Baby on board

Pregnancy #4, baby #2.  Crazy how different each pregnancy is.
With #1 I had no symptoms at all.
 #2 (Logan)  My nose was super sensitive and smells were mostly what made me feel nauseous.  I was mildly nauseous the first trimester and exhausted all the time otherwise there were no other big symptoms.
#3 I hated everything Dom said and did, he was driving me crazy...it was like in the movie Knocked Up where in the doctors office he is yelling at her "F U hormones, not you, your hormones!"  I'm sure that's how Dom felt haha.  I was not so much nauseous as I just didn't have an appetite and exhausted again but not too bad.
#4 (this baby)  I was way more nauseous then any of the previous times and although I wasn't throwing up I didn't feel good most of the evening.  This seemed to last longer then I remembered with Logan but by 15 wks I felt much better.  And again, exhaustion is the big one...although with an almost 3 year old to take care of, I'm never sure which child to blame the constant need for an afternoon nap on ;)

The other big difference between this pregnancy and Logan's is that with this one I feel like the belly popped waaaay earlier then with Logan.  I'm pretty sure that happens with your subsequent children but still it was surprising.  The good part is I'm not going to be a blimp in the middle of an Arizona summer!  Instead I get to do it in my first Colorado winter, hopefully this little heater will help keep me warm :)  Although that also means the need of an entire new maternity wardrobe as all I have from last time is shorts, tank tops and dresses.  This is probably a good perk of being pregnant a different time of year since just opening the box of old maternity clothes is a reminder of how much I hate them still.  Not that they were uncomfortable or anything, it's just you wear the same stuff over and over and over again and I still remember never wanting to wear anything in that box again after having Logan haha.  Or perhaps they are also a reminder of how the first time around you don't know what to expect and think pregnancy is oh so fun and nice and glowing and then you get to about 7-8 months and realize how not fun it is and how uncomfortable you are and you still have 1-2 months to go.  There is no glamourous exciting feelings about the physical aspect of being pregnant this time around, especially when you realize how long it takes to get back to normal afterwards.  But in the long run it's easier to handle pregnancy the second time around when you know it could be the last one should we stick with only wanting 2 kids.  I feel like this pregnancy is going a little faster then Logan's felt but that's probably only because we have been soooo busy the past few months and have soooo many plans the upcoming months too.  There's less time to think about it I guess since we are so preoccupied.  When people ask me how I'm feeling, it takes me a second to realize they mean because of the pregnancy they're not just asking how are you in a weird way haha,  I guess I sometimes forget myself since it's early on still.  Dom and I haven't discussed much in the way of this baby yet either, I guess we know what all to expect second time around and we aren't as anxious to get the room ready etc until we know the sex.  We have discussed names a handful of times and haven't really set one in stone as far as I know haha.  It's hard thinking of a boy name I love because I already used the best one on my list for Logan.  But there are strong contenders for first names, middle names haven't been brought up, so much time left for those.  We find out the sex October 1st (seems like a long wait now haha)  and maybe once we know things will start coming together more in the planning stages.  In some ways I feel more relaxed with things in this pregnancy and sometimes I feel more anxious because I know what to expect more this time around.  Hopefully time keeps moving along and won't feel like the longest 9 months ever!