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2/27
I found out Wednesday 2/24 that I am expecting my second child!! We aren't sure yet what kind of labor and delivery we want to have. We aren't sure if we are going to go with the traditional hospital delivery or try a home birth. I do know that I am going to try to have this child naturally with no drugs (i.e. epidural). I don't want the pregnancy video taped, and I don't want a camera anywhere near me when I am in labor. It just isn't something I feel comfortable with. We do know, however, what our little baby's name will be if she turns out to be a girl: Abigail Rain. We will call her Abby. I liked Abigail because it is an old name, but hasn't been used too much. And, we chose Rain because it is one of my nicknames. Ley is just 18 months so he doesn't understand that he will have a new brother or sister in about 8 or 9 months. He just knows that Mommy has become very careful about her tummy and he is learning to do the same. :) Andy, wasn't very happy about the news at first, but he is growing more accustomed to the idea, and I believe he is slowly getting excited about having a second child. Everyone else in my somewhat large family and circle of friends is excited and looking forward to another sweetie pie to cuddle. :) I plan on breastfeeding this soon-to-be new arrival, just as I did with Ley. In fact, I plan on doing everything the same with our new child as I did with Ley.
3/3
I bought a new bassinet today. I let a wonderful friend of mine use the one that Ley slept in when he was a newborn. I know she would be extremely happy to let me use it again, but I fell in love with this new one when I saw it, so I went ahead and bought it. I won't need anything else now for this new baby. :) Nothing major, anyway. If this child turns out to be a girl then I'll have to get some girl clothes. I also plan on putting her in Ley's old clothes and sticking a bow in her hair :). But, I would like for her to be able to wear dresses and little dainty things too!! Also, I need to buy a baby book. Other than that, we've got it made. I saved *everything* that belonged to Ley. I even saved my maternity clothes. I am so glad now that I did. Our main concern now is where and what kind of delivery I'm going to have. I know I'm going to have this child naturally, but we haven't decided yet on if we are going to have the baby at home in a birthing tub or at the hospital. It seems as though I'm the only one that wants to have the baby at home. All other concerned particpants is afraid that something could go wrong, and they would like me to be in the best situation available. To be honest, a lot of it depends on whether or not insurance will cover this pregnancy or not. We don't know yet. My husband just started a new job, and we don't know if we'll be covered or not. We'll just have to wait and see before we can make any major decisions. Whether it does or not, I'm optimistic. I know that God will take care of us. He's never let us down and I have faith that He never will. Afterall, he created this beautiful child growing inside of me :).
3/4
Well, so far I haven't experienced much "morning sickness," thank God, literally!! I just get a bit dizzy from time to time and have to sit down. :)
Every time we see a little baby that looks like a newborn, we point him/her out to Ley and try to explain to him that he will have a little sister or brother that will look like that soon. We're trying to help him understand the changes that will overwhelm his life in 9 months :). He must be learning something. For several hours this morning he kept saying, "sissy" over and over again. Maybe God is telling him something that we dont' know yet!! :) :) :)
We are hoping for a girl, but we, of course, will love a little boy just as much!!!!! We just pray for a healthy, happy child :) Your prayers would be much appreciated as well. The more the better :).
5/17
It's a been a long while since I've updated this, and a lot has happened! I found out that I am due on November 1st. Taking into consideration the feelings of my family, we have decided to have this baby in a hospital, specifically the same one that Ley was born at. I am going to do my utmost to have a natural child-birth. I am going Friday, May 21st to have my first ultrasound, so I'm really excited about that. I feel like I'm going to have a girl, but we'll find out Friday. :) We have everything ready for our new little bundle, so now all we need is her/him, and we'll be set :). Up until a week ago I had horrible morning sickness that lasted all day long. Now I'm just pregnant :), with a LOT of cravings!! I am 4 months along, and everyone on this side of the computer is extremely healthy :).
8/23
I am 7 1/2 months along now. The baby's duedate has been moved to October 31st. I've never liked that holiday very much, and always wanted another reason to celebrate on that day, and if this little joy is born on Halloween then I have a good reason. :) I found out I am definately having a girl. I don't care how accurate ultrasounds are, I am 100% that this child is female. We've changed her name to Abigail Hosanna. My husband wanted to name her middle name Hosanna, and I like it so, there you go. :) A really good friend of mine is throwing me a baby shower. I tried to talk her out of it, but she is determined. :) It will be so much fun to dress Abby up in little dresses. :) Abby and I are extremely healthy. Ley thinks my great big tummy (I am **HUGE**) is a lot of fun. He uses it as an arm rest. He's my little cute monkey. :) I am putting the best of my ultrasound pictures at the bottom of this page. Enjoy!
8/30
My baby shower is this weekend. I'm really excited about it. :) I'll write more after the shower.
9/29
Well, my baby shower was held on September 4th. It was really beautiful. I had asked my friend that it not be a big shower. I just wanted to invite the people in my life who were closest to me. We had a great time. I received a lot of beautiful things too. Now, because of my loved ones' thoughtfulness I am not in need of anything for Ms. Abby when she gets here. :) I got several beautiful outfits, a gift certificate for Babies R Us, a silver sippy cup, toiletries, and little girl play things. :)
This weekend Abby dropped considerably. She is now resting on my pelvis. I honestly don't think I have ever been so uncomfortable. I have been having braxton-hicks contractions for the past couple of months, but lately they have been getting stronger and happening more frequently. Because I have another month ago, I am praying that I can go at least two more weeks. I want Abby to be full term. I realize that if she is born now that she will be healthy, but it would still alleviate my fears knowing that she is full term.
We are 100% ready for her arrival now. I have my hospital bag packed and ready to go. I have the infant carseat cleaned up and waiting for a little girl to ride in it home. :) Ley (remember that he just turned two:) helped his Mommy decorate his room so that it is now his and Abby's room. I think he's excited about sharing his room with his soon to be new baby sister. He loves babies. When we go to the doctor and a new baby is there, Ley just coos over him/her -- he especially likes girl babies. When he sees or hears a baby crying he always says, "Oh No, Momma, da baby!! oooh noo!!" Then he gets teary eyed and looks very concerned. When the baby is consoled, then he looks at me and says, "now baby otay". Then he smiles. I'm in love. I can't wait to introduce him to his new sister!!!
10/20
This has been a very hard pregnancy. Last Wednesday I went to the hospital with contractions coming every two minutes. Much to my dismay, I was only dialated 1 centimeter. The hospital sent me back home. The next morning I awoke in terrible pain. I made my husband stay home from work thinking that I was in labor. It turns out I wasn't. Abby was in distress -- we have no idea why. She was thrashing around in the womb to the point that everything she came in contact with was wrenched in pain. I went to see my midwife. She was very concerned about the baby and about me being in so much pain, so she prescribed Seconal, a narcotic, to help Abby calm down and to help me sleep and ease that unbearable pain. She also checked to see if I had dialated any further. I was at 1 and 1/2 centimeters. My prescription was for three nights of seconal, but I only took it that one night. I rested all day Friday, and by Saturday everything was back to normal. My husband and I think that perhaps Abby went into distress because I may have had a stomach virus. I had a fever earlier and was feeling very sick to my stomach -- everyone I live with had similar symptoms the same week. At any rate, I went to my midwife again yesterday (Tuesday), and I am still just at 1 and 1/2 centimeters. But, everything is going well again. Abby's heartbeat is very strong, she is moving around just as she should be -- she is quite large. I am doing well. We are both healthy. I can only thank my loving Father for taking care of us the latter part of last week. It is so great to be able to trust in Him and know that everything is going to be ok.
Hopefully the labor process will hurry along. My contractions (braxton-hicks, of course) are more frequent and keep getting harder. It sure would be nice to have some real labor pains. I believe that this is the first time I have ever looked forward to feeling pain... grin.
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She's Here!!
Abigail Hosanna
November 8, 1999
3:41 P.M.
7 lbs 14.8 ozs
20 and 1/2 inches
Ley is a proud brother too!
