The Saenz Family: Pregnant!

Well my blog is a little behind. Ok, like a lot behind. But it's been pretty busy around the Saenz household and it got put on the backburner. I still haven't written Elijah's 8 month blog or uploaded his 8 month pictures but it is rough when I feel like puking all the time. I am come up with the solution that I am going to combine his 8 and 9 month blog post. I just couldn't get it up in time and it doesn't look like I am gonna have a whole lot any time soon :)

On March 24th, Carlos and I found out that we were pregnant with our second baby! Before I tested, I knew I was pregnant. I knew pretty much right after it happened (sorry if TMI)...as crazy as that sounds. I even told my good friend Jennifer and Carlos, that I was pregnant. I just had this crazy feeling that it had happened. Now, Carlos and I were not trying per se, but we weren't preventing either. We just put it in God's hands and whatever happened, happened. We feel so absolutely blessed that God is giving us another miracle to bring into this world and raise as our own. It was a little surprising how quickly it happened but God's timing is the best timing.

With Elijah, it took us 7 months of careful planning, timing, stress, and tears. This time, we just relaxed and let it be. Granted, ELijah and baby Omega (Carlos' current name for baby #2) will be close in age. Some people think we are crazy and wonder how the heck we are gonna do it. But I look at it like a great blessing. Elijah and his sibling are going to grow up very close to eachother. My sister and I are 10 months (yep. I promise it can happen) apart and we had such a great childhood together. We figured out that, because of when their birthdays hit, Eli and baby Omega will be 2 years apart in school but will still be able to be in the same building. I never thought I wanted kids this close, but I am so super excited about this! I can't wait to see how these two get along as they get older and what shananigans they get into!

Saying that, it is going to be hectic for awhile. Having a newborn is not easy. Having a newborn with a toddler is going to be downright hard. I am aware of this. I am aware of the lack of sleep I am going to get and lack of time I will be able to give to anything else. After I found out I was pregnant, I had thoughts like "Can I do this? What will this do to the family dynamic we have now? Is Elijah going to be ok?" I was so worried that I was taking something away from Elijah because I all of a sudden had to be selfish again to take care of myself. As time went on, I realized that, yes I can do this. We can do this. We are good parents and we love our babies. ELijah is going to be fine. Will it be different and will he need some extra love and care to get used to the idea? Yes and we can give that to him. Plus Carlos reminds me that at 47 the kids will be 18 and legally adults. Then we can travel! It's a little humor people :) And yes, this is it. We are done. Two children is what we planned on and we feel blessed to have that many. I can't imagine being pregnant with TWO kids. Being pregnant with one is hard enough!

So, as of now I am 8 weeks pregnant. I am already showing...way faster than when I pregnant with Eli. This does worry me a little. I wish my body didn't have to change so drastically but I remind myself that something so beautiful comes out of it and I calm down a bit. I am constantly nauseated which is not easy with a 9 month old baby. But my husband truly is amazing. He is carrying most of the weight around the household and has really stepped up to make sure I get the rest I need. I feel guilty because he is exhausted to but there are nights I just physically cannot get up to make dinner or put Eli to bed or wash bottles. Slowly, my body is getting used to this sickness thing and if I eat small things every hour or so, I can keep the vomiting under control. But if I let my blood sugar get to low, I am in trouble.

We heard the baby's heartbeat and it came in at 141 bpm. We saw the cutie pie and apparently my uterus is tilted upwards after having Eli and so it was a little difficult to get a good picture but baby Omega is healthy and growing! We were so thrilled to see our baby and can't wait to go through all the exciting next months with our little miracle. I can't wait to involve Elijah too. He is going to be such a great big brother...he loves being around other kids already (and seriously...they can be babies or 9 years old and he wants to "play"). All in all, we are blessed and we thank all our family and friends for supporting us and being so excited for the next step in our journey! Moving and getting a new job and being pregnant while being a mommy and good wife is going to be a challenge, but I pray on it every night and ask for strength. I could use prayers from ya'll as well...I am pretty sure I am gonna hit days where I feel very defeated and I will need the love :) And here...are some gems of the day we showed Eli his little brother or sister for the first time: