The new baby: June 2007 Archives

So Sam is, to say the least, a little excited about the baby in my tummy.

I wasn't going to tell her at first, but I took her along to my first OB checkup, figuring all the talk would be over her head -- which it was, until a nurse stopped us on our way out and asked Sam, "So are you happy about the baby growing in Mommy's tummy?"

Well, surprise spoiled there.

Actually, Sam's been great. She asks me almost every day, "How's your baby feeling, Mommy?" And she's being extra careful not to bump my belly when we're playing.

My favorite thing she does, though, is "snuggle the baby." She lays down and puts her ear against my abdomen, facing me. After a minute, she'll say, "I hear the baby kicking you, Mommy!"

Yesterday, she was waving a stuffed animal over my belly, and when I finally asked her what she was doing, she said, "The baby's playing with the bunny. She likes it a lot." (We don't know yet whether it's a he or a she, by the way).

Just cute.

By the way, Sam's suggestions for names so far? Africa (I'm still trying to figure out where she got that one) and Natalie.

What does Natalie mean? "Born on Christmas," according to www.babycenter.com. And what's my due date again? Dec. 27.

What suggestions do you have on how I can get Sam ready for the new baby?

Miss Sammy is going to be a big sister!

I am VERY excited to tell you all that I'm about 12 weeks' pregnant. My due date is Dec. 27, so we are looking at having a Christmas baby!

Here's a picture of what our little peanut looked like early last week:

The head's on the left, with the body across the bottom and teeny legs and feet on the right.

Here's why I'm so excited to share this news: Between the time I had Sam and this pregnancy, I had two miscarriages. One was in December 2004, and I was about 15 weeks along before I found out the baby had died about two weeks before that. The other was in December 2005, when I was only about 8 or 9 weeks.

So this first trimester has been scary. I've had a few near-complications, too, so it's been that much more stressful. I'm really not going to feel comfortable until I pass that 15-week mark, but I've just been so ecstastic about this baby that I stop myself from talking about him/her.

(And, by the way, this is why I haven't posted much lately. Man, have I been exhausted!)

So what advice do you have for me? How did you handle being pregnant after a miscarriage, or how did you handle being pregnant with a rambunctious little one running around?