And We're Back!

We've taken a little hiatus here at Beatrice Baby because I've been sick.

No, not bad sick.  Baby sick.

That's right, our family will expand to a family of four in early December (or late November, if Baby #2 decides to come a little early).

I'm a little over 14 weeks along, and we're pretty sure that Baby #2 is going to be a boy!  We're really excited and David can honestly be described as giddy.  Of course, we're praying for a happy, healthy baby and we'd have been thrilled with either a brother or a sister for Eileen.

David and I won't be telling the baby's name until he is born, but I will say that the baby will not be named David III.  David and I live in the same small tiny town as David's dad (David Sr.), we work with David Sr., and we have decided that having three David Fitzgerald Steeles in Beatrice will be entirely too confusing.

In other news, we have not spent a weekend at home with just the three of us since Easter.  We've had a lot of fun, but that hasn't left a lot of time for blogging.  I'll be catching up over the rest of this week.  Traveling so much while battling heartburn and morning sickness has been kind of hard, but it's also been a great distraction.  Because we suffered multiple miscarriages before having Eileen, I'm a complete worrywart while pregnant (especially during the first trimester).  The distraction, and the inability to consult "Dr. Google" every time I get something on my mind, have been a huge blessing.

Eileen hanging out at the beach

I'm already feeling better, which makes this pregnancy much different from my pregnancy with Eileen (where I was sick until the 6 month mark).  The other old wives tales have proven to be false- the baby has always had a very high heart rate (supposed to indicate a girl) and I'm already getting pregnant all over (also "indicative of a girl").  This second pregnancy had me "showing" immediately and I already feel bigger now at 14 weeks than I was at 20 weeks with Eileen (even though I'm eating much, much less and exercising).  

Eileen has no clue what's going on.  She's been a little clingier than usual, but I think that may just be a phase she's going through and that it has nothing to do with the pregnancy.  I did make a point of getting all of our "big" stuff gender-neutral when we were expecting Eileen, so I really don't have much preparation to do for Baby #2.  Yay for planning ahead!