We need to examine the differences so far with Peanut and Nugget {numero dos' name}...
1. Finding out:
With Reese, I took the test, called Brandon to the bedroom, told him to close his eyes and laid the test in his hands. He asked if it was a thermometer and then smarted up and cried tears of joy! We told our parents in fun ways and everything was rainbows and sunshine and lollipops!
With Nugget, I took the test, stayed in shock for 24 hours, told my dermatologist first {while hysterical}, told my mom second {while hysterical}, told Brandon third in the Target parking lot {while hysterical}, told his parents next {while not as hysterical, still crying}. So yeah, totally the same, right?
2. First Trimester:
With Reese, everything was once again rainbows, sunshine, and lollipops. Besides the peeing and occasional nap, I sailed right on through the 1st trimester with not one day of nauseousness.
With Nugget, there is no rainbows, sunshine, and lollipops {unless Preggie Pops count?} While I did not have morning sickness, I did suffer from late afternoon/evening sickness. NO FUN. I would like to thank my parents for raising my child these last 3 months. I was lucky to make it to 8:00 p.m. without crashing. And that usually included at least a 1 hour nap earlier in the day. I am now 12 weeks and while the sickness has subsided, I went to bed last night at 8:15.
3. Baby's Health:
With Reese, we didn't have anything to be concerned about until 20 weeks.
With Nugget, we got the party started right at 5 weeks. Since I was THAT person who didn't know how far along I was, when we had the first ultrasound, we only saw a sac and no baby. I had bloodwork done that day and my hormone levels were low. I began taking Progesterone and when we had the ultrasound at 6 weeks we saw Nugget! I have switched doctors to a Montgomery doctor and when I went at 9 weeks, we saw an even bigger Nugget! So, now I'm on no more hormones and when I go back next Wednesday, I am confident we will see a 3-month-old {fetus} Nugget! Now, as far as the condition Reese had, we won't know if this baby will have it for a few more months. Of course, the doctor is watching it closely and I can't say I mind having ultrasounds more frequently! He thinks sickness is a good sign that everything is developing normally and if that's what it takes to have an uncomplicated pregnancy, I will take it!
Sooo, there's the rundown {so far}. In all seriousness, even though this baby was a complete surprise, I am {getting} excited!! My biggest concern was feeling like I was cheating Reese out of something, but I'm not sure what. I realize that instead of feeling that way, I should be feeling excited that she will have a {hopefully} built in best friend and playmate for life!
I mean, who wouldn't want to be BFF with this face:
AND PIGTAILS. SEE THE PIGTAILS!!!
Love.
