It’s been a while since I did one of these! I did weekly bumpdates with Aidan, but literally do not have the time to even remember that I’m pregnant half the time now! The joys of being a pregnant mama to a toddler.
We are halfway there with Baby #2 and I can’t believe it. As of today, I’m actually 20 weeks and 4 days. Everything is going well, and the nausea has packed it in (hopefully for good!). Overrall, I’m feeling pretty good, apart from some general tiredness and achiness. I get waves of energy which very quickly disappear! I’m also feeling a lot of Braxton Hicks this time around. I didn’t really feel much until closer towards the end with Aidan, so I guess this is down to it being my second baby. Oh, and I desperately need to invest in another pregnany pillow because trying to sleep is proving to be difficult.
We had our 20 week anomaly scan yesterday, and everything went well. Baby is measuring a nice size and everything looks good! There was a brief concern that my placenta was lying too close to my cervix, but after a quick check on that, we found it wasn’t. Thankful for that, because it would have meant having to cancel our trip to the U.S. and possibly a c-section.
We also found out we are having a…..BOY!!! Another sweet little boy to love. I can’t wait to see Aidan and him become the best of friends growing up together. Feels like another fidgeter, too, as all of a sudden he is constantly moving all the time! (By the way, I cannot take credit for the gorgeous gender announcement photo at the top of the post. I purchased it on Etsy from PaperlyPrints and input my scan photo 🙂 )
This time around I am really making an effort mentally preparing myself a bit better. I posted on instagram recently about how I just sort of buried my head in the sand in the leadup to Aidan’s birth. I want to be more informed and go into labor and delivery with a different mindset and the ability to advocate for myself more.
I definitely feel very distracted this pregnancy. There is so much to do, and trying to plan things around work full time while also looking after a toddler full time definitely makes things feel a bit hectic. I am trying to take it easy when I can, because I know it won’t be good for literally any of us if I’m burnt out. I’ll probably try and take a nap after I finish this…wish me luck!
I’ll be sharing a lot of my pregnancy journey over on instagram, so make sure you follow me there!
xx Lauren
