My name is Jamie and I am pregnant again :) We are very excited. This was planned this time. I have been married since 8-18-06 and we have been together for about 5 years now. We have the most adorable daughter who will be 2 in may. She is starting her terrible two phase though, so it has been kind of rough lately. We found out we were pregnant back in May, but had a DNC after 9w 5d because the babys heartbeat was no longer there and the walls had caved it. It was one of the most devastating moments I have experienced. Then we started trying in August and finally found out we were pregnant on October 25th!!! We were nervous and excited. I didn't want to get to excited because after having a miscarriage- you just never know if you will keep it or not. We didn't tell anyone until I was 12 weeks and we knew the baby would be okay!!! Now I am 23 weeks (3/5) and ecstatic to be having a boy!!

This is my second pregnancy. I still feel like there are a lot of new things going on this time around. I don't even think that any pregnancy could ever be exactly that same. I have been dizzy, light headed, getting more head aches, eating different foods, I have lost weight instead of gained. It's just crazy. I am 18 weeks today and my due date is July 3rd!! I'm excited to have another lil one around. My daughter is the greatest baby in the world... She's a brat-- but I love her to pieces.

Feb 4th: I called the doctor because I kept feeling like I was going to pass out all the time. But I was eating every two hours and I was feeling fine otherwise. I went in and he said that I needed to make sure I ate protein with every meal and to eat more complex carbohydrates. Everything else was fine. I gained 3 lb. back, which means I've lost a total of 2 lbs. so far! I'm almost five months pregnant and still have lost weight. I think I look like I've gained some weight though. I'm excited. I have felt the baby kick and do somersaults now for about two weeks!! I love being able to feel it, but it is the most fun when you are like 7 months pregnant and you can feel it very strongly. I'm so anxious to find out the sex in 8 days!!!

Feb 13th: We went to the doctor today for my 20 week check up and ultrasound.... WE ARE HAVING A BOY!!!!!!! We are very excited because that is what we wanted. Now we will have one of each. Everything looked good and my due date is still the same. So we are right on track. The baby weighed 11 ounces. He was being kind of stubborn and had his hands in his face, we could see him yawning too. But she couldn't get us a profile picture because he was hiding too much. But we are very excited!!!!

Feb. 28th: I haven't wrote in a while, so I thought I would stop by here and let everyone know what is going on. I have been feeling really good, my appetite is getting stronger. I'm starting to sleep worse and worse. I can't seem to get comfortable at night anymore, I toss and turn all the time. I don't feel like I even look pregnant, yet people can still tell that I am. I am still -2.5 lbs. and my next doctors appt. is in 13 days... so we'll see if I've gained anything yet. As long as the baby is healthy I don't care. I just can't believe that I gained a total of 36 lbs. with my daughter and I haven't even gained a pound yet... it's kind of nice because than I won't have as much to work off this time!! :) I still don't feel like I'm growing though, but it's been a while (2 years) since I've been pregnant, so I don't remember much.. it's probably just me.

Feb 29th: I've had a lot on my mind lately and I don't want to stress myself out because I know that will only do harm to my beautiful baby boy!! I'm so excited to see him, I can't wait to hold him and kiss him. It will be so different to have a boy because I already have a 2 year old girl, I know what to expect. It will be a great experience. It has already been so different from the first, which makes the journey so worthwhile. I love being pregnant, but my husband and I are discussing the fact of being done for good. We have a lot of things that we need to accomplish. We need to move out of my mom's house (I know, I know-- how lame is that to be living with your parents still and have children!!) We moved out, but then he got laid off, so we needed somewhere to live temporarily. We have lived here for 6 months now and are going to wait until after the baby is born because I will be on maternity leave. We want to get a house, get him a new car, and go on vacation somewhere. We want to be able to provide for our children and give them the things that we were never able to have. I want chloe to be in dance and gymnastics and whatever else she wants. I want our boy to have the same opportunities as well. Being a parent is a lot harder than it looks-- there are teenagers our there all the time saying how much they want a baby because they think it will help them grow up. It may help you grow up, but you must also realize that you are bringing in precious lives that deserve the very best. Being pregnant is the most amazing thing in the whole world. I feel sorry for men just because they aren't able to experience. Every moment- the growing, the cravings, the kicking, and most of all-- the labor and delivery of your very own baby... right into your arms. The moments are just so amazing you can't even describe it. I would do it over and over again if I could afford it. :) Alright, well I had to get a little bit off of my chest, I feel a lot better!! :)

March 12: Today I had my 24 week check up with Dr. Davis. I am still - 1/2 lb. I can't believe I still haven't gained any weight. I look like I've gained at least 10 lbs. It's great though as long as the baby's healthy. Then I will have less to lose this time. I gained almost 40 lb.s with chloe, so I'm more than happy to not gain anything this time. Everything else was good. I am measuring a medium sized baby--- who knows though.. Chloe was small, so maybe he will be bigger than she was. I feel him kicking a lot, which is good to feel. I love it. I try and eat as much as I can, but I just got over a cold this week, so hopefully I will gain something in the next 4 weeks. I only have 8 appt. left at the very most!!!! I can't wait to hold him in my arms, it still seems so far away! My next appt. is my glucose test, so hopefully everything turns out fine with that. Then I will have 1 more 4 week appt. After those are over, it will fly by!!! I hope it gets nice out soon too, then we can go out and play a little before I'm too tired to do anything.

April 14th: I had my last 4 week doctor appointment on April 9th. I had to do my glucose test-- my 28 week check up. I have been having braxton hicks contractions for the past 2 weeks, some have been more painful than others and it comes and goes as to how many I have. I was actually a little worried about what he would say, but he said that as long as they aren't continuously happening all day, every hour- that we don't have anything to worry about. So hopefully the baby will hold off for at least another 8 weeks! I love being pregnant, I really do. I love feeling him kick, but I hate getting up in the middle of the night to pee or move because the cramp in my back is killing me. I am excited about the day I have my son, knowing how much different it will be to have him here. I can only imagine how full my life will feel once I have my husband, my daughter, and my son... It's perfect for me. Otherwise, my appt. went fine and the doctor said that I am measuring just fine and everything looks good. I FINALLY gained some weight too.... I have now gained a total of 7 pounds!!! I know that weight will be coming on fast, but it is nice to say that I am 7 months and have only gained that much weight. With Chloe, I think I had gained at least 20 pounds by now!!! He told me that he would see me in 3 weeks, then 2 weeks, then 2 weeks, then the baby:) I am so excited and nervous. I have been so anxious lately though and I think that's what has been causing the braxton hicks... We have so much on our plates right now. I just pray that life somehow turns out the way I always imagined it. Oh well, pregnancy is a true miracle.... from start to finish-- as one amazing journey ends, another one unfolds right before your eyes.

May 7th: I had my 31 week doctor's appt on April 30th. I gained another 5 pounds- SO that makes a total of 12 so far. That is great, I look like I've gained at least 20, but I will take this. After Chloe, I never lost the weight, so I will be able to fit into my old clothes hopefully in no time with this one. Everything was good. My blood pressure, the baby... things are on track. The doctor measured me and asked if I thought this baby would be bigger than Chloe. I told him yes because when he moves and he kicks, it feels so much bigger than Chloe. he told me that I was measuring a week ahead right now- with Chloe I was always 2 weeks behind. So this is great news. I am excited to know that I only have like 50 days left. I know that going from one child to two will be a huge change, but I am so ready to hold my son. Hopefully I have him around 38 weeks, that would be I only have like 40 days left :) Either way I hope he is healthy... I can't wait to see him and hold him. Although I am trying to cherish these last few weeks because I don't know if we will have anymore children or not. So I am going to love every moment of being pregnant. You really have to enjoy the journey.!

May 21st: I had my 2 week check up on May 14th, everything is going fine. I only gained 1 pound, for a total of 13 now. I just hope the baby is doing okay. I have kind of gotten the nausea back again, my appetite is going down and that isn't good. I'm getting so uncomfortable, just knowing that I only have 42 days left is great. My doctor likes to induce people at 38 weeks though, so that would mean I only had like 28 days left, which is great. I really want to go on my own this time and not be induced because I want to know what that's like. But if I'm in pain, than I don't know. We will see when we get there. I have my next and last 2 week appt. next wednesday, then we start our weeklys. I feel like I'm getting so big, my stomach is so tight and it almost hurts when the baby moves. I feel like he is so much bigger than my stomach is growing for him, no wonder he does move that much, because he literally has no room. Chloe turned 2 on May 9th. We went to the zoo together and we had a lot of fun. Then we had a birthday party for her (and her daddy, since they have the same birthday). She had so much fun. I can't belive I'm going to have a 2 yr old and a newborn soon, I dont even know what to expect. I'm excited but scared at the same time. I hope I can balance everything out. We might be getting a house soon, but we aren't moving out of my moms until the holidays so we can save some more money, but we will know soon if we are able to move into this place or not really soon-- I hope so!! Oh well, I hope everyone is doing good in there pregnancies!!

May 29th: I had my last two week check up yesterday. After waiting an hour to get in to see my doctor, I ended up having to see the nurse practitioner... I didn't really want to see her since I never have before and I am 35 weeks so I felt I needed to talk to the doctor- I had a lot of questions. I'm normally a very quiet person, I don't ask a lot of questions because I feel so stupid-- I don't know. Anyways, I asked all of my questions and she answered them for me, it made me feel a little better. Then she measured me and said the baby was right on track, it took her a while to find the heartbeat, but once she did- she said it was a good one. That made me feel good too. Then I asked her if he was head down yet or not, I don't know why it's been on my mind. But for some reason I've been asking it every time because I just wanted to know. She said that she would feel around and she should be able to tell. She felt for a long time, at least 5 minutes. At first she said she thought it was head down, then she kept feeling more and said she really didn't think he was head down. She said she thought he was breech. I asked her when he would change then. SHe said if he hasn't by now, then they usually won't, and if he does I will know because it's painful. So the next step would be a c-section. I started crying and I said I don't want a c-section. Then she said that Dr.Davis does have a really good rate of turning the babies around... so I don't know what's going on. Then Dr. Davis came in and talked to me and asked what was wrong. I told him I really didn't want to have a c-section and he said well next week we will do the beta- strep test, I will Check you, and I should know for sure if he is head down or not. Otherwise we will do an ultrasound- but 100% I should know June 5th if he is head down or not! I am so worried because I already have enough anxiety and I thought I would be relieved at this one, but now it's another week to wait. I only have 35 days left at the most-- AHHHHH! I just hope that everything goes okay. I can only be positive, whatever happens if supposed to happen, so we just have to pray the baby will be healthy and fine! Hope everyone is doing well!

June 5th: I had my next one week appt. Everything went great. I had my group-b strep test done and the doctor checked me too. He said that the baby WAS HEAD DOWN!!!! That makes me so happy. He also said that I was 1 cm. and 50% efaced. So I am on my way!! YAY! Next week I have to see the nurse practitioner and he told me not to go into labor next week because he wouldn't be in town! :) But then the following week if I hadn't gone in by then, he would strip my membranes and try and get something started. If I don't go then, we will get induced, but I have dropped too. I was measuring smaller because the baby dropped. SO everything is looking like I might be having the baby in like 15 days or less! I gained another two pounds for a total of only 17 lbs. so far. I am so glad. Today was a great day.