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I was married to the man of my dreams in July 2007. He has a 9 year old daughter and 7 year old son that live up north with their mom (and visit us everyother weekend). I have a 6 year old son that lives with me 70% of the time. On September 26th we will be blessed with a child of our own!

BABY TIMELINE

January 10: pretty sure I got pregnant ;)

January 23: drank a lot of water and took a pregnancy test. There was a really REALLY faint line - didn't get too excited.

January 24: took a test before I got in the shower. As I stepped out of the shower I saw that there was a line. I screamed for my hubby (I'm sure the thought I fell) and after he came running I told him I thought I was pregnant. I called the doctor's office and they had me come in for some blood work to verify.

January 26: told my family this weekend, they were VERY excited. However it was hard because we didn't want to say anything about it to the kids until we were past the 8 week point.

March 7: told the kids tonight. The ex-wife is very jealous (which I find hilarious) and my hubby's kids don't understand (apparently their mom hasn't told then a lot about people being pregnant). I told my son sepretely and he understood right away. He looked from me to my belly, back to me, back to my belly. IT WAS ADORABLE! He is so thrilled!

April 8: was sitting in the kitchen discussing paint colors when I felt a "thump". Pretty sure it was baby, but haven't felt it again, so I'm not sure

May 15: 1/2 way today! Feeling the baby a lot more. Very excited. Only a few more days until my ultrasound.

May 20: IT'S A BOY!!!! We are thrilled. We thought we wanted a girl, but the minute we saw his little penis I couldn't have been happier! The doctor says baby boy is HUGE and more than likely that if he doesn't slow down I will have to have another C-section (had an emergency one with my son). Currently baby boy is in 90th percentile for growth. The ultrasound technician said the date would more than likely be Sept 25th, but my doctor doesn't want to move it until closer to the due date.

June 16: On Friday, I had my 24 week appointment and we scheduled my c-section. September 26th is the magic date!

July 1: Baby boy is moving big time! I feel like I'm getting a good beating every day :) It's getting harder to poop, and bleeding hemmorids are thankfully (knock on wood) not painful, but still are creeping me out!

July 9: A few things I have learned about myself in week 27:
1) My belly is hard as a rock. I mean s-o-l-i-d! I don't really remember this from my first pregnancy, but I remember on of my professors talking about it.
2) Bending down to tie my shoes actually hurts my belly. It surprises me that just a few weeks ago I was able to paint my toenails.
3) If I have to go poop - I better get my butt to the bathroom quick. I don't want to miss the chance, it might not show up again for a few days.
4) I am addicted to coffee. I love the smell, taste, warmth, everything! I usually never drink coffee, so the two cups a day I am having now is actually quite a bit. It's probably not doing a whole lot for my acid reflux.
5) A quarter mile walk tried to kill me! Last night my husband and I took our dog on a small walk. This morning I couldn't get out of bed!

September 17: Been a while since I updated. This baby is HUGE and my c-section is scheduled for next Thursday (25th) at 7:30 am. I have been put on bedrest while at home, but according to my doctor I can still work until Friday (boo!) I am SO EXCITED to have this little boy! I keep trying to visualize good thoughts about breastfeeding (since it was so horrible last time) and am just so thrilled to have him home and in my arms.