We're EXPECTING!!! Baby #2

How we're telling family (May 22 @ family dinner)

That's right peeps and homies! The Christensen's did it again! I'm now a host to a parasite.. sounds gross eh?

We found out May 17, 2011 (Cadence's 1st Birthday). We have been TTC (trying to conceive) for a couple months now and every month that we weren't pregnant was a disappointment and it was honestly stressful. I had just weaned Cadence from the breast 2+ months ago and my cycles were very erratic and I couldn't pinpoint ovulation. I think I was having anovulatory cycles (where one doesn't ovulate). Then a friend of mine suggested Monavie as a detox. It was expensive but I'm pretty sure it worked. We had to do the same before we got pregnant with Cadence. It took us 4 months to get pregnant with Cadence, we did the Master Juice Cleanse the week we conceived her and bam instant pregnancy!! Either that or my Ph in my body was whack and doing a cleanse helped with that. Anywho we're pregnant, just 4 weeks 3 days today. I was only 3 weeks 6 days when I got the positive preg test!! Which was 3 days before my period was scheduled to come...I am technically 3 days late now!! Holla... I just hope nothing happens between now and 12 weeks... I will be devastated.

First test (May 17 @ 9:30am)

Second Test (May 17 @ 4pm)

How I knew we were pregnant: Well I had been having normal PMS symptoms (bloating, headaches, mood swings, cramping etc...), but I had been having hot flashes, some nausea if I went long periods without eating, doing a Minor Surgery at work made me dry heave, and my taste had changed... The day before my positive preg test I had a tuna sandwich and it was fine and then May 17 I opened up a can of tuna to make a sandwich and it smelled like rancid fish and eating it was nasty!! Really sore chest, and EXHAUSTED beyond belief... I did take a test the 16th, which was the day before and it was negative and then I said what the heck, I'll test again... (luckily I have tests at my disposal) so I went to the washroom and tested while at work. I kept my eyes on the test the whole time. I saw the faintest of the faintest lines and I seriously thought my eyes were playing tricks on me... I blinked a few times, looked away and then looked again!! SURE ENOUGH!! POSITIVE!! Bah!! The whole day I had to keep this in, (tested at 9:30am) and I got home, waited for my husband to come in the doors and I told him!! He was sooooo excited!! This baby is due January 26 or 27, 2012.... but if it's anything like last time, I'll probably have it February 5-6!! So ya, join me on my pregnancy adventure. The ups and the downs, the good, the bad and the ugly!! Please pray that it sticks and I don't miscarry. Oh and please keep on the down low if you by chance read this blog. We've only told family and close friends and won't come out public until I'm in the safe zone. But I'm still posting sneakily and hope nobody notices. Ha ha ha...