Big News!

The Young Burcell's have some exciting news...

Eeek! I am due with Baby B #2 and I'm SO excited!  Taylor and I have kept it mostly under wraps since we found out a month ago, but we just couldn't wait any longer to share the news.  Plus, Nora kept pointing at my belly in public and saying "baby,", so the truth was bound to come out any day now. :)

Like most of the pregnant blogosphere, I want to post weekly updates--partially because it's an easy way to update everyone, but mostly so that I can look back at what this pregnancy was like.  I hate that I don't remember much of being pregnant with Nora, so I'm going to try to be very good about posting every week.  Here goes...

Days Pregnant: 58

Days Remaining: 222

Total Weight Gain: I'm 2 pounds up from where I was 8 weeks ago, mostly because of my rather unfortunate cravings (see below).  This is the part of my pregnancy I'm most worried about.  When I was pregnant with Nora, I gained a ridiculous amount of weight...70 lbs. Uggghhh.  All the extra weight made the last trimester pretty awful: swollen feet like you've never seen before, high risk for preeclampsia, borderline diabetic, etc.  On top of that, losing all the weight was not an easy thing to do, so I'm determined to not let that happen again.  I'm hoping that sharing my weight gain every week with who-knows-how-many people will help. :)

Exercise: I've been trying to go for a walk with Nora everyday, but the last few days have been rough.  First trimester fatigue is no joke--I have been exhausted lately--plus it's raining, which just puts me in the mood to cuddle up on the couch and watch Grey's Anatomy reruns.  

Maternity Clothes: I still fit into all my old clothes, but I ordered a pair of maternity khakis so that when the time comes I'll have pants to wear to work.  (I'm thinking this might be sooner rather than later, I feel like I'm showing much much earlier this time and my shorts are starting to feel kind of snug.)

Best Moment This Week: The word is out! It's such a happy thing, I love sharing this news!

Movement: None.

Cravings: Some women are lucky and they crave fruits and vegetables when they are pregnant.  Me on the other hand, all I crave are sweet and salty things, which is very counteractive to my weight gain goal.  Pray for me, I need all the help I can get when it comes to resisting chocolate covered pretzels and potato chips!

Aversions: None, though some would come in handy here pretty soon...

Gender: ??

Labor Signs: None.

Symptoms: Just the fatigue and the cravings, so I really shouldn't be complaining, I know it could be much worse.

Looking Forward To: First ultrasound and doctor's appointment--less than two weeks away! Can't wait to see my little bug. :D