In case you haven't hard our big news, Caden is going to be a...
What does this shirt say?
That's right, a REALLY big brother!
You got it, Team Zahrte will be expanding in late March, 2012!
Back in July I started to feel...different. Not too different though, I seemed to remember feeling that sick and exhausted one other time in my life. So I took a pregnancy test the day before our 9th anniversary, and shock of all shocks it came back positive! I waited 24 painfully long hours to tell JZ. It was so hard, but I really wanted my announcement to be perfect. On our anniversary we went out to dinner and I gave him a gift I had made. Every year I add one more page into a scrapbook that has all the reasons that I love him. This year I got to add a very special page. When he opened up his book, this is what he found...
He immediately started hugging me and crying. I think everyone in the Chart House knew what was going on! It was a perfect and special moment. Significantly better than the inconclusive moment we had the first time!
So here we are, 12 weeks in. I've been to my OB several times now and have even had two ultrasounds. Here's what our little peanut looked like at 7 weeks
It's so amazing that we were able to see the heart, brain, arm and leg buds, and spinal cord - all at an inch and a half long! We just went for our 12 week appointment and were able to hear the heartbeat (162BPM!) for the first time. That has to be the best sound in the whole world!
As for me, I've been feeling...bad. I don't know how else to say it. This pregnancy is been very different than the last one. I'm so unbelievably tired and have been feeling pretty nauseous. Luckily, my nausea seems to be subsiding and I'm *hoping* that I'll be getting some energy back soon. I can hope, right?!?
I've been documenting this baby's growth the same way I tracked Caden's growth the first year of his life - through belly stickers!
I'm not quite in maternity clothes, but it won't be too much longer!
We're so excited to be expecting Baby #2! After having such a hard time conceiving Caden, we really did not expect this one to be so easy. This is how it works for other people! Regardless, what we do know for sure is that we are head over heels in love with this little one, that we are constantly praying for a healthy baby (regardless of the gender), and that March 25th can't get here soon enough. That, and that this guy is going to be a super big brother!
Yahoo for #2!!
3 comments:
Congratulations! So super exciting! Can't wait to see how adorable the next one is. :) Happy for you guys.
SO Excited!! Caden's pic are absolutely adorable, he is gonna be such a wonderful big brother! ;o)
OK - I just cried reading your post! We couldn't be happier for you guys and I have no doubt that Caden will be the Best Brother possible! We can't Wait to meet him/her! CONGRATS GUYS!
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