You've Heard the Rumors...

...and they are true! PG tests and ultrasound confirm that Shawn and I are expecting Baby Caron #2 in February. After nearly nine months of trying, this is happy news for us!

This pregnancy is already quite different from my first one. I'm suffering from morning sickness, for one. I never did with Price, but this baby has me nauseated pretty much 24/7. Very uncomfortable, but what can an expectant mother do? Hopefully it'll subside in coming weeks.

As of today, I am 8 weeks, 2 days along. Due date is semi-officially set at 2/21/10. I'm scheduling a cesarean for this one, and they tell me that they'll do it at 39 weeks. This could very well end up being a Valentine's Day baby! Price didn't make it to 39 weeks (my water broke at 38-1/2), so this ought to be interesting!

We have lots of work to do with Price in the meantime. He'll need to be transitioned into his big-boy bedroom, and I'm a little nervous because I don't know how he'll respond to such a dramatic change. That, and I'm not sure how I feel about giving him the freedom and ability to get out of his bed and wander around at night. But I guess I can't keep him in his crib forever.

We'll also need to work with him on his jealousy of mom and dad's attention. He adores babies, and I don't see that having one around will be a problem. But the amount of time and attention a new baby will require from me is going to be a problem. My daycare provider suggested I buy a babydoll and use that to get Price used to the idea. Not a bad plan!

We will find out the gender at my 20 week ultrasound. I'm happy with whatever I get, but it sure would be nice to have one of each. Here are pics from this morning's ultrasound. This is what they used to see how far along I am and determine the due date. It's roughy the size of a kidney bean and looks a little like a gummi bear!