Monday, December 15, 2008

Yippee! Little Smudge on the way!!

What is a "Little Smudge" you ask? Well, Sam's nickname is Smudge. Not sure why. So, our impending new arrival is Little Smudge. We are going to be having another baby!!! Yay!!! Little Smudge is due on 7/19/09. We have done one ultrasound and got to see the heart beating and confirmed that the baby is in the right spot. What a relief!!!

Little Smudge will be born just a few days short of Sam's 2nd birthday. Hopefully, they will grow up to be best buds. On my list of things to do - see if there is a way to encourage that. I know many siblings who are close in age but not close relationship wise. Is there a way to help make them close? I think life is easier when you have a sibling to share with. But, what do I know since I lack such a sibling... Anyway and eitherway - at least they can share childhood :) It will be nice to no longer be Sam's sole source of entertainment.

If things go according to plan, Little Smudge will be the last child we add to our family. I am trying to get my husband to agree to get himself fixed. So far, I have not been successful. I will keep trying though! If I end up having to have a c-section, then I will ask to have it taken care of then. We feel two kids is a good number - one for each parent. It feels like our family will be complete with two kids....maybe a dog someday - a little one.



So, at 9w 1d pregnant, I have so far managed to pretty much avoid morning sickness. I have had a lot of general stomach queasyness but no actual throwing up - yay! I definetely have the 1st trimester exhaustion though which has been rough to handle on top of my regular exhaustion. Sam is starting to sleep better though so that helps. I am hopeing to have more energy as I make my way into the 2nd trimester.



Here is a nice ultrasound picture of Little Smudge looking remarkably like a gummi bear...

1 comment:

JustAnotherJenny said...

Totally like a perfect little gummi bear.