Baby Taylor #2 is on the way!!!

Friday, February 24, 2012
Baby, I just found out that you were coming today and I'm so excited! I am 4 weeks 1 day today and you are the size of a poppy seed. As soon as I found out that you were coming I came downstairs and told your big sister that I was pregnant.....she didn't care. Sorry. But I'm sure she'll care in nine months when you arrive :) I called and made my first doctor's appointment which is next Tuesday! I'm sure I won't find out much at that appointment, but I'm still very excited!

When your dad got home from work I told him that I was pregnant….and he was very surprised…..and excited!!! He was stunned for a few minutes because we weren’t really planning on you for a few months yet, but then he was SO excited! He wanted to call friends and family right then and tell everyone, but I insisted we wait a few days, haha. He was concerned that my test wasn’t super dark and he wanted me to take another one the next day. Well, that one was about twice as dark (though it’s hard to tell in pictures) so you made your daddy happy 

My gut instinct is that you are a boy, though I would LOVE either and I don't think I could choose even if I had the option.

I would love the experience of raising a boy and having a son (and I would enjoy seeing your dad with a son). I think you are the last shot at "carrying on" the Taylor family name so I'm sure your Papa Ron would be excited about that. And for the purely materialistic reason, it would be so fun to buy ALL new boys clothes, etc since you wouldn't be able to wear your sister’s hand-me-downs.

However, I enjoy having a daughter more than I ever could have imagined and would be so excited to have another. I am used to having a girl, so I feel like the transition would be easier because we already know what to do. I never had a sister, and I would love for Gabrielle to have that experience and see my two girls grow up together.

Either way, I just hope for a healthy, happy baby to add to our family!

4 Weeks 1 Day

4 Weeks 2 Days

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March, 3 2012
I had my first doctor's appointment this past Tuesday and my due date is November 2, 2012 (or 1st....different calculators are either of those two days).  Exactly one week before Gabrielle's due date. Crazy. So today I am 5 weeks 2 days and you have already worn me out! I have been on Zofran for nausea since the day of my doctor's appointment.

I thought is was a bit ridiculous to have morning sickness at 4 1/2 weeks, but the doctor said absolutely not and gave me a script if I needed it. Boy did I. I hope that I'm learning how to handle this...it seems if I eat very small meals often I won't get sick. It's just when I eat a normal/large size meal is when it hits hard. I also took a nap one day this week too, which is extremely unlike me. Whoever you are in there....you're going to keep us on our toes, huh?

We told the Taylor immediate family on Thursday (5 weeks exactly) during Grandma Billies birthday dinner. We had Gabrielle tell Grandma Billie "I be big sister!". Well, come to find out, Nick had already told his dad and brother so he couldn't even hold out a few days. We will tell the McCallum side this week and I think Jojo will be excited!

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March 10, 2012
Well, I'm now 6 weeks 2 days and I'm feeling much better than before. I'm not sure if I just had a touch of the stomach flu that was going around our house or what happened, but my morning sickness is much better. I have some random times that my stomach is upset, but mostly my appetite is has just increased. I'm also so tired in the evenings. The days usually aren't too bad, but once 9:00pm hits I'm ready to pass out!

The heart should be starting to beat now and little Taylor is the size of a pea! I am hoping to hear the heart beat in a couple of weeks at my 8 week doctor appointment, but it will still be a little early, so there are no guarantees. If all continues to go well and there is a heart beat at out 12 week appointment I think we will announce #2 to the world! So many people know already (it seems) compared to last time we didn't really tell anyone at all until closer to 10-13 weeks.

Grandma and Grandpa McCallum found out last week on Monday and they were shocked and excited! Gabrielle did a great job telling them "I be big sister!". Gabrielle still thinks its a baby girl and randomly mentioned "baby sister" to me the other day. Yikes, I guess we should be more careful about how much we talk about it with her until I'm farther along and we know if it's a boy or a girl.

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March 13, 2012
Well, as always I spoke too soon. Yesterday I felt so sick that I actually took a Zofran before bed and napped during the day. So it seems this pregnancy isn't going to be easy on me either. It is definitely different than when I was pregnant with Gabrielle...with her I felt nauseous all day and didn't want to eat anything for weeks 6-12. This time I get really bad nausea spells but still eat normally when I'm feeling ok or sometimes eating even helps. It is just different.

It is so weird to think about how the kids will be different. Will the new one have a big head, need glasses, and be a great eater like Gabrielle? Or totally different? I think in a way it would be easier to have a boy so we could have a boy and a girl and they would be totally separate. But we already know what to do with a girl and what that is like, so would that be easier? Not that it matters, because little one already is what it is, so we will find out in about 13 weeks!
      
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March 16, 2012
I am 7 weeks 1 day today and it seems that morning sickness has taken up a permanent residence in my life again.  That is about it.

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Tuesday, March 27
I had my second doctor appointment today at 8 weeks 5 days and we don’t know much. I lost a pound and the doctor tried to hear a heartbeat, but couldn’t find it. We heard Gabrielle’s sometime during week 9, but she was attached right to the front of my ute which maybe helped us hear it earlier. Anyway, the doctor was reluctant to even try and hear it but gave it a shot because I was "skinny". What a nice compliment to a sick, bloated pregnant lady. She looked for a few minutes but only ever came up with my pulse. Oh well. So we have to wait another month until 12 ½ weeks to try and hear it again. We definitely should be able to hear it then, and if for some reason we can’t I think they will check viability with ultrasound. I am still sick as ever which is no fun. I have very specific things I can/will eat and they are usually pretty unhealthy. Sorry baby. I really hope I feel like new again by 12 weeks and we can hear your little heart.

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Tuesday, April 11, 2012
I am 10 weeks 6 days today and we just got back from our Florida trip. Ugh, the first day in the car on the way down I did not feel good at all, but after that I felt ok on and off throughout the week. I'm hoping I'm starting to come out of the morning sickness. Our Florida friends guessed I was pregnant because of my "belly". Haha! In a swim suit of tight clothes I look a bit poofy in the tummy area. Our trip really went great. We kept saying we will go back in three years when Gabrielle is five and the "new one" is two. Crazy! We only have just under two weeks until we go back to the doctor. I can't wait to see if we can hear your heart beat. After all this time (and sickness) I hope you're doing ok in there! Nick keeps fretting that we will have twins, and a few other people have that theory too! Silly people.   Twins would be exciting and terrifying at the same time! That's all I have to say about that!
9 Weeks 5 Days at the ocean!

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Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Heartbeat!
I'm 12 weeks 5 days today and we went to the doctor for our check up. She listened for the heart beat and we heard it right away - a strong 160 beats per minute! Blood pressure was fine and that was about it. I still haven't gained any weight, even though I feel big. She listened around with the doppler a little bit and it sounds like there is only one in there :)  My morning sickness has gotten much better (though I still have some queasy days) but I'm still very tired. We will have another appointment at 16 weeks and then the big ultrasound at 20 weeks! I'm very excited for that! At first I thought it was a boy and now lately I think it's a girl. We will find out in two months!