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April 9, 2001
Well, promises, promises, huh? I guess I haven't let as many days go by this time, as I did before my last entry, but still! My goal was to write weekly! Part if my problem is that I feel like no one is reading this! Silly, I know. After all the main reason I'm writing a online diary is so that I will have a record of this time in my life. However, since it's up for the world to see, it'd be nice if someone was reading it! Not a good excuse to skip entries, though and I really want to get back to writing weekly again.
So, to bring you up to date…I am now 13 weeks pregnant--almost to the second trimester! Already this pregnancy is flying by. I am slowly starting to feel better, and am getting more energy. I jinxed myself after my last entry, however. (It seems like whenever I write that something is going well, it comes back to haunt me.) Since last time when I wrote that I'd been able to chase away my headaches, I have had several bad migraines. They usually last a couple of days and make it so much harder to cope with life. I've started seeing the chiropractor, which really helped when I was pregnant with Kara. Cross your fingers that it will help this time!
As for the new baby, Scott and I got to see him or her last week on an ultrasound! This OB office makes it a policy to do at least two ultrasounds--one at 11 weeks and one at 20 weeks. It was so amazing (and reassuring) to see that little being inside of me--arms waving, feet kicking, and heart beating! The ultrasound verified my due date as being October 17, 2001. It is great to have a confirmed due date, although since Kara was almost two weeks late, in my mind the due date is closer to the end of October! My next appointment isn't until April 27. I really hope we will be able to hear the heartbeat this time. We weren't able to at the last couple of appointments, since the midwife said I have a tipped uterus. I feel like I'm already "showing" somewhat, so I'm guessing it has popped out some already! That should make it easier to hear.
Kara is doing really well. She is nursing about the same amount (2-4 times a day) and I am still going back and forth over whether or not I should try to encourage her to wean. I think I'm getting close to the point in my pregnancy where my milk supply will go down dramatically. Apparently, most kids wean at this point. Some don't though, and continue nursing even though they aren't getting much milk. I think I'll wait and see what she does at that point and then decide. I know I sound like a broken record about this, but I am just so torn! It will be so sad when she stops nursing; but then again she is almost 2 years old and will be a big sister in the fall. I still can't imagine nursing her and a baby at the same time! I think I need to talk to someone who has tandem nursed so I can get an idea of what to expect.
Well, this hasn't been the most well written diary entry, but at least it's up and posted! I swear I will write again next week! (Really! I promise!)
Take care, everyone!
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