Jumping On...

So, apparently I felt the need to jump on the bandwagon here, so as not to be left out of all of the fun to be had. Nathan and I seem to have brought home a little stow-away from our recent cruise. Yep, we are super excited to be expecting baby #2! We're about 8 weeks along, and I'm due around October 1st (which will likely mean a September baby...hopefully no sooner!). Although we had a little scare last week, everything seems to be looking good now, with a strong heartbeat and development right on track.

We would appreciate your prayers throughout this pregnancy whenever you think of it, as I'm a bit more high risk this time around. Some tests back in August revealed that I have what is called a bicornuate uterus, which means it's heart-shaped instead of a more normal upside-down triangle. We don't really know how severe the shape is, but it's reassuring that I've already had a viable pregnancy. This basically puts me at higher risk for miscarriage, 2nd trimester loss, and premature delivery. It's also likely why I had difficulty getting pregnant the 1st time around. I've already been taken off running, but can continue working out low-impact until I hit 20 weeks (hoping for no bed rest later on). Before we stopped "preventing", we really sat down and prayed this time for God's hand to be on this pregnancy (whenever it happened), for God's timing, for the baby to implant where it needed to, and for God's hand to be on everything so the baby has enough room to grow and develop until full term. Shockingly, we got pregnant right away, and we just have a peace about things, and are really believing God will have his hand on this baby every step of the way. We're really, really praying for a healthy, full-term baby with no NICU stays!

PS: on a side note, our baby's esophagus is developing this week...of particular interest to us of course;)...although they'll try to keep a closer eye out for TEF this time, it's not genetic and we're not expected to have that problem again.

Love you girls and looking forward to baby updates, belly pics, and just general news:)