 6 week post-baby check on January 19th. The midwife said I had healed nicely and hubbs and I could be 'active' again. The next day was the first time in about 8 weeks or so that hubbs and I were 'active' and would you believe it, that first time was when I got pregnant! It never crossed my mind that I could be ovulating so we should be careful. Anyway, I wanted to take the test so I could assure myself that I was not pregnant and that my period was late because of the reasons mentioned above.
I went out on my lunch break to CVS, bought some cough drops for hubbs and a box of two tests. I was not nervous at all buying or taking the tests because I thought there was no way I was pregnant again. I go back to work and use the bathroom there. I didn't think I needed to wait until I got home because, duh, it would be negative. Well, I did not need to wait the said 3 minutes, it wasn't even 3 seconds - as soon as my urine hit that stick those 2 lines appeared. That's when it happened - I freaked out. All my coworkers thought someone had died - that's how intense my reaction was. It was body-paralyzing shock and freight followed by confusion. I thought, for a second, maybe there were still hormones in my body from my pregnancy with Gabby that was making the test positive. I called the nurse at May.Grant who popped that bubble real quick. My coworkers were amazing - they immediately embraced me and prayed for me. I am so lucky to work with such kind, Godly women. I called my mom too - freaking out. She helped to calm me and told me, "this is what God wants for you." She is right!
I told Steven when I got home - I was crying hysterically because I was afraid and still very much in shock. He just smiled =) I could not believe his excitment - he always made it clear he only wanted 2 children and we were 100% done after Gabby. He says, "think about my life 6 years ago, I never thought I would be married or have kids - now I am happily married with a 3rd baby on the way, how great is that?!" He has been the voice of reason and calm the past week and a half. When I get overwhelmed and start to worry he reassures me that everything is gong to be fine because we have each other! He's so great =)
I went to the doctor on Monday and they confirmed the pregnancy and I got some blood work done. Everyone got a good laugh out of our situation and the nurse told me she'd be praying for us. The midwife calmed my fears about my body being able to handle another baby so soon. She admitted that it will be difficult but she would not consider me high risk at this point. I went back on Friday for an ultrasound where we got to see our little surprise! I am 7 weeks today and Baby Gum Drop is due to arrive on October 16, 2010 - when his/her little sister will be just 10 months old!! It looks like we're back to weekly belly posts for the next 32 weeks or so!
I had to make this shirt for her - stores don't sell BIG sister shirts in size 0-3 months!
There couldn't be a better topic for my 100th post...
Gabby is going to be a big sister come October.. when she is just 10 months old!! Yea, 2 babies in 10 months, it sure will be an adventure!! {and NO, this was not planned!}
My-o-my there's a lot going on in the Anderson house! I truthfully have zero energy to post anything of real content so I will leave you with something a million times better than my words... photos of my absolutely wonderful, adorable kiddos =)
