The Jig is up.... Pregnancy Update!

So today was the big reveal day! We had some ideas on how we wanted to announce our pregnancy, however nothing ever goes as planned and well, we just went with a post followed by a collage of pics I put together. 

Here is an update. 

This is the second ultrasound picture I had last month. Our little baby wasn't big enough to tell the gender. So we kept referring to him as Sunshine☀️  

Let me back track ...

That's our baby... At about 7 weeks. See how little he was!  We wanted to announce our pregnancy back in April, but we decided to wait for personal reasons.  

Many things happened between that day until now.

First, I was in a car accident back in May. It was very scary me. My first thought upon impact was "oh my gosh! The baby!!!" Luckily, Sunshine was safe! ☀️  

There was a lot of stress and anxiety with the car accident situation. I had to get a new car, since my car was considered a "total loss" :(  I had to get a rental and all that added stress and headache was multiplied with the added pregnancy hormones. 

However, everything worked out for the best. 

We planned to announce the pregnancy shortly after my second ultrasound, but again, decided to wait until we found out the gender of our little Sunshine.  Trust me, it was hard keeping a awesome surprise like this!! 

 Many of our family members already knew, but we ultimately wanted to share this blessing with everyone!

So, how have I been feeling? Well let's say the beginning was tough. It wasn't like my pregnancy wth Frankie. I feel like the morning sickness part was worse than with Frankie. This little guy didn't even want me to think about food, because that made me feel really sick. Just the thought of opening up the fridge made me sick! :/ 

 I was a lot more tired than with Frankie too! I dreaded that long ride home because my eyes became so heavy. I had to pull over once and a while just to wake up. Once I would get home I would thank God for allowing me to get home safely.  

Thankfully I don't get tired like that anymore. I do take cat naps whenever I can though! 

 

As for Frankie!? How is he handling this?

Let's just say that he has his moments! Sometimes he is happy about his baby brother. Other times he says he doesn't want one. Then there's the occasional, "I help you with baby!" Days.  One night he told me to "be careful with his baby." As he pointed to his belly.  The concept of being a big brother isn't something a 2 1/2 year old understands. Maybe he does; Frankie is wise beyond his years. 

The Bump

Totally growing. Some days the bump is out and happening. Other days, you can't really tell I'm pregnant. Just looks like a regular food belly! Hahaha 

(Excuse the cheesy mirror shots)

This was last week! See, you can't even tell but hello.... Earlier that day....

Due Date:

December 7th. First I was told December 9th. Then the doctor said December 7th. I think he will come after the 7th, but that's just my own thinking. Frankie came one day early so who knows what Sunshine decides. 

Baby moving yet?

Mostly at night. A few nights ago I could feel him moving around as I watched tv before bed. I started talking to him and played some music for him and he settled down. I think he likes bedtime because I read to Frankie every night so he joins in on reading time. 

Today, as soon as he heard Frankie's voice I felt Sunshine moving around. I think he knows his brothers voice.  

I'm curious to see what it will be like once he's actually here.

My thoughts 

In the meantime we're all taking it one day at a time. I'm totally taking in each moment. Each day is a blessing.  Though some may not agree or understand our reasoning or why we do things a certain way, we feel that we are blessed to have such a little miracle in our lives. His little heart beats, he's living ! He's a living little person and as I do with Frankie! I will give him my all! 

Love,

Mayra

PS: 

no names yet. We thought about girl name, and didn't really think of any boy names. 

PSS: 

I will be updating more as I move along in my pregnancy.