Getting Close!

This week I am 30 weeks pregnant. I can't believe how quickly the time has flown by! People are still hesitant to even ask my husband whether I'm pregnant or not (which is absurd to me because I've felt huge for a while now, but at least they're trying to be polite!) Second pregnancies are extremely different than firsts, in my book. Because I've "been there, done that" things are less of a shock. I'm not constantly aware of every change that takes place in my body and most of the time I'm so busy taking care of Lilly that I don't pay much attention to the kicks and squirms I feel throughout the day. In a way, this makes me feel really guilty. I've only taken one picture of my belly this whole time and it was 11 weeks ago.. which is sad because I have less time than that left of the entire pregnancy! I promise I still love this little girl as much as I love my Lilly-bug!

Anyway, I really wanted to write because I was so excited that we were finally able to see her sweet face at our last ultrasound! It's kind of sad missing out on that part until your pregnancy is more than halfway over. We've had to have quite a few ultrasounds for a couple of reasons (outside of the regular sizing and due date, 20 week check and the gender check which we always opt for.) The first reason is no surprise to me, because we had the same issues with Lilly's pregnancy. As much as my babies twist and turn when I'm this far along, earlier in both pregnancies the Ultrasound Technician has told me to drink a coke and eat a candy bar before I go in, in order to give my babies some energy. With this baby, it was a little different, because she wouldn't turn over no matter how much we pushed and poked her, and I was only feeling her kicks on the right side of my stomach - hence, the delay on seeing her face. So the tech was just a little worried about her movement. The second reason is to check the placenta. It looks like I've got "Placenta Previa" which means I have some scar tissue that is holding the placenta over the birth canal.. to a lot of people this sounds like no biggy but what that means for me is that I may have to have a c-section if things don't change. Big deal to me! Especially because Lilly's birth went so quickly and so well, I would be really bummed to be able to have an easy birth with this one but couldn't because of one little factor. C-sections to me mean harder recovery and a big ol' scar that I get to deal with. (Don't try to convince me not to be worried about these, because people have tried and I am stubborn.. it doesn't work.) Anyway, we're just hoping and praying over here that things change. Here's the picture of my little sweety and her beautiful face! Can't wait to see it in person!!