Our Family Is Growing!

Finn is going to be a big brother! Okay, no more secrets! I promise.  We've had a lot of life happen the last few months with buying a house, moving, and mixed somewhere in between, finding out we are expecting baby number two! With all this going on, it's been hard to find the creativity to blog. I've been bursting at the seams to finally announce our big news, but there's always that little voice in the back of my mind that says to wait.We found out I was pregnant back in March. From the very beginning, everything about this pregnancy has been different than my pregnancy with Finn. For starters, this baby was planned. We always knew we wanted to have our kids close in age, and once we were under contract on our house, the timing was right. The first two weeks were pretty normal, but as soon as six weeks hit, the nausea became unbearable. I was waking up in the middle of the night feeling sick, and the feeling would stick around all day. There have been more than one day I've left work because it's been unbearable.Food has also been a struggle this time around. I ate everything in sight with Finn, and though I do have days like that, there have been far more aversions this pregnancy - and never consistent. From day to day, I was having aversions to new things.At around 9 weeks, I finally went into the doctor's office to get some relief. I had tried everything I could think of - ginger pills, sour candies, carb loading, B6 vitamins, you name it. The doctor told me to take a half of a B6 vitamin and half of a Unisom (yes, the sleeping pill). Apparently, this is the exact formula in a current anti-nausea prescription, but I could buy it over the counter. It was an immediate relief. Any mamas struggling with nausea in their first trimester, ask your doctor about this! It was a game-changer.I've had some rough days, but they are fewer and farther between. I also had a pretty bad scare a week or so ago that landed me in the Emergency Room, but everything is fine with the baby and I have thanked God every day since. It's been a tough first trimester, but things are starting to look much better.Today I'm 13 weeks. I remember when I was pregnant with Finn that I couldn't believe people did this with kids at home! This time, that is my reality! I'm so grateful that tough days of the first trimester are over. My stomach starting popping at around 7 weeks, and I couldn't believe how pregnant I looked so quickly! I was a little insecure about it, but now I'm feeling grateful to be able to experience this a second time around. We have a long ways to go until Baby G#2 arrives in November, but I'm going to do my best to appreciate all the little things about pregnancy in the meantime.Have any questions? I can't wait to blog more about this pregnancy, so let me know what you want to know. I'm pretty much an open book so just let me know!