Cathe: How's everything going with your pregnancy?

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Hazel

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Haven't heard anything since your pre-holiday ultrasound. Just wondered how everything's going and how you, Jon, and Eric are making out. Is #2 very different than #1? Have you narrowed down your choice of names? Let us know how you're doing when you get a chance!
 
Hi Hazel! I actually just came back from my ob visit two hours ago. I have gained 26 pounds so far. I still have three months to go but they seem to be very unconcerned about my weight gain thus far. I delivered Eric at 28 pounds but he was also shy of a month early so I can't go by that. This month is the month that pretty much no matter what I wear it is pretty obvious that I am pregnant.

I have modified all of my workouts a bit more this last month because I am starting to feel a little less sturdy in my pelvic region. When I walk fast it at times feels as if it is going to give out. But since I remember having this exact feeling with Eric I'm not really all that nervous about it.

Jon, Eric and I are all doing great. We ask Eric where the baby is and he points to my belly. He also has a fascination with my new out-ey belly button and tries to push it back in. Thats when Jon jokes with him about already starting to pick on his little brother.

We still have not selected a name but are working on it. Our focus right now is getting Eric's new room ready so that he is used to it by the time the baby arrives. He just leaped out of his crib for the first time last week so it looks like it is time to prepare him for a bed.

Well, thanks for asking and I am looking forward to reading your updates too.
 
Good to hear...

It's always nice to hear about your pregnancy. I'm glad things are going well for you, and hope they continue to! :)
 
RE: Hmmm!

Oh Debbie, that was so funny! No doubt, he learned those leaps from mommie in Interval Max. I remember the first time my son leaped out of the crib too, and boy was that scary. Mine is in kindergarten now; they grow so fast! I never dreamed we wouldn't have a sibling for him, but he keeps us so busy that we simply wonder how would we take care of 2? I don't know how mommies of 2 can handle it. They have my admiration!
Lisa
 
RE: Hmmm!

I know the thing I am most grateful for, as the parent of only one child, is that I never had to hear the sibling squabbling, whining, accusations, etc. And I can afford to give my daughter the best of everything without worrying about having to do it all over again. She has never expressed any interest in a sibling, and since she'll be 17 on Saturday, she is never going to get one anyway. At this point, if she wants to play with babies, she can just manufacture one for herself. I know some people like having lots of children, and that's fine, but parents of only children don't get much support from the culture, so I thought I would say that for me it has been ideal.
 
Thanks for the news!

I'm glad to hear all is well with you and your (growing) family. That's great that Eric is ready for a "big boy" bed. That is among my many (million) current worries -- how to get Lauren out of the crib without her feeling that I'm pushing her out to make way for the new baby.

Anyway, good to hear from you again.
 
Hey Liane & Lisa...

Your posts just prove my belief that ANY number of children is a good number! I am just a world-class fan of parenthood -- I have two sons, but I am enjoying motherhood so much (and I'm a veteran -- mine are 12 and 15) that I think I'd have loved having 1 or having 5. (Although I'm not sure I'd have survived 5! :))

Kathy S.
 
:-jumpy :-jumpy :-jumpy Thanks for the update!!! I was starting to wonder how you were doing too....Plus, it's fun for me to hear about your pregnancy beacause it brings back memories of my own (my third and last is now three and a half). Take care, have fun and keep us in the know!! God bless!!!
 
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