Happy Saint Patricks Day.

Two years ago today I found out I was pregnant with Riley:)

So thankful!

Almost to the end.

I'm starting to actually feel pregnant these days. My body is beginning to ache a bit, I'm getting tired halfway through the day, all I want to do is eat and lay on my couch. I've been trying to be consistent with going to bed early because its the only way I'll be able to make it through a whole day. Going to the gym & playing wii fit has helped with the aching and sleeping hasn't become too difficult yet. I'm praying it doesn't because I'm going to enjoy these last 4 weeks of 8+hours of sleep at night!

I'm getting so anxious to meet Beck and to not be pregnant anymore. I can't believe that in a few weeks I'll be mommy to not just Riley, but a baby boy as well. I also can't believe that our lives as we know it will be changing because of this little person. I'm getting excited for this big change and for the challenge. I'm curious to see how Riley will react once we bring him home. I wish she understood what was going on, understood that soon she'll have a little brother. I wish she could be excited with Leif & I:)

Part of me wants the next few weeks to fly by while the other part wants them to go as slow as possible. Either way, soon our family of three will be four and I will no longer be pregnant, haha.

Only a few more months.

I'm 6 months pregnant... 26 weeks to be exact. Its hard to believe that in two and a half months we'll be adding another member to our family! We still don't have an exact date of when Beck will be born and I'm so anxious to find out when it will be. I think after Christmas we're going to be able to set up the date.

I'm also anxious to get this baby off of my sciatic nerve. For the last few months I've been having the hardest time walking, standing, sitting and just moving because my son has decided to rest on my nerve:) Riley rested on my nerve a bit but never to the point that I wasn't able to move! Honestly, the pain is a lot worse than my labor was and my c-section. Times like these I'm so grateful for the internet! I've been able to research ways to help relieve the pain, and avoid it all together. Praise Jesus!

Despite the morning sickness I had the first 8 weeks & the back pain, this pregnancy has been really good. I wasn't sure how I would handle being pregnant with a toddler but things have gone smoothly. I think a lot of it really has to do with Riley being such a good baby. I can't tell you how helpful it is to have my child never fight me when it comes to her naps, having her play in her play area while I clean, not having her throw tantrums or even cry once though out the day... Its really a blessing when you're tired from not sleeping enough and without very much patience:) Of course come the weekend, when Leif is home, Riley doesn't want to nap and throws plenty of tantrums, haha.

This pregnancy has been a lot different than Riley's, but I'm still enjoying it and being blessed by it constantly. God is good!

And we're having...

...a boy!

Leif and I both thought it was going to be a boy
because we wanted a girl so badly. We're happy though!
I'm looking forward to actually being able to buy the boy clothes
I always look at when we go shopping for Riley.
I think Riley will enjoy having a little brother!
And having a girl and a boy should prove to be exciting!

Halfway There

I'm 20 weeks with baby #2, almost 21. I've made it halfway! And since I'm not going the full 40 weeks with this pregnancy, then I'm a little past halfway. Its definitely going faster this time around... Part of me likes that but part of me wishes things would slow down a bit so I could enjoy this pregnancy the way I did when I was pregnant with Riley. Its just hard when you have a 10month old running about. Keeps you busy, which is good on most days:)

This coming Monday we are going to be finding out the sex of this baby... We're hoping for another girl. We're also debating wither or not we should share the news right away or keep people in suspense! We have a few days to decide... You'll know the verdict come Monday afternoon. Pray that all is well with this baby!

Oh and this picture is especially for the grandparents, great grandparents, aunts, uncles, great aunts and great uncles:

This time around.

When I was pregnant with Riley I signed up for every baby site, had them all send me email updates on her growth, and I had a countdown to the big ultrasound. I read What To Expect When You're Expecting religiously and a Your Pregnancy-Week by Week. Leif and I bought clothes before we knew we were having a girl, and as soon as we found out it was a girl, went on a shopping spree. We bought her crib, stroller, dresser and pack and play months before she was going to arrive. We even set them up and had her room done in August... She wasn't suppose to arrive until November. I was constantly aware of being pregnant, its all I thought about and all I could think about was November 22nd. Riley's due date. I was careful about what I ate and I ran every morning. I wanted to stay healthy and I wanted Riley to be healthy. Instead of giving into cravings I would eat fruit. I didn't make a birth plan, I just wanted to go with the flow. Which made it easier when I was in labor for 36+ hours, resulting in a c-section.

This second pregnancy though, things are different. I have the hardest time remembering how far along I am. I have no idea when my big ultrasound is, and honestly, its not something I've really thought about. I still get email updates but I usually delete them. People keep asking me about this pregnancy and sometimes I've forgotten that I'm pregnant. Sure, I'm more tired than usual but its not something I think about often. I haven't picked up any of my pregnancy books and I'm okay giving into some of my cravings. I don't really have the time like I did my first pregnancy. I like it better this way:) Its going by faster than the first time, plus I actually have things to do. My days are now filled with playing with Riley, the park, play dates, photography sessions, making dinner, cleaning... So forth.

Also, while Leif and I really wanted a boy, we're hoping this baby is a girl instead. Mostly for Riley's sake. I've been thinking about it and I would love having two girls. God knows though. Leif and I, and Riley, will be happy either way!

Pregnant.

Leif and I are pregnant. Again. We actually got pregnant right away after the miscarriage. Its been a bit of an adjustment for me... Going from being pregnant, to not being pregnant to being pregnant again. I haven't been able to pin point how I feel. This time around is so different than my pregnancy with Riley too. I'm actually sick and I feel pregnant. With Riley I didn't really feel pregnant until I felt her kick me for the first time.

Today we got to see baby #2 for the first time. I was so excited. I had been nervous that they wouldn' be able to see anything and the whole 7 minutes before I was sweating and freaking out. But then I saw my little baby up there, kicking, and I saw his (I'm hoping for a boy this time around) little heart beating. It was such a relief and for a moment my mind flashed back to when I was pregnant with Riley, and how its such a blessing and miracle. We got the ultrasound picture and I put it on the fridge where Riley's first ultrasound picture is.

I'm looking forward to the next 7 months. Its going to be different than the first time because in a way I know what to expect, but at the same time, I don't. I know the changes my body will go through but I don't know anything about this baby. The baby is due March 6th, but we'll be having a c-section so most likely the baby will be born in February.

Please pray this pregnancy goes well and doesn't take too much out of me:)!

*Sorry no pictures with this post... I promise next post!

Baby #2.

Leif and I are expecting another Jacobsen. January 6, 2010 to be exact. Since the birth will be by c-section then probably more like December. And Riley will have just turned one in November. Really? Two under two? God help me! We found out Saturday night, which was April 25th, the day Riley turned 5 months old. I cried because we weren't trying and we had a plan. Leif was excited and still is. God has His own plan though, right? Always :) The night we found out we were surrounded by the same friends who were there the first time we found out. I was so grateful for that!

I'm still really unsure about how I feel. I'm starting to get excited because I miss being pregnant and it was like yesterday, that we had a newborn. I'm excited to do that again... If everything goes well. After this I will actually take my birth control and we'll wait a few years before the next one. I hope! At church yesterday the second song we sang was "It is Well with my Soul" and I needed to hear that. It blessed me and gave me a peace I wasn't feeling at all. God is good. And now Riley will have a playmate and experience having a best friend that's also a sibling. Something I did and still get to experience. Riley was excited when we told her she was going to have a little brother or sister, as you can tell from the picture. :)

Please pray that I stay healthy and encounter no morning sickness! I had a perfect pregnancy with Riley and I would like to have another, especially since Riley is becoming more mobile. And if I do happen to get morning sickness that it won't be too bad and I'll have strength to play and keep up with Riley. Oh and Leif ;) It looks like Oregon is more than a sure thing now, so pray for that as well.

Although this is the second unplanned pregnancy for us, God has great plans and knows what He's doing. Hallelujah! Now off to take prenatal vitamins, do some prenatal yoga, search for a jogging stroller and start eating healthy again.