Gender Reveal!

It's a BOY!!! This is initially what I had hoped for and I think it will be so much fun since they will be almost exactly 2 years apart.

 

 My job does have a couple of perks...one of which is easy access to ultrasounds and OB providers. On slow nights and work, one of the other nurses (who is also pregnant) and I would go into triage and scan ourselves to check on our babies. It was fun to be able to see him that often (usually about once a week!) At 13 weeks I had the midwife peek and her initial guess was girl but said she'd follow up at my 16 week and immediately she said, "I think I got it wrong last time." I was super excited either way but it did take a little change of mindset. 

It is crazy how different this pregnancy has been. I LOVED being pregnant with Rowan. I was barely sick (so much so that I wished I was sicker because I got anxiety that something was wrong since I felt so good), I worked out constantly and was in really good shape, had by belly buddy Heidi to walk and run with all the time, lived on the beach, didn't have a job/volunteered 16 hours per week in the OB clinic and just all around enjoyed that time of my life. This go around has been a bit different. I work more than full time, I have a toddler to chase around, I have been super nauseous and throwing up that has continued into second trimester (which I think of FINALLY going away now at 17 weeks) and it's been kicking my butt. I haven't gained more weight thus far, but definitely don't get to workout the way I did last time. And, as typical with second pregnancies, I'm starting to show much sooner than I did the first go around, but oh well :) 

It is going to be an interesting experience be followed and delivered where I work. I had anxiety in choosing a provider (wanting to pick who I thought would be best for me, not offending anyone for not picking them, etc). I'm just hoping I don't get the labor nurse curse when it comes to my delivery. Only time will tell. 

We are overjoyed to being adding a little boy to our family (although I'm starting to feel quite outnumbered) and are currently working on names since Rowan was the ONLY boys name we have ever really had :)