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I'm pregnant. Or rather, I AM PREGNANT! AAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!

(Does it seem like everyone is pregnant right now? I swear, I may have actually just caught it.)

I waited to tell you -- I waited to tell just about everyone, actually -- not just until I was out of the first trimester, but until I had also gotten the results of our genetic tests back. Because beyond just the regular WHAT IF THIS HAPPENS terror of the first trimester that pregnant ladies go through, I am also a carrier of a genetic disorder that casts a shadow on the very idea of getting pregnant.

We were very lucky with Eve and I was convinced I couldn't be so lucky twice. But I was wrong, and we are lucky, and I can now breathe a sigh of relief and just worry about the stuff that normal pregnant ladies worry about.


WE ARE GOING TO HAVE ANOTHER BABY!

Actually, since I've been in this suspended state of knowing-but-not-believing it, it's kind of like I just found out about this little thing inside me. But it's there, and it's fine and well and growing and I heard the heartbeat yesterday and I guess it's really real.

Come May, Eve is going to have a little brother.

So...Crazy!  And now that the cat's finally out of the bag, prepare to be regaled with stories of the first trimester, which involved some general nausea and very strong, very specific food cravings centering around all things sugar: cake, pie, chocolate, cookies, popsicles, and pineapple. That extra tonnage of Halloween candy? Gone.

You will also get to hear about the longest week ever, which featured a doctor I wanted to kick in the head. Also the story of another doctor who, after explaining to us how I have a very reclusive cervix, did not think that Ish's "YOU HAVE THE J.D. SALINGER OF CERVIXES" was funny. (Wrong.)

I seem to be a lot more relaxed in general this time around, too. I am about a thousand times less concerned over all the little things that made me crazy the first time, and am making a concerted effort to try to actually enjoy this pregnancy (since it will VERY likely be the last one) rather than spend the entire time terrified that I'm doing something wrong.

Overall, we're very happy, we're very excited, and I might also sort of be wondering how much chocolate cake I can eat between now and May.

Comments

  1. AHH! Congrats. Talk about a surprising post in my reader!

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  2. Wowza! Congratulations lady! xox

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  3. YAY! Congrats, Kristy - that's fabulous news!

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  4. CONGRATS! Boys are super awesome ;)

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  5. thrilled for you, ish and eve! so exciting.
    congratulations!!!

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  6. The answer to the cake question can be expressed in metric tonnes and would terrify you.

    On the bright side, as the (mostly) proud owner of TWO May baby boys, I can tell you that you picked the finest time of year to be pregnant. FOr a number of reasons, not the least of which is that YOU get to get fat when everyone ELSE gets fat.

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  7. Great news, friend! We have one of each and it is SOOO fun! I can't wait to hear about all fo it!

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  8. so exciting!! congrats to you guys

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  9. WOW ! congrats !! yall make adorable kids, can't wait to see one in boy-form.

    txsjewels

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  10. Congratulations!!

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  11. OMG congrats!!! Freaky internet stranger moment: I had a random thought a few weeks ago & was all "I suspect either Amalah or Kristy is pregs". Or both?! I'm so happy for you, Ish & Eve!

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  12. OMG! Congratulations! How very exciting.

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  13. Congratulations! I am so excited for you! and Ish! and Eve! and baby boy!

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  14. Oh, how wonderful! Extra congratulations to you for making it through the stress and the concern and the ding-dong doctor and having to wait to share the good news. I cheers my chocolate cake to you!

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  15. omg YAY! Congrats on the baby, and on dodging the genetic bullet! :)

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  16. That is so wonderful Kristy! Congratulations!!! Best wishes to your soon to be born son!!!

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  17. Congratulations! Talk about a surprise!!!

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  18. that is so exciting!

    Congratulations

    {new reader here}

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  19. Holy crap! That is awesome!!! I know how the first time around you didn't even know if you could get pregnant once, and now to have it happen twice, is fantastic news!

    I assume the diet has ended at this point? You should definitely tell us when you realized and started eating real food again.

    Congrats :)

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  20. Congratulations on baby #2 and the good outcome on all your tests! Two kids is definitely a different ballgame, so enjoy every (crazy) moment. :)

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  21. Congratulations! And allow me to share this tidbit from US NEws & World report (hoping to be in need of this type of information soon myself):

    What's the deal with chocolate—can eating it during pregnancy really benefit babies, as you say in your book?

    Frequent chocolate consumption during pregnancy has been tied to a happier, less fussy baby. Pregnant women who eat five or more servings of chocolate each week have a 40 percent lower risk of developing preeclampsia, a high blood pressure condition [that can endanger the lives of both mother and child].

    Clearly chocolate cake is mandatory for your baby's well-being!! :-)

    Elizabeth

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  22. So much congratulations! I'm due in May as well, and I am thrilled to death that the entire Internet is pregnant, too! Also, save me some cake.

    EEEEE congratulations!!

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  23. Congratulations! I hope to join your ranks soon. :-)

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  24. Oh, man, he's in for it from my two. So happy for you both! Hooray for health!

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  25. So, so ridiculously happy for all 3 1/3 of you! (I started to count the cats in that, but I doubt they are thrilled with the news.)

    Congratulations, you guys.

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  26. YAY! I am far too emotionally invested in the health and well-being of a total stranger. BUT YAY!!!!!!!!!!

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  27. Oh my god, Kristy, this is beyond crazy and I will tell you why: Somehow I began reading you because you were pregnant the same time my daughter was pregnant. She had thought she couldn't get pregnant, but did. Eve came shortly before our Gavin came. Now my daughter is pregnant again, due in May and freaking out about it because they had not planned this one. Oops. But we are all thrilled. She MUST read your blog now. There are just so many coincidences. Congratulations to your darling family!

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  28. Congratulations! So happy for you all! We also have a girl and a boy and have been thrilled.

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  29. JD Salinger of cervixes? Ha ha ha ha.

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  30. Congrats! I know I tweeted, but have to say again, SO EXCITED for you and the family. Woo hoo! I love babies. I may have to be careful, though, considering it IS going around. :)

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  31. OMG!
    10xCrap!! Congrats Kristy...
    I had almost forgotten the D-Fo
    FBN, Serre, GA, Snarky, BnB...
    May your Blessings continue

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  32. Great news! Come next Halloween you can have a whole flock of sheep! Congratulations!

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  33. Congrats!!! New babies are so exciting and you and Ish make Awfully cute ones!

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  34. Congrats Kristy!!!

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  35. How wonderful! I'm excited for you, and looking forward to all your pregnancy stories.

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  36. CONGRATULATIONS!
    Very awesome news. I will read your birth Tweets from my couch instead of while giving birth this next time. ;)

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  37. Much happiness to all three of you! Ish is a very funny man. Maybe you need to keep dr. shopping. If you were in Dallas I'd have one to recommend. (And some midwives- my preference now!)

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  38. Wonderful Wonderful News!!! Congrats hun!

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  39. So awesome! It DOES seem like everyone on the internets is pregnant, but that doesn't make your news any less exciting! A boy!

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  40. YAY! Congratulations! (Also, JD Salinger of cervixes is hilarious.) :)

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  41. Congratulations Ish, Eve, and Kristy! So exciting and I'm so glad that everything is normal!

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  42. Congratulations! Be prepared to learn that the differences between boys and girls exist from BIRTH. :) But, you will cherish them both for the same reasons and for different ones as well.

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  43. Congratulations!

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  44. Congratulations!!! I read the tweet then had to come here and read the full story. Yay!!!

    Not to sound spammy, but I just found Amazon Mom today and thought of you...discounts on baby stuff and free shipping. You might need a few diapers ;-)

    Also, JD Salinger IS hysterical. I guess that means no cervix interviews...

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  45. Congrats! Here's to a happy, healthy remainder of your pregnancy!

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  46. What beautiful news! Congratulations!

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  47. Congratulations!!! What great news!

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  48. Wow... 3 of my favorite bloggers are pregnant right now... and you are one of them!! I know crazy things like this usually happen in threes, but pleeze God let me be the fourth!!!

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  49. Congratulations! I also have a genetic disorder (which turned out to be fine in my first one) but the mix of excitement and dread and hormones and secrets, etc. etc. makes those first few months when you are waiting on test results so difficult. I am very happy you are past that.

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  50. I am so excited for you! I've been following your blog for awhile and remember when you were posting about names for Eve! At that time my husband and I were trying but not pregnant yet. Now we have a 7 month old daughter Ella and I still love reading your site, getting tips and a good laugh. Congrats to you, Ish and Eve and the little boy on the way!! YAY!!

    JL

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  51. Many congratulations Kristy! Can't wait to read more about your adventures with the new addition :)

    Wishing you a healthy and happy pregnancy!

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  52. Yaaaayyy!!! Congrats! I think it's definitely "going around" ;)

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  53. I've been back reading and occasionally check to see if you have any new updates. I got to this one and now I see why there are none. You are a busy woman!!

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