Squirmy Little Banana

The 'What to Expect' app says that the baby is the size of a banana now...and I can feel it! For sure the best part of the pregnancy so far is being able to feel the baby move. It's been about a month now that I've been able to feel the little squirmer. I feel the baby most at night and many times when I'm driving. This baby seems very active. Could be partly because the placenta is not at the front this time, like it was with Maëlle, or maybe because this baby likes to party!

To find out or not to find out...

On the eve of our detailed ultrasound, I am left debating the big question...do you find out the baby's sex or do you leave it a surprise??

I thought that I would probably want to find out with a second baby, but I really enjoyed not knowing with Maëlle, and what did it really matter - within 24 hours of her birth her closet was full of pink clothes!

I am leaning towards not knowing, but Doug would like to find out. I suppose it may help with our bedroom dilemma (do we move Maëlle or keep her in her own room), may help to prepare Maëlle for the new baby's arrival, and help us to decide what to keep and what can get passed on to the new little girls around us.

As a compromise for now, I was thinking I might ask them to tell our doctor so that she can tell us when/if we ask or may do the write it and seal in an envelope thing.

The one thing I do know for tomorrow, is I definitely won't be drinking as much water as I did last time!!!!

"I would do it all again"

I just re-read the last line in my last post from March 2011...stating that "I would do it all again". Well here we are expecting baby number 2!

On July 5, 2011 we found out the wonderful news that we were in fact pregnant with our second baby. Doug joked that maybe I was like a cow and could only get pregnant at one time of the year. Perhaps it's true since we are almost on the exact same timeline as when we got pregnant with Maëlle.

Baby 'B' is due March 5, 2012. We are now 19 weeks 2 days along and time is flying by. It's much different this time being preoccupied with work and keeping up with a 18 month old! No time to put your feet up, no option to not carry heavy things ('up mommy up'), no time to read books or even write blogs...so far.

I may be starting later than last time, but I still hope to document our pregnancy with this blog. Hope you have fun following along!