It has been awhile. Things have been pretty busy. It's a lot different being pregnant when you are chasing a 2 year old around and you have a more demanding job than you did last time. But things are good here.
Things with this pregnancy started off a little rocky. And I have been pretty sick to my stomach throughout this one. Also, I have been struggling with my anemia during this pregnancy so I feel weak, dizzy, and faint pretty easily. Other than that, this pregnancy has been so different than my last one. Even though I had never been pregnant before, I felt like something was wrong the entire time. This time, even though I am chasing around Joshua and working hard, I feel so much different in a good way.
On March 1st, because we didn't want to wait for our next ultrasound, we went to an ultrasound place to see the gender of Baby B. If I waited for my next appointment at the OB, we would have missed all the spring/summer consignment sales in our area. I learned really quickly with Josh that consignment is the way to go to buy clothes. They outgrow their clothes so quickly! Plus, since the baby is due in August (we are probably looking at late July) we wouldn't need a lot of summer clothes. I decided that I would rather Mom and I buy the baby's clothes, so that shower gifts could be for the other stuff we would need.
So the verdict was.....Baby B. is a.....GIRL!!!! I am excited. I have felt this whole time like it was a girl. I was secretly hoping for a boy so Josh would have a brother, but I am really excited about this. I get to buy dresses and hairbows! I can't wait! Matt wanted a girl, Matt's parents wanted a girl, and my mom wanted a girl. Joshua also said he wanted a sister, but I think it's because he doesn't want to share his toys. But he will be a great big brother. He will want to teach his sister everything! I am kind of skeptical about whether or not the ultrasound was right or not. I have a fear that it might not be right. I was almost 18 weeks when I had the ultrasound done. Now, I am 20 1/2 weeks. I have a doctor's appointment tomorrow. If they do my ultrasound, I will be anxious to see what the verdict is. But all the stuff we bought at the consignment sales is not returnable! That would be my luck. We will have to wait and see. I may have an ultrasound at my appointment tomorrow. It depends on a couple of things. If Baby B. really is a girl, then her name will be Rachel Elizabeth. I think I would be disappointed if it wasn't a girl. I will update again soon, especially if there is a change in baby's gender.
