Yes, you read that right! Surprise – I’M PREGNANT!
If you subscribe to my newsletter though, you’ve known my exciting news for over a week already (you can subscribe here if you want to be the first to know everything going on around here too!).
Before I dive into all of the fun details, I want to apologize for being a little MIA the last few months. I haven’t had the ability to keep up with my normal blogging schedule lately, and I’ll explain why in a bit more detail below!
To all of you who have been emailing me the past few weeks to see what was going on with me and just to make sure I’ve been okay, thank you so much! I didn’t realize how missed I was going to be in stepping back from blogging for a bit or if anyone would even notice, and I really appreciate all of the kind words about how you missed my posts and hearing from me. It truly means the world to me!! 🙂
Now back to the pregnancy details…
Little Miss is going to be a big sister and we truly couldn’t be more thrilled! I’m 17 weeks pregnant as of today and due around September 19th. Our kids will be 2 years and 3 months apart, which I’m hoping will be a fun adventure in parenting, hah!
We found out last weekend that we are having a BOY, which we are so excited about! I have a younger brother and am so happy to give my daughter the gift of a brother too.
This pregnancy has definitely kicked my butt in so many ways compared to the first time around. I’ve felt more nauseous and definitely been more exhausted, which I contribute to mostly running after a 1-year-old this time around too.
While nausea and exhaustion are typically normal parts of being pregnant, I’ve also been dealing with some bleeding scares that aren’t something I necessarily expected to be dealing with.
I’ve had several instances in the last 6 weeks alone where I for sure thought I was having a miscarriage, and the first time this happened I was 11 weeks pregnant and ended up in the ER at 2:00am just assuming that I was not going to be receiving good news.
Luckily this little baby seems to be quite resilient and is just giving me a run for my money already ;). He seems to be perfectly healthy and unfazed by what’s going on in his environment, and for that I am so thankful!!
Because of all of this bleeding, I’ve been put on modified bed rest which means I’ve been instructed to just take it easy and am really not supposed to be even picking up Little Miss (which is really hard to have a 21-month-old understand why Mama can’t pick her up like she used to!).
We are hoping that this unexplained bleeding settles down over the next few weeks, but it may very well be something I continue to deal with through the rest of this pregnancy. As someone who is usually always wanting to feel productive and get things done, being forced to take it easy has been a lot more difficult for me than I realized it would be.
For instance, I used to wake up at 5:00am to fit in some work and “me time” for the day before Little Miss was up too. I haven’t done that since the end of January just because I feel like I need the extra rest at this point, and I’m trying to listen to my body instead of the voice inside my head that hates not being able to follow my normal routine.
While I definitely plan on continuing to blog as time allows for me to, I just want you all to know that my posts may continue to be inconsistent on here for awhile. But I do fully intend to get back into the swing of things at some point this year, even if it’s a few months after our baby boy makes his debut.
Thanks as always for your support of me and my family, I’m so excited to finally be able to share our wonderful news with you all 🙂 It’s been so hard to keep it to myself!
P.S. I wasn’t necessarily planning on doing pregnancy-related blog posts, but if there’s any questions you have for me or topics you’d like me to write about, feel free to leave it in the comments below and I’ll definitely consider it!
Congratulations! This is so exciting Christina!! Can’t wait to read more. I hope that things get better for you, and you enjoy this pregnancy like the last 🙂
Congratulations on your baby boy! I hope the rest of your pregnancy goes well and that the bleeding stops! Blessings to you and your family!
Ohhh. Just take whatever time you need! I totally get the productivity struggle, but I try to remind myself that babies don’t keep.
Christina,
Congrats! I’ve JUST found out about you so this is great news. It think you’re doing the right thing by taking it easy. I had similar issues with my twins pregnancy and had to be on bed rest for most of my pregnancy.
Enjoy your time and take as long as you need 🙂
Congrats on your baby boy! Take as much time off the computer as need to just take care of you and your family! Looking forward to future post whenever they come…..Wishing you a healthy pregnancy from here on out!
Glad you are listening to your body! That’s been really hard for me as well, because I know I need more rest, but I just want to work, work, work! Congrats and so glad to be going through this with you (I can’t believe we’re actually having a boy this time)!
🙂 I’m so excited for you! I love you and your little fam and can’t wait to see Little Miss become a big sister! <3
I just need you to know that a friend who had irregular bleeding and much bed rest assigned during her pregnancy produced a healthy boy. Her toddler daughter did not understand either but they all came through it just fine and her kids are now teenagers.
Congrats on the pregnancy! I’m glad to hear you are taking it easy and I’m excited for your family! 🙂
Congratulations on the baby boy! I hope that all continues to go well during your pregnancy!
Congrats lady, so so excited for you!!
I hope you’re taking it easy and getting as much rest as possible!
Congratulations! I just started following you to learn about starting a blog, but I will enjoy reading about your adventures into having child #2 also.
Keep writing!
Congrats!!!
I am so happy for you 🙂
Yes, I was wondering what was happening, but right after I checked in via email I saw you posted a post (one of two in March!). I was happy to see all is fine.
Congratulations again
x
Mariana
So excited for you Christina. Now Little Miss will have someone to play with 🙂 Congratulation
I can’t remember if I’ve said congrats yet, but if not, then congrats! Kudos to you for keeping up the blog, but I’m glad you’re keeping it in perspective. Blogging is NOTHING compared to loving your family of 4. P.S. – from a fairly “crunchy” mom of 5, the TV can be your toddler/preschooler’s best friend for a while and they’ll still turn out to be productive members of society 🙂
Congratulations sweet girl!!!! I am so thrilled for you guys! I have a brother as well, and it is the BEST! Would love to hear more about your pregnancy, share on!
Congratulations! I have two now and it’s wonderful. You’re going to love it!
Congrats! I have two boys and it is wonderful.
I am sorry this comment is a bit late but I just found your blog and really have enjoyed reading some of your prior posts.
Look forward to hearing about the rest of your pregnancy.
I hope you are well. I miss your posts.