As most of you know, our little family is expanding by ONE! Well, we think it’s one..it might be two since twins run in the family! Anyways, we are so very excited about adding to our little bunch. Caidoc still isn’t really at a point where he is aware of such things, and when I till him there is a baby in my tummy he lifts up and shirt and says, “Mum! No!” or he just laughs at me. Like, “aha mom funny joke, now read me a book.”
We are SO.VERY. EXCITED, but also very nervous, since with two, we will be on, what Husband calls, man-to-man defense, in other words, no tag teaming with each other for a break! We will get used to it I’m sure. We are also really nervous because of Caidoc’s birth, this birth is very up in the air. I have to go to a lot more doctors and appointments to even see if I can have natural birth (a VBAC) or if they think I will have to have another c-section. I joke with people that I am going to go into the woods by myself and give birth in a tree if they tell me I have to have another c-section…haha…but really though…
So, I am research midwives and doulas and birth centers a-plenty in order to get a natural birth. Please pray for us! More than anything, we just want a healthy, happy baby.
I’m excited to see Caidoc be a big brother. I think it will be very hard at first since has barely been left with anyone other than mom or dad since he was born. We will just have to get him used to that, of course, I’m probably going to be the one who’s saddest about it 🙁 I’ll miss having it be just him and me, it’s so hard to let him grow up. All that aside, he will be such a good little helper 🙂
Congratulations once again! I love that announcement, and I love Caidoc’s expression in that first pic. Priceless 🙂
Are you guys going to find out the gender? What’s your exact due date?
Sooooooooo exciting!
We are going to “peek” as my mom calls it 😉 My exact due date (although I don’t really put my stock in them because I am pretty sure they were off by two weeks with Caidoc) is May 10th.
Hi Abby…just reading your blog and do have some potential leads you may want to check out. In Tandem Midwifery serves south & West Seattle, White Center, Burien, Renton & Maple Valley. One of my clients used them, but I don’t have a lot of info. You can go to their website to contact them, if your interested.
If the nausea & exhaustion last into your 2nd trimester, we can address it with hypnotherapy if you’d like. Also, I do offer a 2 session refreshener, to my prior clients, for a nominal fee. I’ve worked with a couple of moms who had successful VBAC’S . depending
on the direction of the incision, you should be a good candidate for VBAC…the gentle, supporting breathing technique’s with HypnoBirthing; as well as letting your body set it’s own pace during birthing, releasing tensions & anxiety all support not putting additional & unnecessary pressure on the uterus.
Please do not hesitate to contact me for any support I can be for you and Chris, Abby!
Sending loving thoughts and healing energy your way,
Sharon