Monday, March 7, 2011

A Second Selke To Bless Our Clan


Yep, that's another one.  I am 10 weeks pregnant.  I know, we must be gluttons for punishment.  This was a little surprising to us.  We had planned on trying to get pregnant when Finn was 9 or 10 months old.  But it looks like God was ready to bless us now.  We are very excited.  After a rocky start, our little unborn Selke is cruising through the first trimester.  I, on the other hand, haven't exactly felt like cruising.  I am at the part of the pregnancy that is no fun.  I feel nauseated all the time.  I haven't thrown up yet, which is a nice change from when I was pregnant with Finn.  But I feel like I could hurl at any time.  Also, I am exhausted.  I just want to sleep all the time.  I am not sleeping well at night either; so when I wake up in the morning I feel really tired; not rested.  I will be excited to get my energy back.  Everyone told me to enjoy my first pregnancy because it wouldn't be the same the second time since I would have a baby at home to take care of; and they were right.  It is harder.  But I did take their advice when I was pregnant with Finn.  I napped all the time.  I think, if I remember from the first time, I should feel better in about 5 weeks or so.  That will be a relief for Jason too.  He has had to be on duty more with Finn.  I am pretty thankful that he is there and he doesn't require a ton of sleep to function.  We are usually pretty 50/50 when it comes to day to day things with Finn.  We take turns when it comes to getting up at night if Finn wakes up, getting up with him in the morning if he decides he is ready to start his day super early, taking him to and from the sitter's, doing the feeding and diapering, and pretty much anything else he requires.  But lately, I am dragging.  So I am afraid my poor husband might have to pick up my slack. 

We aren't going to find out this baby's gender before he/she is born.  I know it will be tough but we did it with Finn and I am glad we did.  I think our friend's and family are more anxious to know if the baby is a boy or girl than we are.  We will find out in about 30 weeks!!  From the looks of our ultrasound pictures, we might be having a tadpole.