Bebo is perfectly healthy with all great measurements and properly formed organs. I was vindicated by the ultrasound tech who agrees that my due date should be later: May 12 instead of May 4. I was also relieved to discover that my suspicion was correct- I have an anterior (front) placenta this time instead of a posterior (back) placement like I had with Z which is why I've not been feeling much movement from Bebo. There's a big ol' placenta between us that's muffling all the baby kicks and squirms.
Joe and I are thankful and relieved that Bebo is healthy. The ultrasound made this all more real for us since, to be honest, we both forget sometimes that we're really, truly having another baby. If it wasn't for the emails from babycenter I would never remember how many weeks along I am. So different from Z! Now that Bebo seems like a real person I feel like I can start mentally preparing for this big change. We're pretty anxious about adding another kid to the mix when one feels like so much work already, but my logical brain tells me that we'll figure it out and adjust, just like we did when we added Z to our family.
Z and I were working on saying "baby brother" this morning. He was doing pretty well.
I love this. I, too, am pregnant with number 2. We are due in early April and have an older son that will be 2. I'm nervous about how much work it will be but, like you said, I'm sure we will figure it out! Oh, and, I also have an anterior placenta. At 25 weeks (I need babycenter emails to remind me, too) everything still feels muffled compared to our first. Isn't it crazy!?
ReplyDeleteYes! It's astonishing to me how different the pregnancies have been. I imagine the boys will be just as different, which is mind boggling. :)
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