Little Sommerfeldt is 25 weeks along! It's crazy how much faster it's gone this time around. I'm busy with Jack and I'm not as anxious this time, and so the time has flown.
Highlights: We found out at 20 weeks that Little Sommerfeldt is a BOY! We are SO excited. Myself especially. As an only child who didn't really play with boys growing up, it's funny how excited I am to have a family of boys - but I love it and I can't wait. I do hope to have a girl one day - but not yet. Baby is also measuring right on track (a couple days/up to a week big) and I am feeling great and doing great. My back hasn't hurt hardly at all, my iron seems to be in great shape, and aside from the occasional lightheadedness, I have no complaints. I've decided to pursue a natural birth this time, since I feel better and more prepared - so I'm taking a hypnobirthing class (breathing and relaxation techniques for pain management) and learning all I can about birth and pregnancy so I can make informed decisions. Everything I'm doing is centered around building a positive vision of pregnancy and birth, and there are moments when I just get so excited about having this little boy and bringing him into the world. It's a stark contrast to the near-terror I felt about the possible pain and side effects and problems that could come up when I was nearing Jack's due date. Whatever happens, I'm excited and we're all excited to welcome baby brother into our home!
Baby brother also has a name chosen - unless upon arrival the name doesn't fit :) We've decided to call him William Theron Sommerfeldt (Will for short). We like the name Will/William, and Theron is Ryan's dad's dad, (Grandpa Sommerfeldt in Canada) and we both honor and admire him. I hope someday Will is proud to share a name with him - though I expect we'll get some complaints about his "unusual" middle name throughout his life. I want all our children to have significant middle names, relating to people that they can admire and who can inspire them, and I'm excited to make Grandpa Sommerfeldt a bigger part of our family in this way.
Only about 3 1/2 months left - and we can't wait to meet our second baby boy!
Thursday, June 4, 2015
Tuesday, April 7, 2015
17 weeks
Little Sommerfeldt #2 is now 17 weeks along. Sometimes I can feel him (her?) move - just a little bit. Particularly if I'm laying on my stomach. We're in that awesome phase where sometimes I forget I'm pregnant - until I remember I'm wearing maternity pants (and have been for over a month! My pants got uncomfortable a lot faster this time around).
Little Sommerfeldt has a nice strong heartbeat (heard it yesterday) and recently went through a growth spurt (evidenced by the fact that Mom couldn't stop eating all day long for three days). We're working on eating more vegetables and drinking more water - although that inevitably leads to spending half the day in the bathroom because this baby seems to put a lot of pressure in that area - more so than I remember with Jack.
We're working on teaching Jack to say "baby" (it sounds the same as everything else he says) and teaching him to be "soft" with people (not going so well so far. He loves to hit people in the face and laugh.) Hopefully by the time September comes he'll be a little more well-behaved in that respect.
Jack himself is doing great. He's so close to walking and standing on his own, but seems unwilling to try it out without holding on to something. We have a doctor's appointment next week, and I think we'll find he's gained 5-10 lbs and quite a few inches. He's right in the 12-18 month clothes size (and he's 14 months old) so that's just right. His vocabulary is beginning to take off. At various times and depending on the situation he can say "Mommy, Daddy, uh-oh, ball, bzzzz (for a bee), woof-woof (for a dog), thank you (daaa- doo), up, uh-uh, and No!).
We love our little family!
Little Sommerfeldt has a nice strong heartbeat (heard it yesterday) and recently went through a growth spurt (evidenced by the fact that Mom couldn't stop eating all day long for three days). We're working on eating more vegetables and drinking more water - although that inevitably leads to spending half the day in the bathroom because this baby seems to put a lot of pressure in that area - more so than I remember with Jack.
We're working on teaching Jack to say "baby" (it sounds the same as everything else he says) and teaching him to be "soft" with people (not going so well so far. He loves to hit people in the face and laugh.) Hopefully by the time September comes he'll be a little more well-behaved in that respect.
Jack himself is doing great. He's so close to walking and standing on his own, but seems unwilling to try it out without holding on to something. We have a doctor's appointment next week, and I think we'll find he's gained 5-10 lbs and quite a few inches. He's right in the 12-18 month clothes size (and he's 14 months old) so that's just right. His vocabulary is beginning to take off. At various times and depending on the situation he can say "Mommy, Daddy, uh-oh, ball, bzzzz (for a bee), woof-woof (for a dog), thank you (daaa- doo), up, uh-uh, and No!).
We love our little family!
Tuesday, February 17, 2015
Little Sommerfeldt #2: 10 weeks along
Surprise!
At least that's what I thought when we found out :) Not that we weren't wanting another baby - we just sort of expected it wouldn't happen quite so soon. We found out one day and headed down to Texas for Ryan's internship the next day. As far as I can tell, my due date will be September 12.
Currently I'm 10 weeks. Everything has been pretty much the same as with Jack, except for the nausea was worse from weeks 6-9. It was pretty much constant and the food aversions were even worse than with Jack - some days I just wanted to cry because there was nothing to eat. However it went away earlier than with Jack and I'm so grateful for that! It was really difficult living with family and feeling like I just wanted to curl up in bed the whole day and not knowing what to eat - though everyone has been super understanding and accommodating.
Even though I'm 10 weeks along, it still hasn't really sunk in that I'm pregnant again. The first couple of weeks were really a roller coaster of emotions. I am so excited to have another child join our family, but it's definitely overwhelming thinking about doing the "newborn thing" all over again, this time with a 19 month-old in tow. Yes, they will be just 19 months apart. I hope that means they will be great friends - which will hopefully make the extra work and chaos all worth it. With Jack, it was different because we waited and waited and didn't know what to expect with having a baby. This time, it all happened so fast, and I have a bit more of an idea how much work it is to care for a newborn, so it's definitely more overwhelming this time around. However, we are SO excited, and already I feel so much love for this little baby that's coming to be part of our family. We can't wait.
I can also tell that it's my second pregnancy and not my first because it seems to be flying by :) The first trimester with Jack was YEARS long. I felt like I waited and waited and WAITED to go to my first appointment (at 9 weeks), and the morning sickness seemed to last forever. This time, I'm 10 weeks and I'm still trying to find an OB and set up a visit, and I can't believe the first trimester is almost over.
With Jack I also had a shopping list a mile long within the first week. I spent all my time figuring out how to decorate his room and what accessories I wanted. This time, I'm more worried about how I'm going to keep Jack asleep when new baby is screaming in the middle of the night, how we can possibly fit two cribs in one bedroom, and is there any possible way to not need to buy ANYTHING for this new baby? :) I do have plans to redo the curtains in their room and I want to make a name banner in coordinating colors for the new baby once he/she arrives (yeah, don't even ask about names - we have no idea). Other than that, I'm busy trying to figure out how to get diapers for free and not have to buy ANYTHING :)
Keep growing, little Sommerfeldt #2 - we can't wait to meet you!
At least that's what I thought when we found out :) Not that we weren't wanting another baby - we just sort of expected it wouldn't happen quite so soon. We found out one day and headed down to Texas for Ryan's internship the next day. As far as I can tell, my due date will be September 12.
Currently I'm 10 weeks. Everything has been pretty much the same as with Jack, except for the nausea was worse from weeks 6-9. It was pretty much constant and the food aversions were even worse than with Jack - some days I just wanted to cry because there was nothing to eat. However it went away earlier than with Jack and I'm so grateful for that! It was really difficult living with family and feeling like I just wanted to curl up in bed the whole day and not knowing what to eat - though everyone has been super understanding and accommodating.
Even though I'm 10 weeks along, it still hasn't really sunk in that I'm pregnant again. The first couple of weeks were really a roller coaster of emotions. I am so excited to have another child join our family, but it's definitely overwhelming thinking about doing the "newborn thing" all over again, this time with a 19 month-old in tow. Yes, they will be just 19 months apart. I hope that means they will be great friends - which will hopefully make the extra work and chaos all worth it. With Jack, it was different because we waited and waited and didn't know what to expect with having a baby. This time, it all happened so fast, and I have a bit more of an idea how much work it is to care for a newborn, so it's definitely more overwhelming this time around. However, we are SO excited, and already I feel so much love for this little baby that's coming to be part of our family. We can't wait.
I can also tell that it's my second pregnancy and not my first because it seems to be flying by :) The first trimester with Jack was YEARS long. I felt like I waited and waited and WAITED to go to my first appointment (at 9 weeks), and the morning sickness seemed to last forever. This time, I'm 10 weeks and I'm still trying to find an OB and set up a visit, and I can't believe the first trimester is almost over.
With Jack I also had a shopping list a mile long within the first week. I spent all my time figuring out how to decorate his room and what accessories I wanted. This time, I'm more worried about how I'm going to keep Jack asleep when new baby is screaming in the middle of the night, how we can possibly fit two cribs in one bedroom, and is there any possible way to not need to buy ANYTHING for this new baby? :) I do have plans to redo the curtains in their room and I want to make a name banner in coordinating colors for the new baby once he/she arrives (yeah, don't even ask about names - we have no idea). Other than that, I'm busy trying to figure out how to get diapers for free and not have to buy ANYTHING :)
Keep growing, little Sommerfeldt #2 - we can't wait to meet you!
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