Party of 4!!!

Kevin and I have been talking for a few months now about baby #2. We decided we want our kids about 2 years apart, give or take a few months, and that come October we were going to just going to see what happened. I thought it would take a few months. A few weeks ago I started having the same symptoms I experience with Elias. I craved cheese. Yes, gooey-melted cheese. Ever have those soft pretzels with cheese from Buffalo Wild Wings? Well they're delicious. I craved those every single day for 2 weeks. And mind you, I'm still on my diet/workout plan, so this was NOT good. I decided to take a test a few days before my missed period, and figured even if I was positive, it wouldn't show up yet. Silly me, I grabbed the digital test that just says straight up pregnant/not pregnant, so when it said PREGNANT there was no guessing game like there would be with those two pink lines. 

We had our first appointment on Friday and the doctor gave us a quick ultrasound just to get due date and to see a heartbeat. There's only one baby (phew!), there was a heartbeat that beating perfectly, and it looks like our new addition will be arriving July 4th 2012! 

Since Elias was a high risk pregnancy, this pregnancy is considered high risk until its determined this baby is deemed "okay". The good news is that the doctor that diagnosed Elias with arthrogryposis says that he's never come across more than one child in a family with the disorder. So please join us in praying for the health of this baby, and for it to be a smooth pregnancy for me. I've felt pretty great so far. I'm just a lot more sensitive to food smells than I was with Elias. Basically, if I'm not craving it, it makes me feel sick to my stomach. But other than that, just the typical first trimester sleepiness. 

I am still working out with my trainer 3 times a week. I've lost 10lbs and I'm holding steady. Hopefully I'll be able to loose a few more before I start packing them on again. My goal for this pregnancy is only 15-20 lbs, so we'll see how I can do! 

So as of today we are 6 weeks 4 days. We'll have another ultrasound December 5th to get a better view of the baby.