Baby Payne #2

As I lay in bed, praying for a better night tonight, I remembered I haven't blogged yet about our new bundle of joy! Our journey is a strange one and I definitely need to write the experience like I did with Teddy.

I've always wanted my kids to be close together in age and Coleman and I agreed to let nature do its thang back in June and if we got pregnant, yay. Well July, August, September passed and I wasn't pregnant yet. I started to get a little discouraged so I did crazy things like cut off all my hair, etc. Coleman and I went on our "honeymoon" to Myrtle Beach and my birthday came and went. Well, I hadn't had a period since Sept 5. I had taken 2 pregnancy tests and of course nothing. So I decided to make an appointment with my doctor. They did some bloodwork to make sure my hormones looked good and everything looked good. So on December 2 they called me back to go over everything and it turns out I have Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. Nice, young, and lots of healthy eggs but I just wasn't ovulating. He said at this rate I would probably never be able to get pregnant on my own again and that I needed to start on Clomid, a fertility med, to help me.

I was devasted! I thought how could I have a perfectly healthy child once and not be able to do it again? So I told him there was still a long shot chance I could be pregnant, so he said to take a pregnancy test in one week and if it was negative, start the meds.

Well wouldn't you know, Monday December 9th rolls around and I felt so horrible the entire day. I was nauseous, sick at my stomach, it was awful. I was shaking, clammy and so sick at my stomach on the ride home that I thought I should take my last pregnancy test. Of course! It was positive. That second line popped up pretty darn quick!

I called and made an appointment with my doc to tell them the good news and to make sure everything was ok. I figured I was only about 5 weeks along so we didn't want to start telling too many people just yet. My doctor did an ultrasound and he said, "You think you're only 5 weeks?! That can't be. This baby is 8 weeks!" I was so shocked! I was pregnant the whole time he had done the bloodwork and the big spiel about fertility meds!

So here we are. I'm currently 12 weeks and 6 days and our due date is July 26. Just in time to miss the first few weeks of school, AGAIN. Their birthdays are going to be about 2 weeks apart. The first thing I thought was Mr. Oakley is going to kill me!

This pregnancy is totally different by the way. I've been on Zofran for horrible nausea. I've only actually thrown up a few times but I've been so sick at my stomach, I haven't gained a single pound. Although I think my belly is already starting to round out. Everyone is thinking it's a girl but I've resigned myself to the fact that it is my lot in life to be surrounded by Payne boys. On March 11 we shall see who is right!

In the meantime, pray the pregnancy is healthy and that this baby is healthy. I've come to realize with my struggles these last 6 months, Theodore and this baby are nothing short of a miracle!