Today is my due date!

Well, it looks like Baby Roethle is officially late!  For some reason I just knew she would come before my due date but apparently not.  She seems to be quite content where she is.  My doctor is on vacation this week so we haven't set up an induction yet.  I suspect I will be induced early next week though.  I go in Monday afternoon for a non-stress test.  I really wanted this baby to come on her own but I am not opposed to being induced either.  I wanted to at least give myself to my due date to go into labor on my own.  I was induced with Kaelynn and it went fine.  She still has a few days though so maybe she will surprise me!

I know I haven't posted in forever.  I have so many things I want to put out here and I never seem to find the time.  Since this pregnancy is nearing the end I thought it would be interestsing to see how it compared to my first pregnancy.  In so many ways they were similar, but it other ways they were completely different.  The thing that was the same was the fatigue.  It is by far the hardest thing about pregnancy for me.  The first half is the worst - I am tired all the time.  I sleep as much as I possible can at night and still need a nap and just struggle to get through each day.  This time was harder because I couldn't just nap whenever I wanted.  Kaelynn demanded my attention!  Luckily in the first trimester she was still napping most of the time so I would go to her room with her and lay on the floor and sleep (that was usually the best way to get her to sleep).  At night I would go to bed as soon as she did which was usually 8 or maybe 8:30.  It still didn't seem like enough sleep even though I probably got close to 12 hours a day!  With all the extra time sleeping I didn't have time for much else - I basically gave up on cleaning the house!  Things were pretty bad around here for a while.

Luckily somewhere around the halfway point the fatigue got a little better.  I still sleep close to 10 hours a night if I can and sneak in an occasional nap, but I feel pretty good throughout the day.  I actually have energy to get things done.  I am still looking forward to being able to survive on 7 or 8 hours of sleep (or less).  I miss having time to myself.  Kaelynn hasn't been napping for probably the last 6 months and I go to bed when she does at night so I never have anytime at home when she isn't around.  I love her more then anything but it is nice to have time to do something without her there (like updating my blog or even cleaning a bathroom!!).

What was different this time around was that the morning sickness was much worse.  For the first 20 weeks I was queasy all the time - mostly in the mornings but could be all day.  I had a really hard time finding foods to eat since I felt sick all the time.  I actually lost about 20 pounds.  At the time I was pretty miserable and really hating pregnancy. 

Things really changed around the halfway point though.  Suddenly I got my appetite back and started eating anything and everything.  My energy level picked up and I really started feeling good.  The second half of the pregnancy has actually been a lot easier then last time.  At my appointment today I weighed exactly 3 pounds over my starting weight when I got pregnant.  I am thrilled about that!  I didn't enjoy being sick for 4 months but I am excited that I haven't gained any weight with this pregnancy.  I didn't do very well losing weight after Kaelynn so I am glad I didn't add any extra weight.  I still have a lot to do to get back to a healthy weight though.

With Kaelynn I developed Toxemia at the end which was why I was induced.  She was born 3 days before her due date.  I knew I was at a high risk for that to happen again but so far so good.  My blood pressure has been great and everything else has looked good.  I have been complaining to people that I feel too good.  I wish I was in more pain or discomfort because then I might at least have hope the baby is coming soon.  I have started having a lot of cramping lately but I haven't really noticed any contractions.  I have been fighting a head cold this past week which hasn't been fun.  I think it is finally going away and it appears that Sean is now getting it.  Kaelynn has it too.  Not fun being sick when you are 9 months pregnant and having sick people around to take care of!  I guess it is good the baby isn't' here yet!

Well, hopefully by the time I post again there will be a new addition to the family!