My New Love

Yes, it's true...The Dennis Family will be adding another little bundle of joy to the mix in September!  We are super excited for Tripp to be a big brother and for ourselves to become parents again.

A few common questions we've been asked...
~Was this planned?  Absolutely!  We got pregnant so easily with Tripp and were blessed to have the same thing happen again this time.  I'm definitely thankful for my fertility because I know it's not always as easy for everyone.   
~How are you feeling?  TERRIBLE!  I'm not quite sure if it's worse this time around or if it's just harder being nauseous when you have an energetic toddler running around.  Either way, Zofran has become my best friend.  It doesn't completely cure the nausea, but it does take the edge off.  I feel bad all day long, but I mainly need it in the afternoon and evening when my nausea becomes unbearable.
~Where are you delivering?  Northside Hospital in Atlanta.  It's the best delivery hospital around...in my opinion.  And, I do work there in the NICU so I'm very familiar with it.
~Are you showing yet?  It doesn't look like I'm pregnant yet...just that I may have eaten an extra large meal.  I do have a small bump, but under my clothes, it's very hard to tell.  Right now I've been dressing to disguise what looks like an extra layer of abdominal fat.  I'm sure in a few weeks, I'll be showing more and maybe even have to move into maternity pants.  It really came on a lot faster the second time around.  The funny thing is that I haven't even gained any weight yet, but my belly sticks out a bit.  I know it's just that growing uterus.
~Are you craving anything?  Not in particular, no.  My nausea is so bad, I'm just lucky to find things I can tolerate.  Most everything sounds pretty bad...except carbs.  I know this will change once I get over the "morning sickness" in my second trimester.
~Are you going to find out what you're having? If you know me, the answer to this is easy...OF COURSE! I'm such a planner and to Rob and I, finding out at our 20 week ultrasound is just as exciting as the day of delivery. Plus, we want to be able to go ahead and name him or her when we find out the sex. I like referring to the baby by his or her name rather than "baby." Not that I think it's wrong to wait until delivery...Some people just have a lot more patience than I do! And no, we aren't hoping to have one sex more than another. We just want another healthy baby boy or girl.

And without further adieu...here is the little bean at my first ultrasound a few weeks ago.  He/she is much larger now, but I wanted to post the first ultrasound picture because it is always one of my favorites.  Seeing that little heartbeat for the first time is absolutely priceless.