We must be crazy!

Well, it's official, Brian and I have lost our minds, because . . . I am pregnant again! The resounding comment we have gotten from those who were with us during the last pregnancy was, "I thought you said you weren't doing that again!" We started to have some long heart to heart talks about our plans for future children and adoption just wasn't fitting into our time line or financial planning for the immediate future. Adoption will be a great option for us once I start working, but if we waited until then for our second child, Addi would be 6 or 7 years older than kid #2 -- too far apart for our taste. So adoption is still an option (the only option) for child #3, but another go at pregnancy and baby #2 sounded right for us.

So we went out and bought one of those magical ovulation predictor kits and voila, we're pregnant! Who knew that could happen? Things have happened quickly, but we are all adjusting. I am already 12 weeks along! I had a terrible bout with morning sickness in the beginning, and it still hasn't really gone away. On what was supposed to be my first day of school I ended up vomiting so often that I couldn't leave the house or even keep down a cracker. My Mom showed up to watch Addison and I had to break the news to her, which was so helpful because she took care of things so I could just lie still. I have already had to drop all but my 3 online classes, but I am looking forward to relieving some extra stress.

Unfortunately I had to go on some anti-nausea meds at six weeks. I have some blood sugar issues, and if I don't eat first thing in the morning I will feel sick the rest of the day and my blood sugar plummets. Not a very good combo with morning sickness. I have been doing everything in my power to naturally alleviate the nausea -- eating the right things, wearing my acupressure wrist bands and seeing my acupuncturist regularly. Luckily I have been able to wean myself off the meds for the most part.

Addi and Brian have been fabulous. Brian takes on extra responsibilities around the house and Addi keeps saying, "Mommy tummy hurt? I will take care of you," while she puts her arm around me and gives me a mooch. So cute. She insists that she is going to have a baby brother and she wants to name him "Addi II" or just "Two" (Obscure Seinfeld reference: Anybody remember the episode where George wanted to name his future child Seven?) She will be seriously disappointed come April.