I guess it's time...

Well, I guess it's time I make the official annoucement on here...

We are going to have another baby!

I'm currently 14 weeks and (pray for) and expect this baby to arrive in mid- August, if all goes well. This was not planned- so it has thrown me for a bit of a loop. Don't get me wrong, I wanted to have another baby. Just not quite yet. Obviously, God has his own plans for us though, so I just go with it. :)

My current supplement plan for this pregnancy and hopefully beating preeclampsia in the rear is as follows:

-Labetalol 200mg 3 times a day right now (BP med)
-Calcium, Magnesium, Zinc, Vitamin D supplement
-Folic Acid
-Prenatal
-Fish Oil
-Bayer Baby 81mg
-Fiber

I'm also trying to cut out caffeine and drink more water. When the weather warms up, I plan on being more active. So far, my blood pressures have been great. So, I'm hoping that's a good sign of things to come. We still have a long way to go and things can go south very quickly but hopefully with these things and lots of prayer, we will get a full term baby. I'm going to be honestly, I'm scared to death. I do not want to relive the whole NICU experience again. It traumatizes me all over again to think about it. But we will take what is given to us and just hope for the best.

I should get to find out what we are having in the weeks to come. Wendy actually scanned me a little early and baby bean wasn't wanting to be cooperative. That means it's probably another girl. I'm not so secretly hoping for a boy this time. I would love to have a son, give John a son, Reagan a brother and this will be our last baby so it would be great to have one of each. But we will see. As long as this baby is healthy and gets here full term, that's all that matters to me.

I will have my 16 week check in a little less than 2 weeks, so they will draw the AFP then. That makes me nervous because it can indicate impending pre-e, so that test is important. So, I'm scared to see what those results will be. Will just have to hope for the best.