Happenings....

Confession: Turns out...I am a terrible blogger. So sorry. Life just gets away from me. Sad.

This Friday I'll be 23 weeks pregnant with BABY BOY #2!!! In my book...week 23 starts the 6th month. WHEW! We are making it!

Here are just a few PERKS and QUIRKS about this pregnancy...

Quirks:
Ligament pain. Ugh. Wow. It's terrible this time. So bad, I kind of wanna remove my ligaments. I'd put them back once the baby was born...:)

Heartburn. Like BIGTIME heartburn. Major heartburn. With Easton, just a little heartburn...this is...well, I'd take out my heart too, along with the ligaments....

Swollen ankles. I have TINY ankles and legs. But when I get pregnant, I swear they just retain water and they don't look my legs. So. This summer, I'll be leaving my flip flops at home and grabbing my tennis shoes. It's ok. This girl dresses for comfort more than fashion.

PERKS!!!
Let's get to the good stuff!!

Like feeling this little boy move ALL THE TIME! Really. He's already cute! He flips and dives and swims and kicks like he's enjoying himself.

Having an excuse to sit. What!?!? There are toys all over my living room? That's ok..I'm pregnant. And need to sit. So I'll leave the toys and check facebook and read a good book! ;)

Watching my body transform. Every day it changes. (this might go under both PERKS and QUIRKS!) Yet, I know that this is how God intended it to be...so I watch with wonder. Amazing!

STILL

Still waiting.

Still hoping.

Still moving.

Still cleaning.

Still tired.
Still excited.

Still planning.
Still wondering.

Still eating.
Still wanting.

Still enduring.
Still smiling.

Still laughing.
Still tired.

Still contracting.
Still here.

Still pregnant.

BE STILL AND KNOW THAT I AM GOD....

Friday Follower

It's FRIDAY again! Time for another Friday Follower!
Welcome new friends! I'm excited to get to know you better! Come on in and make yourself at home!
Currently, I'm 36 weeks along with a baby boy! I'm getting more and more excited with each passing day to meet this little one!
I'll keep you posted on the little things in life that come along with being pregnant, and having a new baby.
Come join the ride!

5 things never to say to a pregnant lady...

Alright people, let's talk. It's become very clear to me that a BOOK needs to be written on WHAT NOT TO SAY TO A PREGNANT LADY. And, I guess I'll have to write it. Now, I'm NOT a professional pregnant lady...but, these past 7 months I've learned QUITE a bit about what people have said to me...and my pregnant friends. So, thank you, tactless people, for allowing me to quote you and use this as a teaching tool. May we all take away something from this little "teaching lesson."

#5. OH MY...YOU ARE SO SMALL! ARE YOU SURE YOU'RE PREGNANT?

Really? Most of us never hear this. BUT, I was next to a friend who was pregnant and someone made the comment how SMALL she was. ONE would THINK that pregnant women would LOVE to hear how small they are...but, people, it gets old. Pregnant women want to hear they look good...not small. They don't want to worry about if their baby is developing normally. They just want it to be healthy. They can't help how their body grows! SO if they are small...they are small. OK? Good...let's move to #4.

#4. OH MY CAN YOU BREATHE??

Once again...REALLY?! BREATHE? Do you EVEN NEED to ask that? I mean, isn't it a given...pregnant women need air...therefore, if they are standing, walking, talking, or even SITTING, they are breathing. Maybe we are having trouble breathing...BUT even if I was (which I have yet to have a hard time) I would NEVER tell them it was difficult. JUST BECAUSE they asked. What a question...can you breathe. Like we need to carry oxygen around or something.

#3. YOU LOOK LIKE YOU ARE ABOUT TO POP!
Oh, friends, just what every pregnant lady wants to feel like...a balloon, or something that pops. Your hormones are already flying high, you already are having problems getting out of bed. That last thing you NEED to hear is people saying you look like you are ready to pop. Now, I'm going out on a limb here and saying, that in all the history of pregnant women, I've never heard of women "popping." I just don't think God created our bellies to explode, or "pop" as you call it. When a woman has 4 weeks left, DO NOT say she's about to pop...otherwise she just might "pop" you! Instead, offer to pay for a pedicure for her. Be nice...not stupid.

#2. ARE YOU HAVING TWINS?
Oh dear. TACTLESS. Just tactless. Has your pregnant friend announced that she's carrying twins? No? Oh then, KEEP YOUR RUDE thoughts to yourself. They can't help if they look like they are having twins...God designed their body...NOT them. Therefore, if you are questioning their size and the dr's ability to read an ultrasound, you are questioning God and his ability to design humans. Although, after you say something like this to a pregnant lady, I'm sure she is questioning GOD as to how He created that brain of yours for THINKING that saying that will "help" the pregnant woman at that time. Rude comments...keep them in your head.

#1. YOU LOOK HUGE...JUST HUGE.
How is a pregnant woman suppose to answer this? I've thought about it for some time and I've come up with the perfect idea. Use your HUGE body and tackle them to the ground! I mean, "huge" men are making millions in the NFL by tackling their opponents so WHY NOT use that HUGE body and tackle the person to the ground and show them JUST HOW HUGE you really can be! That person MIGHT get the picture and stay away from you from then on. What a blessing THAT WOULD BE!

It's funny that people FEEL the need to tell pregnant women JUST what they are thinking. Since I've graduated from college, I've gained MORE weight BEFORE I was pregnant than I have since I've BEEN pregnant. In ALL my 7 years of living in the "real" world, not ONE person has come up to me and told me how HUGE I'm looking. In the last 7 MONTHS...I've had just a FEW people come up to me to inform me of how HUGE I look. REALLY!? You DID NOT notice the weight I've gained in the past 7 years? AND NOW, since my belly is growing...and HORMONES RAGING, you make the rude comments. This needs to STOP.

Pregnant women all over this world will THANK YOU FOR IT.

I've waited my whole life for this...

My whole life...I've waited for this day. AND FINALLY, I have arrived. But, my one problem is...it's not what I planned. Here is my story.

For years, I've watched friends of mine get pregnant. AND the eating began. They were eating for two...so they could PUT.FOOD.AWAY.

Everyone who knows me knows I can put food away. Before I was pregnant food was almost my world, sad to say. Eating was something I loved to do. AND, I couldn't WAIT for my turn of "Eating for two." Where no one would look at me strange because after all, I was "eating for two." I couldn't WAIT for people to put food in front of me and tell me it's ok...KEEP eating.

Then, it came. I got my positive test and so began the pregnancy. Now, I KNEW at 1st I wouldn't feel good. AND eating was not very fun, but you deal with it at 1st.

18 weeks later, I can say that "eating for two" isn't what I thought it would be. It involves little snacks and mini meals throughout the day. 2nd are hardly EVER given...because I've learned that eating too much makes me sick.

So, this new chapter in my life...isn't as bad as it sounds. It's just all new to me.

All of you out there...eat some 2nds for me! :)

14 weeks!

TODAY!

(Lib...this isn't MY baby! Just a picture of what my baby looks like!)

Feeling better each day!

Gilmore Girls

A few years ago, I started watching Gilmore Girls. In ONE summer, I had fallen HEAD-OVER-HEELS-IN-LOVE with the show. I'd sit upstairs in my bedroom and watch show after show after show. I'd stay up early in the morning watching the show.

Finally, I finished all 7 seasons. I did notice one little habit I wasn't so happy about...I was starting to eat like the Gilmore Girls! And the few pounds I put on that summer...was more because when THEY ate...I ate. NOT GOOD!





Fast forward, to today...I brought out Gilmore Girls just because I thought I'd relax. I've always wanted to watch the show from start to finish. So, this pregnancy is the time get that goal accomplished.


So far...I'm REALLY not into eating yet. Too early in this pregnancy. But, I'm excited my old friends have returned.