Friday, October 28, 2011

Letting the News Sink In....

July 7, 2011 - the day I found out I was pregnant with baby #2.  Here are a few excerpts from my mommy journal that day:

 
It’s amazing how the same occurrence can result in two completely different reactions.  I remember the first time I saw two lines on the little stick, I cried tears of happiness, jumped up and down overjoyed, and was shaking with excitement.  Today when I saw two lines on the little stick, I stared dumbfounded, silent, and completely still...................
Please don’t misunderstand.  It’s not that I didn’t want another baby.  Eddie and I have always wanted two children, but after what happened with Adalynn, we were a bit leery of going through another pregnancy and delivery.........................

I know my reaction wasn’t the same with this baby as it was with Adalynn; but I would prefer it if everything in this pregnancy/delivery/newborn phase is different than it was with Adalynn so I guess we’re off on the right foot with my hesitant immediate reaction.  As for everything that I would like to be different this time:  I would love it if I wasn’t completely ill and puking for the first 18 weeks; I’d like to hold off announcing the news until I’m further along instead of right away; I want to find out the sex of the baby this time; I am hoping for a full-term pregnancy and maybe even child birth classes since I missed them before; of course I’d much rather be at the hospital while giving birth instead of at home; I’d like to get the newborn pics taken at the hospital like “normal” families; I'd rather not have another baby in the NICU; it would be awesome of baby #2 wasn’t confused about nights and days, was a snuggler, and less cranky than sis.   I wonder if this all is too much to ask? 

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