Well hello little alien in my belly. :) It has been quite the adventure so far with you....
Andrew and I found out we were expecting numero dos May 16th. At that point Liam was almost exactly 5 months old. Although it may not have been our initial reaction, we like the idea of having our two kids close in age. We did however know there was quite a bit of shock value in the news, so we made the decision to not share the news for a while. Currently our goal is to wait until we know the sex, but we will see if we can actually make that happen.
With Liam I had low progesterone levels so they had me on a supplement until 12 weeks. It was the same case with 2. So that news didn't come as such a shock, but they did however want to do an ultrasound to address some other issues that had raised concerned. The ultrasound showed a blood clot in my uterus right by the baby. Because of it's nature, and the inability to predict what it will do (grow, rupture, absorb, etc) they put me on bed rest. I was able to go to work and that was all, they seriously told me I couldn't lift Liam or walk stairs.... honestly. This of course was over the course of Andrew being gone for a week on our jr. high missions trip. They did a follow up ultrasound two weeks later, the clot had reduced in size but was still there. Some restrictions were lifted, but not all. I am currently exactly 10 weeks pregnant and have another ultrasound on the 30th (our anniversary). We are praying and trusting that everything will be perfectly fine! The awesome thing was to see how much a little creature grows within two weeks. At the 6 week ultrasound 2 was just a little blob with a heartrate (something that made MY heart so happy to see). But at 8 weeks the little thing was budding arms and legs. Honestly looked just like a little gummy bear. Through all of this we are trusting God that this gift was of Him and He will protect this little creature and come January 23 ish (exactly 13 months after Liams due date) we will be given another incredible gift - a healthy perfect little baby.
All this to be said, if you live around me, I just may be MIA for a year or two once 2 comes. :)
I just had ultrasound number 3 last Tuesday, July 29th. It was also the same day as my 10 week check up. The blood clot has again reduced in size! Awesome news, praise the Lord! We were at the cabin all weekend with my family, it was so great to be able to be out on the boat while my mom and all of my aunts loved on Liam! Andrew and I taught my 4 cousins to wakeboard and ski, it was a blast. The bummer was not being able to do those things myself. I remember last summer when I was pregnant with Liam how Andrew and I would keep saying, 'its only this summer, next summer I'll be back up doing it all'. Oh how life is so unexpected sometimes! I have come to realize that there is a great reason that God works in mysterious ways. We now are on our second unexpected pregnanacy, and to be honest, if God didn't work his plan in our lives we probably wouldn't be even close to be pregnant with number one. I'm not sure when we would have ever felt 'ready' for a child, but then again I don't know when anyone ever feels really ready. This makes me so thankful that we are fully submitted to God's plan for our life and family, his plan is far better than ours.
Last week I spent an entire 5 days away from Liam. Andrew and I were at Jr High camp and Liam was getting spoiled by Grandma and Grandpa Richard for the week. Man was that tough! It is pretty incredible how much you can miss a little guy. Camp was incredible, worth every second of time, effort, and lack of sleep. I love seeing lives changed in such a short period of time. God work in ways I had never seen before. Blew my mind! He is SO good!
After camp ended Andrew and I picked up Liam and headed up to his grandparents cabin for the weekend. Perfect time for a family getaway. We were talking with his grandma, and she was explaining that her two oldest children, Andrew's mom and uncle were exactly 13 months apart. She told a bunch of stories and it ended with 'I would never recommend having your children that close together'. Later that weekend we told them the big news and she felt horrible (all of a sudden, 13 months apart wasn't as bad) and his grandpa told me when I walked in the door he thought I looked pregnant! Holy smokes. I can tell, Andrew can tell, but other people can tell??! There goes our idea of waiting until 20 weeks. Oh well! It was however, good to hear stories of what it is like with kiddos so close in age. Not for a moment do we try to fool ourselves into thinking it will be a walk in the a park, but our constant reminder is that this was not orchstrated by us, and He knows what we can handle, even when we maybe don't!
