Mike and I had always said we wanted our children close together and the initial plan was to have our children 18 months - 2 years apart - as the reality of parenting set in we realized that we’d like there to be about 2-3 years age difference between the children so we decided that May 2008 would be our first month trying to conceive a second baby for our family!  I have PCOS (Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome) and that coupled with the weight issues we suspected it would take a while to conceive and we were ok with that because we were focusing on organizing the house in prepareation for a move to a bigger place and we were going to focus on having a fit healthy summer!  In fact during the Month of May we realized we’d probably end up ovulating just after Mike’s birthday so he wanted to “do the deed” on that day so that he could tell everyone that it was his birthday baby!  So we went for the gusto and afterwards we even talked a bit about delaying the trying to conceive process so we could enjoy the summer but lo and behold when good old aunt flo didn’t make an appearance we purchased a pregnancy test (or three) and well this is what we were greeted with….

WE’RE HAVING A BABY!!

I couldn’t believe it!  This digital test was of course the second test of the day because I was just in disbelief that it would happen so fast for us!  The first try!  Our first month of trying and we are pregnant!  I feel so blessed and grateful for this baby and I love it so much already!  Our estimated due date is about January 24th but dont’ hold me on that because my cycles have been very very wonky lately.  Being pregnant again stirs up a whole whack of new emotions the first being the worry that comes with the first trimester!

When I was pregnant with Jacob I felt constantly worried and what I’ve learned from that is that you can only do your part (take good care of your body by eating well, taking vitamins, being active, seeing the doctor) and that if something “bad” is going to happen in  your pregnancy then it’s going to happen.  I am trying to be more relaxed and laid back during this pregnancy so I’m going to journal about it in my blog and try to share my thoughts as we bake this lil baby! There’s a catch tho….

Both Mike and I are keeping these blog posts private until we tell our family and friends, which we anticipate will be some time around 10 weeks pregnant because we’d like to get in to see the doctor before sharing the news.  We’re already thinking up cute ways to tell the family and I’ve found a really cute t-shirt that I want to buy so that Jacob can be the one to surprise them I think!  So when these posts finally make public I want you all to know that we didnt’ keep it a secret from you because we didnt want to tell you - TRUST ME we’re both dying to tell someone!  We just want to do it so we’re as stress free as possible during the first trimester….with me already having my weight working against me I want to keep my blood pressure down and focus on diet and good health! So Mom and Lisa and others - we want you to know..we just want to enjoy it by ourselves first!

So that’s it folks we’re having another baby!  Will it be a hamburger or a hotdog?  We dont’ know but whatever it is we have lots of love to give and we’re both really excited!

I am officially on Vacation as of today (Monday) and truthfully I couldn’t be happier.  Yesterday was a really great day - in fact the entire weekend was just a really awesome time with the family.  When we got up this morning we were surprised to find out that Victoria (The MIL) had brought us all fresh bagels with cream cheese!  Yum-O!  What a total delight!  After breakfast we packed up and went outside for a nice long walk with the wagon.  Jacob does so much better in the wagon now then last year!  It was so cute to watch him bumping along as Mama or Dada pulled him.

Along the way we stopped at Shoppers Drug Mart to pick up about 70$ worth of stuff that we needed for around the house and of course totally rocking cool curious george band-aids for Jacob!  One last stop at the bank and we were on our way again!

There’s something so fulfilling, so rewarding and fantastic about carefree, unplanned days with the family.  I know that we’ll have a lot less weekend family time then we did previously with my return to shift work so we are enjoying every moment that we have and how could we not when you have such a vibrant, smart, well behaved toddler like Jacob - his smile and character just brighten my day!

After Jacob went for a nap his Nana and Papa took him for a couple hours while Mama and Dada were off to dinner and a movie!  We had dinner at one of our favorite places - Montanas - then we hop skipped and jumped across the lot to the movie theatre to see the new Indiana Jones movie!  It was really a great movie and I’m glad we decided to see that one!