As I reach the halfway point of my pregnancy, it’s hard not
to try to compare it to the first time around, two and a half years ago with
Baby B. During my first pregnancy, I felt like I was constantly starving, I
craved red meat and hearty meals, I had morning sickness, severe fatigue, and
as soon as I could feel him move he never seemed to stop. This time around has
been the complete opposite. With very little nausea, relative comfort, cravings
of fruits and vegetables, and a baby that seems to be sleeping during most of
the day, I was sure that baby had to be different. By different, I assumed a
girl.
Then, we saw the ultrasound. We didn’t find out the sex
during our appointment and chose to look away while the tech wrote the results
down in an envelope so we could keep it a surprise. But, after getting a look
at that tiny growing baby, I wasn’t so sure anymore. The next morning we found
out Toddler B is getting a little brother!
We are so excited to get to know our baby a little more, and
to be halfway to meeting him in person.
We started to brainstorm some names during dinner, but
haven’t come up with anything we can agree on yet. When we asked Toddler B what
he wanted to name his little brother, he gave a confident and… unique answer:
“One-Hundred.”
Baby “One-Hundred” is about the size of a banana and weighs
about 12 oz. He is starting to hear sounds outside the womb, and definitely
responds to the world around him. During the anatomy ultrasound, we saw the
windup and felt the kick! He did not like getting nudged around by the camera.
