I Heart The Second Trimester

Tomorrow, I'll be 17 weeks pregnant with my second baby. I had a pretty tumultuous pregnancy with my daughter, and in March, I had a loss at almost 15 weeks. This pregnancy feels so different than either of those pregnancies... I just have this gut feeling that this pregnancy will be my normal pregnancy.

Me at 13 weeks!

Me at 16 weeks:


There was some stress in the beginning... a spotting scare, a tech seeing a possible uterine abnormality... but every time I go to the doctor, I leave feeling more secure and confident that my body is healthy and WILL carry this baby to term successfully. Our genetic screens have come through fabulously (very different than the multiple scares with Molly). The first trimester is full of fear, and the third full of discomfort, but right now, I can really truly enjoy the miracle happening in my belly.

Now, I'm so looking forward to my ultrasound in three weeks. My husband and my daughter will come, and I keep picturing the joy of shouting, "You're going to have a little brother (or sister)!" It's going to be one of those moments you remember for a lifetime. Things right now just feel really, really awesome, which is a stark contrast to the way I felt just a few months before: sick, broken, a failure. Life is great, and I'm so blessed to have the chance to make it.