Baby #2 is growing and growing. As I have been throughout this pregnancy, I am much bigger than I was with Ellie. People at work say things like, "Are you sure it's not twins?" and "Wow, you have two more months to go?!?", which are sort of nice ways to say, "Goodness, you're huge!". I'm not sure that my belly can continue to expand at this rate for another 9 weeks, but somehow it happens.
We found out last week that I am pretty anemic, a problem I also had during my pregnancy with Ellie. No matter what type of supplements I took with Ellie, my hemoglobin was always below their level of comfort. When I was discharged from the hospital after having Ellie, it was very low. I'm back on the iron supplements now but am not terribly hopeful that the anemia will be completely corrected. At least I have an explanation (or excuse?) for my exhaustion!
Ellie still continues to be fascinated by the little one growing in my belly. She talks to my belly and mostly says, "Hi, baby sister!". Whenever she puts her hand on my belly, she jumps away quickly and tells me that her baby sister kicked her. We've also started unpacking baby stuff in Ellie's room. All of Ellie's old infant clothes now hang in her other closet. When I look at them, I just can't imagine that Ellie was ever small enough to fit into those tiny sleepers! Her crib is now empty and the baby swing and bouncer seat are in the play room. Ellie seems to be adjusting to the slow changes we're making for the baby - we'll see how it goes in 2 months!
1 comment:
You look amazing! I hope you can get those huge vitamins down so that you can feel as great as you look!
Post a Comment