Babies and junk!

Posted on | February 10, 2013 | 43 Comments

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Thank you, thank you, thank you for all the congratulations and nice words about our exciting announcement last week. It was something I was really excited and nervous to share, and I feel so much better now that it’s out in the open. It was a hard secret to keep since my every day had pretty much been dominated by reminders that I’m pregnant. I didn’t have this blog when I was pregnant with Harper and told all of my friends and family immediately last time – wasn’t really active on Facebook, didn’t know nearly as many people as I do now, and so the circle of people to tell if anything went wrong was small. This time it was kind of fun to have it to ourselves for a while. I always told myself if I were to get pregnant I would continue blogging regularly, but as you can see over the past 2 months that didn’t happen (hence why so many of you had your suspicions)!

I was really sick for about 15 weeks with Harper, and then a weird little sick week at about 18 weeks that landed me in the ER for dehydration. This time has been different, but not better, if that makes sense. All day sickness kicked in around 6 weeks and is still lingering. The exhaustion is letting up (I’m officially in the 2nd trimester as of yesterday) and about every other day I feel pretty good. It’s one of those things I feel terrible complaining about, but barfing or dry heaving every day for 2 months is hard. I am really looking forward to putting all the yucky parts of first trimester behind me, fingers crossed.

We only told H a few weeks ago after we’d had our first ultrasound. She is SO excited. I used to be concerned about how long we waited to try to have another baby, but her reaction made any doubts I had disappear. She tells us all the things she’s going to share with the baby, teach the baby, help the baby with. The only issue so far is she wants it come out now. She asks me daily how many sleeps until the baby comes. So, that might get old? But she is full of cute questions and talks to my belly (which is just bloat at this point). Things are happy, even though barfy, over here.

Even though it’s been only 5 years since I found out I was pregnant with Harper (whaaaat), it already seems like an eternity. We’re excited, but nervous about starting over again. Harper sleeps though the night, can get her own snacks, wipe her own bum, get dressed by herself, etc etc etc. We’ve been getting a solid nights sleep consistently for years. Going back to the newborn phase is terrifying, but I remind myself daily that other people do it all the time, sometimes 3, 4, 5 or more times and we will survive. It’s a short season, and one I want to enjoy even if it’s hard. Which, it will be. But also, amazing. Something we’ve wanted for a long time.

And I’m excited to share the journey here! I’ll try to keep my baby ramblings and whatnot to a minimum but I can get carried away. It will be fun! And we really appreciate all of your support – we were blown away by all the comments and congrats. You guys are the absolute best, and I mean that so seriously.

IMAG2726This baby is waving at you.

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  • http://www.acutedesigns.org/ Gina

    So happy for you! I am excited to read/follow along with your pregnancy because I know you will keep it real and funny – as always :) .

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  • Kym Piez

    Still so absolutely excited for you. Oh, that first trimester sucks. It’s the time when you ‘can’t tell’, but desperately need help, support, and plenty of time to whine about how sick you feel. Yet, we suffer in silence. So glad you can tell us how sick you’ve been feeling now ;) xx

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  • TheNextMartha

    Fist pumps baby!

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  • http://www.hibabyblog.com/ melissa rohr

    i had zoe and rowan four years apart and it was such a perfect spacing for the first two! zoe was totally independent so i knew i could spend that extra time focusing on the baby and i could feel good knowing zoe understood better and could get along with a lot of things on her own…and the plus? they are still the best of friends at 9 and 5 :) plus, that is four years you have practiced being a mama, you’re a pro now!

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  • http://www.facebook.com/emilydejongeelling Emily De Jonge Elling

    I’m crazytime excited for you. And yes, I’ve done it 2, 3, 4 time, and you will survive and you will do awesome! I’m a weakling, and if I can do it, anyone can!

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  • http://twitter.com/DiscoveryStreet Ruthy T.

    um…i think i want baby updates on every blog post thankyouverymuch. :)

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  • http://twitter.com/25Design torie

    Don’t keep the baby stuff to a minimum! We (or I at least) love it! Love me some babies!

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  • http://www.marthametzler.com/ Martha Metzler

    WOOT!!! It’ll be a crazy adventure but yall will dominate it.

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  • http://chasingquinn.blogspot.com/ Meghan

    Oh, you know we totally want updates all the time. And you’ll be live streaming the birth here, right?

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  • Jennifer

    Congratulations!!! Can I ask you if the polka dot jeans H was wearing in the photo shoot is still available? Thanks!

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  • http://twitter.com/kaitlinde914 Katie

    I am SO happy for you and scot and harper! yay baby!

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  • http://thesuburbexperiment.blogspot.com/ TheSuburbExperiment

    It IS kind of terrifying to think about having a newborn in the house again but then there they are, and you can wonder over tiny buns, that yummy baby smell, coos, and unlimited snuggle time again. (I’m typing this one-handed as my other arm is occupied by my 1-week-old so I know of what I speak. Heh.)

    Congratulations to you and your family!

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  • http://www.SkyMommy.com/ SkyWaitress

    I think I speak for everyone when I say, please do not keep the baby ramblings to a minimum. All the baby ramblings!

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  • Renee

    I read this at almost 2 am where I just finished feeding my new little one (11 weeks). I too was terrified about starting over (our older son is 3) but it’s glorious and it goes by oh so fast. In fact Avery is sleeping on my shoulder and has been for several minutes. But I continue to rock him because he’s starting to sleep through some nights and I already miss these middle of the night cuddles. So happy for you all!!!

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  • http://twitter.com/ThatMamaG That Mama Gretchen

    Ah! Absolutely darling!!! So so so excited :)

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  • http://peachonearth.blogspot.com/ elizabeth santana

    SO COOL MANDY!!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

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  • thislittlehouse

    congratulations mandy!! I found your blog recently and i am a new follower on bloglovin. glad to hear you’re feeling better! my son is 10 months and although I am happy to finally be getting a full nights sleep I’ve got to be honest i’m missing thoses stupid ‘o’ clock cuddles, there’s nothing quite like it! such lovely times ahead for you and your famiy :)
    http://littlehouseofours.blogspot.co.uk

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  • http://soulsingingliv.blogspot.com/ Olivia

    Congratulations!!! So excited for your sweet family! We had our two girls 6 years apart and we were super nervous about starting all over. Thankfully, our oldest was the biggest help and loved being involved and helping out. They are the best of friends now and it is amazing to see their relationship grow. And the sleep, well, you’ll be so deep in it that you won’t even realize it! Short season for sure!

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  • http://distinctlydesiree.blogspot.com/ Distinctly Desiree

    I am right there with you on feeling like we waiting to long. My daughter is 5 and, before we told her I was pregnant, I was plagued by this feeling that they wouldn’t be close because of the age gap. Now, I am SO glad we did wait because she is so much more involved than she would have been when she was 2 or 3. Ever week she asks what size the baby is. she is constantly giving her “little sissy” hugs and kisses and has gone through her old clothes with me to give them to the baby. It is actually very, very sweet.

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  • Jessica

    We had our boys 5 years apart and I would honestly do it that way again. As soon as Jonathan was off to school, I had Jude all by myself all day. I rarely have to take them both out by myself (and let’s be real, two kids in a grocery story is terrifying). I focused five years on Jonathan alone and I get to focus on Jude alone while Jonathan is in school all day. I love it.
    Congrats again!!

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  • lishyloo

    so i feel the baby should be named murphy.

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  • Meg @ Beauty&theBanker

    Congrats again! Feel free to baby ramble all you want! Can’t wait to read about it. Hope you start feeling better soon!

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  • Tammy

    Congrats to you and your family! So happy for you! I’ll add you to the list of nearly every female I know who is pregnant! Really makes me want another! I hope this means you’ll be starting HOTT with things you find for nursery decor :-)

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  • carrie thayer

    feel free to ramble on and on about baby #2! I’m about to start a baby journey of my own someday (dear lord i’m terrified/curious/excited) and i love your words on the subject. you my dear are hilarious. a refreshing voice on the internet:)

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  • http://profiles.google.com/courtneyc901 Courtney Mohammadi

    Um, please blog a TON about baby #2. I am super excited for you!

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  • Jeni B

    I’m feeling really good after reading all these comments. My husband and I have been trying for our second for almost a year now, and I’ve been getting nervous about the age gap getting larger and larger. My daughter will be three next month, and I had planned on them being exactly three years apart. Now, it will be almost four years at least. You all have eased my concerns, even if it still takes a while.

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  • Jessie Wright

    So excited for you and all the baby #2 ramblings! Our boy is 5 months and this is giving me baby fever already! Hah!

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  • Hilary (Common Mouse)

    My babes are about 3 years apart and I had those same fears about how the heck I was going to handle a newborn after getting so used to such a self-sufficient little kid. But it turned out to be such a natural transition for our little family. I can’t remember what life was like before. Heartfelt congratulations!

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  • The Stork & The Beanstalk

    I was just thinking of you this evening as I sat down at my computer, cursing the terrible twos, with my glass of wine. I check in every now and again, as the time to work on my own blog seems hard to find. In any event, Yay! for you and Booo! for no more wine… but at least you are past the terrible twos and even terribler threes… I gather if you have to stop drinking, 4 is where it’s at. And turn to me, if you wish, for support… My littlest one is 6 months and I can tell you that it is definitely hard in the beginning… the newborn phase can suck a dick… but at 6 months, I get a relatively good nights rest. And my oldest is 2 (as in just turned 2). So hopefully that offers you a glimmer of hope. Hope you feel well, mama!

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  • bookworm81

    You’ve probably already thought of this but if she’s asking every day “how many sleeps” until the baby comes I’d make her some sort of visual reminder like a paper chain where every morning she gets to tear one off.

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  • Allyson

    Might I suggest some sort of count down calendar for Harper that she can hang in her room and visually see how much longer til baby is here? Then she can count how many more sleeps herself whenever she wants to! Good luck with the rest of your pregnancy!

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  • gigiofca

    Awwww…(waves) congratulations! It’ll be like old hat once the new baby is here. Even if you’re sleep deprived, etc…it won’t be accompanied by the first time parent panic. lol

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  • http://twitter.com/kwidrick Katy Widrick

    So exciting! Hope you feel much better soon…I was sick from 6 weeks through 14 or 15 weeks and it was brutal. Then of course, I had heartburn through delivery :)

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  • Chick Tyler

    I’m excited to watch the journey unfold! Congrats!

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  • carlyn

    If the nausea and vomiting persists. .. ask your ob about zofran. I hsd severe hyperemsis with both pregnancies, was sick every day for 9 months, hell. Zofran is a wonderful medication and I would hsve left my husband if it asked lol. Congrats! And good luck!!! You will totally learn to function high on no slelep. All will be well.

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  • http://www.facebook.com/amisue Ami Baker Church

    I’m really excited for you Mandy, and I hope you start feeling better soon. New home, new baby… 2013 is going to be a great year for your family <3

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  • http://flourishblog.blogspot.com/ Danielle Geneson

    It’s a boy! I just know it!

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  • Sonya

    I’m so glad to hear that you don’t regret waiting a bit for baby #2. I have a 2.5 y.o. and we are trying for number #2 now, which means they could be pretty far apart. It’s a relief to hear someone see the positives of this, because I have all of those fears you do ‘what if I forgot how to do the newborn stuff?!’ etc. Congratulations. Hope you feel better soon.

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  • http://www.facebook.com/ilovekotatsu Peta Marie

    wow congrats :)

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  • Carrie Anne Castillo

    So exciting! Congrats again. Harper’s going to be such a great big sis.

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  • Andrea

    my oldest had just turned 5 when her baby sister was born, so i can really relate to your feelings about going back to the “baby phase.” Even though so much time had passed, it was still SO MUCH EASIER than the first time around. My youngest is now 10mos and so far the age spread has been overall really great. congrats!!

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  • amelie522

    i know this is a super late response, but i wanted to tell you this. henry was four when ezra was born and i can tell you that it was AWESOME. he wanted to be a helper and he just loved his baby brother. henry totally thought he was the best toddler ever when he brought me a diaper or occupied ezra during a diaper change. the best part? no jeaousy issues. like, zero. never any acting out or crazy clingy behavior. he was just excited to have a BABY IN THE HOUSE OMG IT’S NEVER LEAVING THIS IS SO COOL!!!! i worried about the time between them, too, especially as ezra got older. but it’s been wonderful for both of them. even with those years between them, they’re best friends and playmates. it’s good. so don’t worry, lady. harper is going to be the best big sister ever.

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  • amelie522

    henry thought he was the best PRESCHOOLER ever, not toddler. pregnancy brain.

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