Second Trimester here we come

I am finding that I dont have nearly as much time to blog as I would like so far in this pregnancy. A quick recap of the first trimester... September 3rd @ 3:26am I "peed on the stick" lol and numbly stared at the plus sign and straight line in disbelief! I never thought I would have a second child. Jerome and I have talked about having a child but never this soon, wanted to get settled and married first. But guess the one upstairs had different plans for us, and I am slowly accepting that. But anyway, I only took the test because my neighbor had an extra one and said my "stomach bug" sounded like her morning sickness. lol...
So I was about five weeks along when the family doctor confirmed by blood test the pregnancy and the OB appointment was set up for October 1st. Mom and Connor went with me that Thursday afternoon.
I wanted to make it a special day for Connor, so I took the day off work and while he was in school I ran my erronds and we met Bubbe for lunch and went on to the appointment. Author Dehart took care of me when I was pregnant with Connor so I would never think of seeing anyone else this time around. So after doing the routine stuff, we did a sonogram. As Author put it, a fun one just to see the peanut. Mom and Connor were there and it was amazing to see Connor staring at the tiny baby in my tummy moving all around.
So until about week 16 I was so sick to my stomach and ate when and what I could, mostly Sprite and Twizzlers. Tons of water and soup were staples in those days. The worst part was Lunch time in the office, considering I sit right by the microwave and fridge, the smells were awful and at times drove me to leave for lunch when I didnt intend on it. This was about 13 weeks...

So here I am in the second trimester about 18 weeks along and I feel great! A little more tired then usual but all in all I feel great. I have gone from feeling the flutters to straight out kicks, I was shocked that so early I am feeling this one. But I keep reminding myself this pregnancy is 180 different from Connor's. This last week was check up time and it took longer then I was comfortable with to find the heart beat, but peanut was moving around so much and never to a spot that allowed us to hear its heart. But it was a relief when I heard it strong and clear about 148 beats a minute, Connor's was always around 150. Maybe another boy, but I have a feeling it will be a girl...We will know November 25 @ 3:30pm. I will have Four Generations there for it, My Grandmother, Mother and Son!!!!! I have been craving HoneyCrisp Apples and Chips with Chunky Salsa...with Clam Chower from Cinnamins Deli. Since the beginning I have only gained two pounds! It looks like much more....This is about 18 weeks