Updates

Hi there!

It's been a few weeks since i last updated and I don't have access to my pictures right now, but I thought I'd tell you about my life lately.

We have been home since our Boston trip and it has been SO nice. We were busy for 2 weeks straight and now we are just enjoying our life at the beach. The weather has been perfect, so we heated the pool and we don't hesitate to spend as much time as possible in it! I take Hunter swimming 3-4 times a week and he is starting to get the idea behind "kicking". He also likes to dunk his head and drink the water. Thank god Brian put in a filtering system instead of chlorine or saline!

Besides that we have been busy seeing friends. I recently decided that I didn't have enough to do so I am looking for classes to join so I have more on my schedule. Susie also got me a Baby's Day Out book so I've been looking for fun things to do out of that book. It is a source of TONS of adventures that I cannot wait to have with the little guy.

In other news, I am finally 12 weeks along with baby #2! I've been taking weekly pictures that I will post when I actually start to look pregnant. I begin the day with my relatively flat tummy, but by the end of the day I am full bloated and look at 5 months pregnant. It's always fun to freak Brian out by exposing my giant tummy and asking "Do I look pregnant yet?". By morning, I don't. We had a genetic screening ultrasound today. They do this to see if the baby is likely to have any genetic abnormalities which they can tell by measuring various parts of baby's anatomy. After today I found out that I have only a 1: 4151 chance of having a baby with a genetic abnormality. The heart is beating, the brain is developing and the little kidneys are working (we know this because baby had a full bladder when we did the u/s). I am getting excited about this next baby.

I have already begun to redecorate the nursery in my head if it is a girl. I've picked out furniture and a theme for Hunter's toddler room. I've looked at strollers (jogging and regular). I've thought about the timeline of moving Hunter into his toddler bed so that he doesn't feel replaced by the new baby. I'm trying to imagine what else I will need for new baby and have even considered trying to potty train before baby #2 arrives. I'm probably crazy to think of this as a possibility though. But wouldn't it be nice to only have 1 in diapers.....?

We've picked out a girl's name but have no boy names. Everyone seems to think it's a girl (besides me). I don't know why I still think it's a boy - it's been an entirely different pregnancy but I guess we'll see. I don't care what it is. I really don't. I wanted a boy first and now I just want a healthy baby.

We made some big decisions recently. I am not going to my cousin's wedding in Tampa in August. I am SO sad to be missing it and I feel like the biggest slacker of a relative. I really really wanted to go, but I think it's too much for me. I am sad about it and will probably continue tormenting myself until after it's over. Brian keeps asking me "Are you comfortable with this decision?" and I keep telling him "No, I am resigned to it." So, that's that.

We also decided to cancel the vacation we were planning to take without Hunter. We were planning on going to Laguna for 2 nights to enjoy being a couple again. Baby-free. Massages. Swimming in the pool (with BOTH arms!). Yummy, fancy restaurants. Instead, we've decided to put aside a babysitting fund for when we are in Hawaii in September. Hopefully we really like the babysitter through the hotel and feel comfortable using her for a few afternoons and a few evenings so that we can spend some time together. As a couple. I know this time will come to an end in January/February when baby #2 comes. I think it's important to organize time for our marriage because it's like a little baby and we need to nourish it. When the babies are grown, we'll be stuck together so we'd better still like each other, right? :-)

The only plans we have to go out of town in August are for Catalina the first weekend of August. After that, we're home. I like being home. I love my family and I am so very happy with the life Brian and I have built together.

I have to ask: who thinks I'm having a boy? a girl? I know for SURE it isn't twins!!!