BellyWatch2 | 8 Weeks

Week #8: The Last Goya
Let the record show that at 1:58pm today, V officially declared that THIS will be the last child that we bring into this world. She then proceeded to beat me with a frying pan for (and I quote) doing this to her. Okay... so the last part isn't true, but she did indeed declare that child #2 (which has grown from blueberry-sized to kidney bean status) will be the last.




For V, the word of the week has definitely been...

blah \-ˌblä\ (adjective)
1. a feeling of boredom, lethargy, or general dissatisfaction
2. the word best describing 43% of a pregnancy's first trimester. This generally increases by 26% for each additional pregnancy.

And so the jury is still out as to whether her declaration of "no more children!" is actually the truth or just a product of where she is now (I've got my money on option 2). But either way the bottom line is the same: These first few weeks seem to be a lot more difficult than the first time around. Besides starting to show sooner this time around; feelings of fatigue, nausea, and overall uneasiness, discomfort and ... did I say fatigue already?... have been pretty overwhelming. I'm also sure it doesn't help that this time the 1st trimester coincided with the start of the school year; pretty much a rough time for any teacher worth his or her salt.



And of course with this time around being a little rougher than BellyWatch1, all of the predictions are already starting to fly in about this one being a girl... no, no...a boy... no wait... do you feel nauseous before or after you eat?... okay... then it's a girl... but if ginger ale is not helping, then it must be a boy... but no wait... to which I just smirk, sit back and reply, "let the guessing games begin!" In any event, this Tuesday will be our first visit to the doctor for this pregnancy, so stay tuned for more facts and fotos later in the week. Adios!



"helloooo... this is your big brother speaking..."

Justin took it literally when I told him that his little bro or sis is a kidney bean right now.