Baby # 2 is on the way!!

We are so excited to announce that baby #2 is on the way!  Our due date is February 13th, 2013.  Unfortunately I have not updated the blog lately and I have just reached 13 weeks pregnant.  So to get you caught up...

We found out we were pregnant on June 1, 2012.  After taking many, MANY pregnancy tests, I finally took a digital test hoping for a clear result and this is what we got...

At 8 weeks pregnant, July 6th, 2012, I started feeling very nauseated and tired.  I couldn't seem to get rid of the nausea, so I decided that I would talk to my doctor about getting some medicine to help with that symptom.  When we went in for our first appointment, she checked the heartbeat on the doppler and did a quick ultrasound to see the tiny little baby.  It was so amazing.  I can't even describe the emotions you feel when you see the baby for the first time, it can be so overwhelming.  The nurse gave us this picture from the ultrasound...

My sister and I were talking one day about what we think the gender of the baby is and she decided to buy an IntelliGender test.  At 11 weeks I took the test .  It is very hard to read ( Green = Boy and Orange = Girl), but Jake and I agreed that the result was BOY!  Oh man, I very possibly will be the proud mommy of two boys.  That is so amazing to think about.  Here is our IntelliGender result, what do you think??

At 12 weeks, my fatigue and nausea were finally starting to subside!  I thought it was never going to end.  :-)  Everyone keeps telling me that those symptoms mean I am going to have a girl...we will see!  I also went to my 12 week doctors appointment where the nurse checked the heartbeat (perfectly healthy!) and did an ultrasound as well.  I was not expecting an ultrasound, but deep down i was really hoping for one.  To our surprise the nurse came in with the ultrasound machine!  As soon as she put the doppler on my stomach we could see the baby moving around,  kicking, hiccuping.  It was amazing.  I could even feel the baby moving under the doppler as she moved it around my stomach.  I did not feel Bodhi move this early in his pregnancy, so it was very cool to already be feeling this little baby moving around.  She said it was still too early to see the gender but I didn't even care, I just wanted to lay there and watch my baby dance around.  I looked at Jake and he was staring at the baby, just smiling.  What an amazing moment.

Bodhi will be 3 in November which will bethe perfect age for a new big brother.  We have been talking about the new baby coming and he is slowly getting used to the idea.  Of course he wont truly understand until the baby gets here, but for now we enjoy talking about it with him.  He can be so loving and nurturing, I can't wait to see him take on the big brother role...