We will soon be...

a family of four! 

We are super excited that baby #2 is on the way. I am due in January... exactly 2 years to the day from Aubrey's due date. Pretty crazy!

I'm almost hitting the 13 week mark of the second trimester, and I'm really hoping the morning (or really all-day) sickness is on the way out. It has been a rough couple of months.

Since Aubrey was born premature, I'm being watched very closely this pregnancy. I have my regular OBGYN that I do all appointments, ultrasounds, and lab work with. And then, I also have a team of MFM (Maternal Fetal Medicine) specialists that I see. I will have extra ultrasounds every 2 weeks, and I have to get progesterone shots every week from 16-36 weeks. I can either go to the nurse for those or have Steven give them. I'm still undecided, especially since when I asked Steven he said, "sure! I'm not afraid of GIVING shots." Gee, thanks :)

I'm honestly not super confident that I will go full-term because of the likelihood of what happened with Aubrey happening again... but I am confident that I am getting the best care possible. My doctors are all pretty darn smart and amazing. However, it is times like this when I definitely wish I had family around to help watch Aubrey for all these appointments!

The one really good part about being high-risk is that I get to see lots and lots of my baby. I had an ultrasound today and the doctor was already pretty sure on the gender. Since it is so early, I won't share, but we are pretty excited.

So.. all that medical stuff aside, we are so excited, blessed, and grateful that we have a new little set of "feet" joining our Foote family!