Restart!

Ahhhhh I've been gone so long!!! I feel like such a slacker but with the holidays, moving A to a twin bed and starting potty training this house has been a mad place. Here are some quick updates so I can just continue like this break never happened :-D

• The holidays were AWESOME! We had 12 people over and it was crazy but fun. My brother in law proposed to his girlfriend and they are getting married in February.

• I'm 24 weeks now! Where has the time gone?
• We found out were having a little boy. A will have a little brother and even though she still doesn't know what's going on, its so cute looking at her little confused face when I tell her I have a baby in my belly.

• We bought a new car wooo hooo! We got the 2014 Honda Odyssey EX-L/Navi and I couldn't be happier! I have been dreaming of sliding car doors since A was born and I finally no longer have to fight getting her in the car while parked among other people.

• My mother in law has been  living with us since Christmas. She does some things that make me side eye her but since she doesn't get up until 3pm every day I barely see her. She gets up, does dishes, plays with Annabelle and then goes off doing her own thing.

That's pretty much the excitement of my life for the past few months. Looking forward to writing again.

I'm Such A Wimp!

We were going to tell our families this weekend that we were expecting. We had this whole plan going where Annabelle blew out her candle and we said that we were giving her the best birthday gift ever. She was going to be a big sister. Its such a rare occurrence that we have all our family together at once and  we thought this was a great time. Well, last minute I chickened out.

It wasn't because of the m/c either, it was because I was paranoid people would be picturing us having sex! ha ha I know sounds crazy! I just feel so awkward telling people we are pregnant, its like they will know we have sex. Obviously they already know but telling them were pregnant just confirms it. I just imagined 12 people standing there picturing us making a baby. So weird and awkward.

The downside is that its getting harder and harder to hide it. My body is showing SO much faster than I did with A and I'm surprised nobody said anything to me yet. They all likely just think I'm getting fat. I did tell the mail man though! ha ha

Here are some pictures of my babe from her birthday dinner!

Getting My Butt Kicked

Today is majorly kicking my ass. I was fine this morning and around lunch time I got that feeling where you stomach feels like its in your throat. I'm starving but yet everything I try to think of to make makes me gag. At least I can stomach water. I never felt like this with A. If I didn't know I was pregnant with A I would have never felt it. She was such an easy pregnancy. Even though it sucks, you view pregnancy symptoms very differently once you had trouble getting pregnant or lost pregnancies.

Today is just one of those days where we throw on the TV shows and call it a day! At least A and I got to go to a farm this morning and feed some animals. Some of her friends came along and played with us and it was nice catching up with some friends. I was surprised A actually wanted to feed the goats this time around, she's usually very timid.

This is going to be a busy week. Tomorrow I have a doctor's appointment to check on the babe first thing in the morning. Then A and I will likely take a trip somewhere to pass the day by and in the afternoon I have to make a menu for Saturday. Thursday will be my food shopping day and Friday S took off so I can clean the house while he watches A. Saturday we have family coming over, around 10 people to celebrate A's birthday with us. Its not really a party, just a dinner as a family. Its been a while since we have all been together. Sunday is our relax day.

I originally wasn't going to have anything for A's birthday but decided to do something for her actual birthday on Monday. Its been getting to be around that time for me to throw a playdate anyway so I thought why not throw a pajama party pancake breakfast birthday celebration! This way A gets to hang out with all her friends, I get to hang out with friends, I don't have to get anyone dressed and making pancakes is a peace of cake! I'll just stick a candle in a stack of pancakes and call it a day ;-) Genius right? ;-)

Pictures and Updates

Hello all, its been a while....again. I have been so swamped with orders at my shop I barely have time to get on. Halloween time and Christmas is always the busiest as everyone is preparing. Over the past weekend I got 17 orders!!! Trying to make 17 hats in a hurry is not an easy task.

Everything with the pregnancy so far is going wonderful! Last night was the first time we were able to finally hear the heartbeat on the doppler we have home at 9 weeks and 4 days. I have been trying every 3 days or so for the past 2 weeks but after about 5 minutes of searching we finally found it! You could only hear it for about 4-5 seconds at a time but it was still very exciting. For obviously reasons the first trimester is tough for me so being able to check on that little bean and know everything is ok means everything. Another ultrasound next Wednesday to see how things are progressing.

On Sunday we had our family pictures and they came out PERFECT! I am so happy with them and that I found a photographer in my area that I love. Its not an easy task! We used Our Little Studio in Elkton, MD.  Here are some pictures to show off my awesome family.

Baby, Baby, Baby!

The little baby is doing great. Checked up on it yesterday and we are at 8 weeks and 6 days today. Going back for another ultrasound in 2 weeks again to see how things are progressing. Then in 4 weeks we will have the first trimester screening and after that we should be good to be going ever 4 weeks. If the ultrasound goes well in 2 weeks we will likely feel comfortable telling our families and close friends about our pregnancy.

Saying Goodbye

This weekend we traveled to NJ to say goodbye to my grandma that was going back to Poland. It was so so sad seeing her and Annabelle saying goodbye, it broke my heart. My grandma loves her so much and Annabelle really enjoyed spending time with her. It was amazing looking at Annabelle in all her innocence and then my grandmother who lived life, been hurt by life and grew from life. Two total opposites of each other and loving each other so much. I hate saying goodbye especially since I never know when the last time I see her will be. She's only able to come to the US once a year and that's a long time span for someone who's already almost 80.

On a different note, I have another OB appointment tomorrow. Naturally I'm nervous to see how things are progressing but I have to stay positive. I have been awesome at keeping things to myself and barely telling anyone were expecting. I need to stop worrying so much. I told S that I will ask the doctor if I can take a video of the ultrasound to show him when he gets home. With all this government shut down going on he really cant take a day off to come with us. Wish us luck!

Oh Hey!

Hope everyone that comes over to read is doing well! My life hasn't been too exciting unless you considering starving all the time, being blah and being constantly tired exciting. Don't get me wrong, after wanting to be pregnant for so long I appreciate all the symptoms but sometimes after chasing a toddler around too it can get a bit overwhelming. This pregnancy feels a lot more exhausting than my first one but it may just be that I didn't notice as much las time. I didn't have a kid to run after, stay awake for and I was able to nap whenever since I didn't work at that time.

Look at this adorable project my friend asked me to make her! I am in love with this little guy and Annabelle kept trying to steal him so I had to put him away. Maybe I can make her one for her birthday.

 

So it looks like S will be staying home tomorrow since the government shut down. Unless they come up with a solution fast we will be spending some nice quality time together. I am excited to have him home but also worrying about what the pay situation will be. We already had to deal with an unnecessary furlough earlier in the year and now this too? Its getting a bit old government!

 

Well, I'm done blabbering. I think its time for bed even though its barely 10pm. Goodnight all!