The good, the bad, and the not so pretty...

***If you don't care to read about pregnancy woes then you can stop right here... thanks!

First of all, thank you for all of your well wishes. We are very excited to be on this journey again. A bit shocked, but excited. No it wasn't a surprise per say... I guess just surprised that it actually worked when we wanted it to. It took us a year to become pregnant with Tru so we figured that it would take a while for another baby. WRONG!!! I honestly was in shock for the first few weeks that it had happened so fast. I had totally prepared myself mentally and emotionally for months and months of disappointment, which didn't happen. Then there was the wait to see if this baby was going to stay. That was the hard part.

The first trimester was a rough one. It's funny how motherhood changes you. When I was first pregnant with Tru I absolutely refused to go to the doctor before 12 weeks because I didn't think that they could tell me anything sooner than that anyway due to what happened with my miscarriage. But at 6 weeks with this baby the problems started. I couldn't just sit at home and wait it out. I don't want to get too graphic, but sometimes pregnancy/childbirth is a bit graphic so I'll try to be "considerate" of you all (mainly my brother...) That's when the spotting started. So I went in at 6 weeks, had an ultrasound. As far as the doctor could tell everything was fine. He wanted to see me again at 8 weeks so I went back for another ultrasound, again things appeared fine. Then at 11 weeks I had a horrible horrible day when I was sure that this baby wasn't going to make it. We went back to the doctor and had another ultrasound where he saw that the placenta had not attached right and was hemorrhaging in some places. Which explains the "problems" I've been having (am I being vague enough???) My doctor said that this problem usually corrects itself and gave me orders to "take it easy." Not so easy that I can't do laundry and dishes (darn it!) but no exercise or lifting heavy things etc.

I went back in again at the end of my 12th week and the heart beat was strong, I just have to keep taking it easy and see how things go. I think that things will be okay. I thought that I was out of the woods enough so we went on a little day trip last week to Zions National Park and went on a short, easy, paved hike up Emerald Springs and it proved to be too much for me. It's hard to just sit here!!! I want to get out and move my legs and move my body... but I want this baby more. So I will take it easy.

So there is the bad (the issues) and the good (baby is doing good) and the not so pretty is...

Am I suppose to be smiling for this picture? I'm not really sure what preggo picture facial etiquette is...

Since when are you suppose to look this pregnant when you are 13 weeks and 5 days along??? Hello! I didn't look this big until I was 5 months with Tru. Which totally freaks me out because I was as big as a house when all was said and done with Tru. Does that mean that I'm going to be as big as a house with a three car garage this time? I sure hope not!

So there is the current status of how things are going. We are very excited. I hope that everything works out and that this baby will continue to grow strong.