Pregnancy Update

Well, it’s been awhile since I updated everyone on my pregnancy, and it seems like a lot has happened since learning about our impending baby boy. It all began, you might say, with a flare up of my condition called ulcerative colitis. I will spare you the unnecessary details, but feel free to Google the term for a healthy dose of my reality. It’s not for the faint of heart. Anyway, once this condition flared up, I have been struggling to stay healthy ever since.

Important: THE BABY IS FINE! It’s just that I was growing weak, dehydrated, and anemic. So now I’m on medication for all this. Fun stuff, let me tell you, and I'm only 25 weeks. I have a long way to go yet. Plus this pregnancy has graced me with all the usual symptoms (symptoms, I might add, that I NEVER HAD with Ava, so it’s all new to me): painful swelling, leg and foot cramps, hemorrhoids, back aches, you name it. Yes, I would like a little cheese with my wine—thanks for asking!

As you know, I am generally a happy, upbeat person, and I am determined to remain that way through these last few months of pregnancy. Despite what seems to be an avalanche of problems that continue to mount. See? I’M SMILING! Still, a few positive thoughts and prayers wouldn’t hurt any!

As for what Erik and I are fondly calling The Name Game, the answer is NO. Our son does not yet have a name. Believe me, it is not for lack of trying on anyone’s part. All the grandparents chipped in and contributed some quite viable ideas, which are under consideration. Erik and I have fully perused our baby name book, coming out with a list that currently numbers over 30 names. And Ava is still sticking with Oscar, which I swear is what he’ll be named if we enter the hospital without something else on hand.