We found out last week that we are expecting again, which will soon make Jack a BIG BROTHER! YAY! We are very excited about our new addition coming in the fall. I’m not looking forward to spending my third trimester of pregnancy in the hot, humid weather, but I’m glad their birthdays will be farther apart, plus we were hoping for the 2.5 year age difference, so that just works out perfectly.

I started having bad morning sickness this week, and it hasn’t let up since. It didn’t start this early with Jack, and it seems almost worse this time, if that’s possible. My doctor reminded me that means a healthy baby though, and she is right! I have to be thankful for that! I’ve been very emotional, fatigued and sick, but I’m still trying not to let it slow me down too much. I don’t get to nap or rest during this pregnancy. I have Jack to take care of and chase around, as well as our new 8-week-old Boxer puppy. They help me keep my mind off of it, but the afternoons and evenings are really rough with the nausea.

At this doctor this week, they estimated my due date to be mid-September. I’m 5.5 weeks along. We’re really looking forward to my ultrasound in three weeks to see the baby and it’s heartbeat for the first time. That always makes it so much more real for me. The real bonding for me comes when movement begins in the womb, but this will at least ease my mind to see that little heartbeat.

We have a lot to do before our new arrival makes its debut! We will no longer have a guest room, but thankfully my brother lives very close to us for my parents to still be able to stay close by. We are going to be renting a storage unit, so that we can move the guest bedroom furniture as well as some other things into storage, since we have none in our house. That will help us stay clutter-free and organized, which will make me feel better. Especially with TWO kids in the house, not to mention the puppy. The kids will switch rooms, as well, which means painting and new toddler furniture for Jack. I imagine we will start Jack in a toddler bed close to his birthday and give him his new room then, so he doesn’t resent the baby for taking his room and furniture. All of my parenting books say this can happen, so we want to give him plenty of time to adjust and make it HIS own big boy room without associating the baby with why he had to change rooms.

Lots to think about, lots to do! We’re very excited!