Could this be a sign?

[CodensMommy]

My last pregnancy was a text book pregnancy. Everything looked just great, and with barely any food cravings and barely any morning sickness, the months flew by. The last month did slow me down a bit with some back pains and swollen feet, but I still had the drive to walk at the dog park for hours at a time. My son was born 8 days late, and a big 8 lbs 5 oz bundle of pure joy. And although he still doesn't sleep through the night (at 1 1/2yrs old) he has been the greatest child anyone could ask for. So when my son was 8mths old we wanted another one, and 4 mths later we found out we were pregnant!

This pregnancy has been very different. I was overwhelmingly exhausted for the first 4mths, and hated almost all foods for the first 3mths. At 6 1/2mths I was admitted into the hospital for 9 days for a shortened cervix and since then have been in and out of the hospital for contractions, too much fluid in the amniotic sac, bleeding episodes, and my cervix funneling. I've been taking two different medications to slow my contractions, one every 2hrs and one every 12hrs. Now I am 8 mths pregnant and hoping that this little guy stays in for another month. I had thought my biggest worry was whether I'd be able to try for a VBAC (vaginal birth after ceserean) or if I'd be having a second c-section, but now I don't care how he comes out, I just want him to be healthy and hopefully come home with me when I leave the hospital. With worries of placental defects and pre-term labor, struggling with being on bed rest and trying to take care of a 1 1/2 yr old, this pregnancy has definitely been more adventerous than my last. So sometimes I wonder.. could this be a sign? Is this going to be my wild-child, my payback for having such an easy, laid-back first born? Yes, this little boy could be the complete opposite of my first born son, and you know what? I'd love him just as much. Because when it comes down to it, I love my kids. I loved them from the moment I got the positive test, and from the first time I heard my son let out his first cry, I immediately had an unbreakable, unconditional love and bond with him. I have never felt so lucky and so happy in my life, and I am so excited to bring another member to our little family. This has been an eventful past 8 months, and I've cherished every moment of it.