Baby Madness Round 2

Soooo....Baby #2 is on the way and Eric and I couldn't be more thrilled!! We were definitely surprised when the good news came so quick, but we've been very sure that we would just let it happen when it happened! I think we were in a little bit of shock when we found out this time though! I knew I was late, but wasn't really thinking that I could be pregnant. So I took one test on Wednesday and when I didn't immediately get a positive, I just threw it away. Then Friday, I decided to take it again. Mind you, these are $1.00 tests, so I should probably follow the crappy instructions and see if it works this time. I waited the 3 minutes, and it turns out this super expensive (NOT) test really needs that long to spit out a result! Lo and behold I got a positive! Well, actually I got a really faint line, which I sometimes wondered if I was imagining it being there! When Eric got home from the gym, I showed him and he said "Well why are you taking these cheap crappy tests? Go get a good one!" So I left and went to the store at 6am. I came back with the digital ones, while Eric waited on me.

Here's the best part: When I tried to take the digital test, I hadn't drank anything else, so I didnt even have to pee! Instead of a positive I got "ERROR!" Haha! Eric was so mad that he waited on me and then I didn't even get an answer! So I had to drink a huge glass of water, then try again in about 20 minutes. This time I got "Pregnant" and immediately text the pic to Eric!



Im not sure it's really sunk in that I will have two little babies, a 16 month old and a newborn. Im not sure what Im getting myself into with this madness, but I do know that it's a huge blessing and a miracle that we are this lucky in our lives to have 2 babies! So many people struggle for years and go through such heartbreak trying to have kids of their own, and I know a little bit about what it's like. After over 2 years and one angel baby, Gavin is our miracle! Now we get to have another and complete our family!


Here's Gavin in his Big Bro shirt! I didn't realize how impossible it would be to find a "Big Brother" shirt in size 9 months....until I realized that most Big Brothers aren't babies themselves! Haha! So I had to buy this 2t t-shirt and the irony of it all was very apparent! I ended up just telling Amy and Cindy, without the shirt, bc I needed to tell someone. Then Cindy and I went shopping for the shirt and went up to my Mom's work. We didn't tell her why we were coming, we just showed up. She grabbed Gavin, and was just talking to him, trying to figure out why his shirt was so big. All of a sudden she looked down and was like "Oh my gosh are you pregnant!!!?" It was hilarious! Even better was when we tried to FaceTime with Eric's parents that evening and Gav had on his shirt. They read the shirt out loud and said "Oh what a cute shirt!" Then went on with the conversation. We had to make them read it again to figure it out! We text the pic to my Dad, and he caught on pretty quick and called to congratulate us! We didn't get to tell Ray and Jess until they got back from their trip to Turkey about a week later.

That same day, I went to the dr to do bloodwork and confirmed everything was looking good! They set up my first OB appt for 3 weeks later. Eric, Gavin and I all went to the appointment, and we immediately got to see the first picture of our little baby #2!

Dr K said everything is great, and my due date is March 2nd. Sadly, I"ll have to have another c-section this time so they will schedule the induction date about a week in advance of my due date so I hopefully don't go into labor on my own. So a February baby it is!!

One of the crazy things about my last pregnancy was that 2 of my best friends were pregnant and due at almost the exact same time. This time, several more of my good friends are pregnant and due within about 2 weeks of each other! Very exciting for all of them too!

To say that I have been feeling "under the weather" would be an understatement! Eric thinks my tiredness and sickness is already worse than last time. Im not sure if it's worse, or if it's that there is so much more to do this time around. I can't lay around on the couch all day when I have a baby to take care of! And by the time Eric gets home every day, all I want is for him to wait on me, and keep Gavin happy....SMALL THING TO ASK RIGHT? Haha! He's definitely wearing himself out trying to be Super Husband/Dad, and Im hoping that this phase will wear off soon. I try to describe how I feel to someone else as "the worst possible hangover you could ever have." Say you drank redbull/vodka the night before, and all day people keep saying "vodka" in your presence. And everytime they do, you feel yourself starting to puke, and have to work it back down. Well folks, that's my life in a nutshell! Ive even had a stern talk with Baby Fischer 2 about making Mommy sick, but I dont think his/her ears are fully developed enough to hear me!

I haven't taken any belly pics yet...frankly I just dont have the energy, but I can guarantee this belly will show up A LOT sooner than the first! All of your thoughts and prayers are needed for a safe and healthy pregnancy! I'll keep you posted!