We’re interrupting the catch-up posts because we’re too excited to wait. Sean and I are very happy to announce that we are having another kid! My due date is the 29th of January, but of course Maya was born a month early, so we’ll see.

Maya’s checking off her list

Because of our age, we had some extra testing done. From some of those test results, we already know the baby’s gender. Maya’s going to have a little brother.

So far, this pregnancy feels a lot like the last one. I’m mostly past the first trimester nausea and intense fatigue. My body is obviously no longer my own. It neither looks nor behaves as I expect. At least this time, I have the comfort of knowing that it all goes back to normal eventually.

Excited to be a big sister!

Since Maya was born so early, we’re handling things a little differently this time around. Here in a few weeks, we’ll start weekly progesterone shots to try and stave off preterm labor. Odds are good that I’ll have to put up with gestational diabetes again (the increased progesterone will increase my risk). There’s some other testing later on that we’ll deal with when the time comes. In short, we’ll do what we can and see what happens.