Well, I'm anemic. AND...

[JoyNChrist]

...PREGNANT!!!!!!!!!
(And the boards were down this morning and I couldn't tell y'all!)



So you take a DH, who has been working out of town pretty much since your son was born, who comes home early one night as a surprise.

Factor in a baby boy who is miraculousy asleep in the swing in your bedroom when DH arrives.

Add this to the fact that "protection" is in the bedroom, where you don't want to go out of fear that you'll wake your incredibly light-sleeping baby. And, after all, I'm still exclusively breastfeeding, so what are the chances, "just this once"?

Apparently they're pretty darn good!



Y'all should have seen me at the doctor's office. It was insane...when he told me, I called him a liar about 17 times. Then I made him re-do the test. And then I made him show me the results about 6 times. :-)

Ultrasound Monday, as I'm not sure how far along I am. And as to the anemia thing, I have to discuss it with my OB (I thought I was done with him for a while!), then probably see a nutritionist. Apparently the task of nursing one baby and growing another isn't doing great things to my poor little body.



I am Never Going to Sleep Again! Oy. ;-)

[Jenny_A]

Congratulations!! I haven't talked to you much but I've followed your posts and I know how shocked you must be. A new baby will be a wonderful blessing! Your kiddos will be great playmates for each other :-)

Jenny

[gisele]

WOW!!
Congratulations!!!!!

[Mommy Of A Little Angel]

OMG Stacy! I can not believe it! What a shock! Well it's a good thing that you went to the doctor to get things check out! Congratulations and here's to a happy, healthy, and *hopefully* restful 8 months or so! ;)

[kristenk]

Wow! Congratulations! :)

[LBW]

Congratulations! I found out about my surprise pregnancy about 6 weeks ago and still can't believe it.

For the anemia, you might want to try Floradix. It's a natural herbal liquid supplement that helps boost your iron. I have a tendency to be anemic and it's what my midwife always recommends.

[punkrockmama]

Holy Crap! For real?! Wow. Big Congrats to you and the fam. :)

I know I'm nowhere near you (you're in LA I believe and I'm in CO), but I must remember to never, EVER share your water. Dang, girl. ;)

[JoyNChrist]

I know, just call me Fertile Myrtle! :-)

Yep, I'm in LA, although supposedly moving to CO early next year if DH's company ever gets its act together and gives us an actual moving date.

[daniele_ut]

Wow! Congratulations Stacey! I'm glad the bruising turned out to be nothing serious!!

[mudder17]

Wow. Congratulations Stacy! I hope the nutritionist is able to help you with your energy levels. Wishing you a healthy ~9 months!


Eileen

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[o_mom]

No Way!!!

Holy cow!!!!

Congratulations!!!!!

(off to make sure "protection" is stocked in every possible place....)

[psophia17]

Holy Crap!

Does this change the motor home/camper plan?

I've been so busy I haven't had time to post much lately, but I've been reading where I can...

Congratulations, and damn!

[jenjenfirenjen]

OMG!!! I am stunned. Well, congrats!!! I have a good friend who has 2 that are 15 months apart and she said it was great (hard at first, but great.) Your kids will be best buds and entertain each other before you know it.

[gatorsmom]

Congratulations!! Having babies close together in age definitely has its advantages (in case you can't think of any right now):

+You don't need to buy new infant carseats
+All their toys are still "instyle"
+You'll have an easier time breast feeding the second because the let down won't be as painful at first (a ped told me this)
+your children will be great playmates
+you won't remember a time when you got a full night's sleep (so you won't remember what you are missing :) )
+your older child won't have any toys around the house yet that the baby could choke on

Make sure to let us know when you are due!!!

Lisa
Mom to Gator July 2003
And Cha-Cha July 2005
and surprise! twins due 11/07!

[wencit]

Whoa, baby! What a wonderful surprise! Congratulations, and here's to a happy & healthy 9 months.

[maestramommy]

OMG! Well Stacey, looks like you'll be babywearing for some time to come tee hee! Really, congratulations!

[overcome]

HOLY MOLY!!!! Wow..congrats!!!

So glad the bruising wasn't serious....life sure is full of surprises!

[Mamma2004]

CONGRATULATIONS, Stacy, on your surprise blessing!!!!

Stephanie

[bostonsmama]

Holy. Cow.

Wow, mama...you go! I'm sure once you get over the shock, you'll see that there were reasons our fore-mothers did things so quickly and had the tots pretty close together. The good news...you'll look hot and still have energy to travel and enjoy your DH once the kiddos are grown and out of the house...the rest of us...well, there's caffeine and face lifts, right? LOL!

Congrats! keep us posted

[SnuggleBuggles]

Whoa! Great news! Congratulations! Good luck adjusting to this news and take good care of yourself and babies. :)

Beth

[cleo27]

Holy moley - that is some crazy news!! I cannot imagine how shocked you must be.

Congratulations - it really will be a lot of fun to have 2 kids growing up so close in age. I bet they will be the best of buddies!

Hugs,

[LarsMal]

HOLY CRAP!!!!!

It's so funny that you're pregnant...when you wrote the post about Avery crawling all I saw at first was "Holy Cramoly, We're..." and I thought for sure it was going to say "pregnant" not "crawling". I almost replied with a silly remark, but didn't want to freak you out. HA HA!!!


Congratulations, and welcome to the SUPRISE! club! :-)

ETA: My older bro and I are 14 months apart and DH and his younger sister are barely 11 months apart. We're both really close with our sibling. DS and DD are 16 months apart and it's challenging, but a lot of fun! Notice the trend- boy, girl! I've heard a lot of surpise babies are girls- can't wait to hear what you've got cookin' in there!

[elephantmeg]

OMG and congrats!

[Aunt to sweet baby boy]

Congratulations!!! I am so glad to hear that the news from the doctor was good, and I hope your pregnancy goes smoothly.

Avery will be a great big brother!!

Ilana, aka Nana to my sweet nephew Avi

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[CiderLogan]

OMG!!! That is seriously crazy. What a fun story, though. Congratulations!!

Jenny
~~~~~
Mommy to two beautiful girls,
ages 1 and 4

[almostmom]

Congratulations!!!

I know you've loved and struggled with Avery, and you will with two, but ultimately it will be amazing. As a mom of two that are two years apart (not planned that way) who found it pretty tough at times, I am so in love with my family and kids who are close in age. They adore each other (slap each other around, but love is definitely there), and it is a truly a beautiful thing to watch. Always remember that there are ebbs and flows, easy times and hard times. But kids and fertility are things to be thankful for. Congratulations. To a healthy pregnancy--

[writermama]

Holy cow! Congratulations!

[kijip]

Wowza! What a shock for your whole family. And the nutritionist is a great, great idea. You are going to need careful planning to get your iron up, nurse and grow a baby. That is a lot of work. Inquiring minds want to know...still moving into a trailer? I hope the bed in the trailer is very comfortable...I would be sleeping 20 hours a day if nursing and pregnant. :)


****Rocking out while parenting my smart little munchkin Toby. Just trying to do good in the world, a little at a time. Words to live by: it is *never* the wrong time to do the right thing :)

[buddyleebaby]

Congratulations!

[elliput]

Congratulations on your happy surprise!

[elizabethkott]

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!
What wonderfully exciting news for you! And I'm glad you found out what was causing the bruising... that had to be extremely scary.
YAY FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY!

[megs4413]

Congrats!

[ErinMC]

Wow, that's unbelievable! Congratulations!

Erin

Mom to Chase 2/2004 and Logan 5/2006

[scoop22]

my jaw dropped when i read your post. how exciting. i hope everything goes great with the nutritionist. I am so happy to hear there is nothing major. althought this may seem major to you. congrats to you and your family. keep us posted on how far along you are.


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[ett]

Wow! Congratulations!

[daisymommy]

OH-MY-GOSH!!! Congratulations! Who would've guessed it?!?

[Wife_and_mommy]

>I know you've loved and struggled with Avery, and you will
>with two, but ultimately it will be amazing. As a mom of two
>that are two years apart (not planned that way) who found it
>pretty tough at times, I am so in love with my family and kids
>who are close in age. They adore each other (slap each other
>around, but love is definitely there), and it is a truly a
>beautiful thing to watch. Always remember that there are ebbs
>and flows, easy times and hard times. But kids and fertility
>are things to be thankful for. Congratulations. To a healthy
>pregnancy--

So beautifully said. ITA :)

I about spit my drink when I read you're pg. Congratulations many times over. :)




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[eliasmom]

Wow! Congratulations! FWIW, my grandmother had my uncles very close together and my mom three years later. She swears it is easier to have them close together :)

[TaChapm]

WOW...Congratulations!

Let me say from personal experience that it will be OK. After having Jackson through IVF we were told we had about a 1% chance of having a baby on our own. Clearly we should be going to Vegas and playing the odds! :) Tyler and Jaci are 14 months and 1 day apart. It is crazy and extremely difficult at times but it is also so wonderful and has truly turned out to be such a blessing. I couldn't see it when I first became pregnant but after the shock wore off we just rolled with it. Things aren't always perfect but we do have a lot of fun!
I must say that the whole sleep thing didn't bother me nearly as much with Jaci because I was already used to not sleeping with Tyler.

Congratulations once again!

Tara
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[JBaxter]

Congrats!!! your going to be one busy momma!

[ellies mom]

Well congratulations!!!!!!

[lisams]

Congrats on your wonderful surprise!! Hope you're able to get those iron levels up. Sleep is overrated anyways, you're going to have an amazing time with your babies!!

[JoyNChrist]

Aha, so you're the one who jinxed me!

I'm sure it'll be fine...I have a really good friend whose boys are 11 months apart, so I do have some frame of reference. And I've always said I wanted 6 babies...so now I'll be 1/3 of the way there!

[JoyNChrist]

Oh yes, we're definitely still moving into the travel trailer to be with DH. We've actually already bought it and have it set up, and Avery and I have spent a few nights there (we came home so I could go to the doctor). I'm moving the rest of the stuff we need down there this weekend.

We're going to hold off on renting our house here until we see what happens with the CO move (we still don't have a date, and DH is getting really annoyed). If the CO deal goes through, we'll probably sell our house here. If not, we may still sell because we'll probably want to buy something bigger, since we only have 2 bedrooms right now.

But yeah, I'm excited about the travel trailer. It's somewhat small, but at least I'll have some help...I informed DH that he now has the privilege of getting up with DS at night, since I need my rest. ;-) I brought my mattress from home (it's a queen bed), so that part will be fine.

[elaineandmichaelsmommy]

WOW,and congrats. Sleep is overrated anyway.

[shilo]

now see, i take a little hiatus and come back to find your good news, that's why i love this place. big congratulations mama, to DH and DS too. glad you have a happy explanation to the mystery.

lori
Sam 5/19/05 How lucky I am that you chose me.

[crAbbymom]

OMG!!!!!!!!

Congrats! Wow! I totally didn't see that one coming! LOL

[g-mama]

Wow! What a nice surprise. Congratulations!!


~Kristen

Paolo 11-00
Benjamin 8-03
Marco 12-05

[brittone2]

Wowza!!!! What a shock!!! DD was a total surprise and it has worked out well ;)

Congratulations and best wishes. I think the nutritionist is an excellent idea. Also, if you are interested in continuing to nurse while pg, Adventures in Tandem Nursing is a good book, and kellymom.com has some good info as well.

I hope you are recovering from the shock LOL!! I have two older brothers that are 11 months apart. They are really close and pretty much always have been.

[missym]

Congratulations - WOW, what a terrific surprise for you!


Missy, mom to Gwen 03/03 and Rebecca 09/05

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[kochh2]

congrats mama! I was just looking at DD the other day realizing that some people can be pregnant already.... good for you... what a blessing!!!

[lizajane]

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!

we first of all, you are going to LOVE getting it all done and over with so quickly. i mean, suddenly in about 3 years, you are going to be sittin' back watching them play together while your friends are pregnant and aching, chasing tiny babies, snatching choking hazards from toddlers... and you will be just relaxing in a chair with some lemonade. ;)

and if you do want to go for that big family, you will have two bigger kids to help you with #3, etc!

and don't let anyone scare you about two in diapers... it is great to know exactly where all the poop is going instead of cleaning up potty accidents! ;)

can't wait to hear more great news!

[caleymama]

Congratulations!! What a wonderful surprise :)

And I second the rec for Floradix/Floravital. I recently found out I am anemic after suspecting it for some time. I definitely think it has helped and I have had no unpleasant side effects.

[Wife_and_mommy]

I third the Floradix. It also comes in pill form which I prefer. It's kind of expensive but doesn't have the side effects the scripts have, ie. constipation.



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[TraciG]

wow congrat's hope you feel good ! :)

[mamicka]

What she said. :)

Congrats! What a great surprise!

Allison
DS1 2003
DS2 2005
DS3 2007

[Puddy73]

Wow! Congratulations! Two babies is hard at times, but it so, so, wonderful to see them together. Worth (almost) every sleepless moment.

Jennifer
Mommy to Annabelle 9/08/03 & Finn 10/31/05

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[Fairy]

What?! Ohmigod! Congrats, Stacy! Wishing you all the best, and hoping that you have a very happy healthy pregnancy!

[tarynsmum]

Oh, My GOODNESS Stacy! congratulations! What a surprise!

[kozachka]

What a surprise! In a million years I would not have guesses the reason for your tiredness and bruising... And congratulations!!! Hope you get your anemia under control real soon .

[mommyto4]

Congrats Stacy. You'll be a great mommy to 2. It'll be busy, but fun.

[ilovetivo]

Totally ditto!! OMG! Congrats!!

[pb&j]

Congrats!


-Ry,
mom to Max, age 1.5
and my girl in heaven

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[aa2mama]

Wow - what shocking and exciting news. Congratulations!

[bubbaray]

Congrats! :) Who needs sleep anyway?!


Melissa

DD#1: 04/2004

DD#2: 01/2007

[Tondi G]

WOW WOW WOW! Well Congrats and a happy and healthy pregnancy to ya mama!!!!

~Tondi
Mommy to Mason 7/8/01 and Aidan 5/4/05

[Melanie]

Wow. Wow. And Wow.

Congratulations!

What did your Dh say? LOL.

[ShanaMama]

WOW Stacy! What a shock! I've been thinking about you & kept checking for an update from the doctor. I'm so happy the bruising was the result of something great- not an illness or anything.
Congratulations & good luck!!

[Happy 2B mommy]

Congratulations on this surprise blessing. Wishing you a healthy pregnancy.

[saschalicks]

WOW!!! I'm sorry to hear about the anemia, but congratulations! I haven't been on in a while and look what happens...