Here We Go Again!

That's right... Mira will be a big sister! :)

We found out the morning of Tuesday Aug 3, after being ~4 days late for my cycle. I had a Lady Gaga concert coming up the following week with my girlfriends and needed to know if I would be able to drink. haha...

I immediately made an appt with my OB and he confirmed our pregnancy that Friday. :) It was still too early to hear a heartbeat, but we were able to see our tiny implanted bean on the screen as he did the ultrasound.

We sheduled to come back in 2 weeks to hear the heartbeat.

Mira came with us to this visit, but she's still to young to understand what is going on. After we dropped her off at school, she explained to her teacher that Mama and Papa had a dentist appt. :) And that Mama and Papa were with the dentist, but not Mira. haha

I thought about not blogging this time around since we've already been through it, but being a second child, I know I shouldn't deprive the 2nd child of the same things we did for the 1st. :) Also, I know this time around will have it's own unique set of experiences and emotions (as it already has!) that I still want to document and remember. Especially having to share it with an extra special person this time around - Mira! We decided not to really tell/explain to her yet since she verbalizes everything SO well, but doesn't understand the concept of keeping secrets yet. :) We plan to tell her either very shortly before or at the same time as everyone else (in about a month from now).

So, two weeks later, 8/20, Mark and I went back to the OB and heard the heartbeat for the first time! :) It was really strong and really loud! We were all happy and somewhat relieved since I had mentioned to my OB that I had been spotting for the last 2 weeks. I read that this was normal "implantation spotting," but it still made me a little nervous since I had not experienced the same with Mira. Our next appt will be in 4 weeks and I will also be scheduling a 1st trimester detailed ultrasound with another MD who specializes in high-risk pregnancies. Now that I am over 35 (sucks...), these are mandatory screenings to test for downs syndrome and/or other possible effects on the fetus. Amniocentesis is optional, so I think as long as these screenings are clear, we will probably skip the amnio due to the risks involved with it (albeit low). We've decided that once our 1st trimester screening is clear, we can announce Mira's new role as a big-sister-to-be!!! :)

Our due date is 4/7/11. Since we'll be having a scheduled c-section (which is usually scheduled 1 week prior to the due date), Mark may have to share his birthday! :)