Totally different second time around

I haven't posted lately mainly because our camera broke and we sent it in to get repaired. And I feel there is so much more to talk about when you have pictures to explain the stories.

But I have no pictures for this post. I have to say it is so different being pregnant the second time around. People ask me if I'm excited and of course I say yes, but I haven't thought about it too much. I'm too busy getting myself up in the morning, getting to work on time and then chasing an (almost) 2 year old around. The first 3 months I was exhausted and I could sleep for 24 hours and still be tired but that has gone away. But I'm always up for a nap.

During the month of December, Isaac was having sleeping issues and I thought I was done. That is all I kept on saying. I'm done. Never realized how good of a sleeper we got until he turned to the dark side. At that moment, I thought why are we having another child and can we or mainly can I handle it. Nick definitely has a much more laid back approach. Or maybe I just feel more pressure. I know he has pressure but it's in a different way, if that makes sense.

I just now starting to feel the baby move, for the first time today...I think! And it makes it more real.

I know we will parent the same way we did and are doing with Isaac. But one thing I see myself changing is trying not to be a sleep nazi. With Isaac I was stuck to his nap schedule/routine. It was good then because he was the first but it will be hard if we ever want to do family things in the morning. Isaac is only taking afternoon naps. So, if this one wants to sleep while we go to the zoo in the morning, the stroller will be his/her lazy boy!

I'm going to try and breastfeed with the second but we will see how that goes. After doing the bottle, I really liked it because a) Nick could feed him and b) I knew how much he was getting and felt good that he was eating. BF, they are just on there and with my issues I didn't know how much was coming out. And I was just stressed that it wasn't working. And my views on lactation consultants will still be the same. Didn't have the best experience with some. And I might have some choice words if they look at me wrong when I say I might have to supplement.
But those are the two main things that will be be different. Hopefully for the best.

I have my ultrasound scheduled on Isaac birthday--2 weeks. I will not be finding out the sex of the baby but Nick wants to know. I know he will keep it a secret but I might be telling me to tell me one minute and then not wanting to know the next.
But overall, I am very excited. Excited to see if it's a girl or boy, excited to see Isaac with him/her, excited for our family to grow!