The end of this pregnancy....

It almost ended a whole MONTH early.  That was a bit of a shock- lying in bed asleep to find that our bed was soaked.  Nothing was packed and ready to go- afterall, we had a whole month to go right?  I called the Doctor and she said that yes- she agreed it sounded like my water had broken.  I went to the MAC, and stayed the entire night- contractions varying from every 3-7 minutes.  It looked like it was going to happen. Forget the month to go- forget the second scheduled c-section....

7am rolls around- everything stopped.  No more contractions- nothing.

My doctor says it was probably a rupture- the nurse who I spoke with the discuss the day-of c-section items with said it was probably one layer of the membrane that ruptured and not the whole thing. (This explains why some women have their water break multiple times).  The doctor says when/ if it happens again- it will be "IT".

I'm eager to meet baby number two- take the two kiddos on walks and build up to running again.  I had just started running again before finding out I was pregnant again.  I refused to run at an unhealthy weight (more than 20 lbs over is considered harmful to your joints and can cause extra, unneeded injuries).

Thus far, I've gained a mere 18 lbs- in contrast to the 30-35 I gained with our son.  That makes me hopeful that I'll get fitter faster- after all, I won't have to battle the same number of pounds - SO happy about that.

What I'm not looking forward to is the exhaustion- but who does?

A quarterly report....

I haven't been on here in forever.  That's what happens when you have a toddler to chase after between naps and prenatal visits.  This Friday marks week 33 of our second pregnancy.  So far, I've gained a mere 10 pounds.  I'm excited about that- less to lose afterwards.  The doctors and nurses say its fine because it has been consistent.  When I expressed my concern about having a higher BMI to start with and a portion of my family that has struggled with their weight they  reassured me that I was just fine- especially since there hadn't been large jumps in my weight gain between any of my vists. 

Others have not been so supportive or understanding.  I had one appointment where I was told "You need to gain 4 pounds in one month ."  I walked away and wondered- what if I don't gain 4 pounds? What if I CAN'T gain 4 pounds?! 

So here I am- with about 7-8 weeks left of being pregnant- and then recovery and more mommy-hood.

3 months down... 6 to go...

I was getting a bit excited that my weight was starting to go down again- the lowest I've seen recently was 161.4 in early December. I was disappointed though- because what I haven't revealed is that I am, once again pregnant. We found out in early November and then had a miscarriage scare. A few things seemed to be awry- including cramps that nearly had me crumpled into a ball on the floor of a public ladies room one evening. After a trip to the ER- it was confirmed that we were still pregnant and our due date is estimated to be July 2, 2010. So I'll be chronicling my newly allowed weight gain here instead.

Now, I have new concerns- do I automatically go with a c-section because that's what had to happen last time? Do I wait and see? I've made a pros and cons list and no answer seems to be an easy one.

Our wedding is also currently scheduled for May 28, 2011- Memorial Day weekend. Now? The plans feel like they're in limbo. With no anticipated assistance from either of our families and no way to pay for it ourselves we're tentatively rescheduling at this point. Randy's concerned about just finishing his PTA program just two weeks before our wedding date, and I had hoped to be employed full-time by now but to no avail.

I will keep everyone posted. Thanks for reading.