2 week countdown...

Today we've hit 16 weeks! Wow it's gone by fast. I've started to show, it feels like I've been showing since day one. lol Maternity clothes are out, and I actually need to buy more. lol I can't believe we're at 4 months, it's just flying by! In 2 weeks, we'll find out what we're having. I cannot wait, that part feels like it's taking forever. We feel blessed with a second baby and honored that God chose to bless us with more children. It doesn't matter what we're having. Although for some reason baby girl calls the baby her baby sister. lol Anytime we talk about the baby, it's "baby sister". If we say it could be baby brother she gets mad. She doesn't even know the difference b/t a brother or sister, so it's pretty funny. lol We'll see...
Not much else going on, we will start some house redecorations in a few weeks, starting with our very old and outdated bedroom. lol Then move on to the nursery. It'll be busy and exciting times.

Happy Valentine's Day!

My little Valentine :) I made her this dress last year, and it still fits! She got tons of compliments today!
Daddy surprised mommy w/ her favorite flowers, tulips and chocolates. PLUS 2 autographed copies of his comic books, which I WAITED forever for :) Then he gave his little valentine her own flowers, she loves it!!! Such a good daddy!!!

Coffee Time

Last year for my birthday, my husband surprised me with the best gift! I LOVE coffee, love trying different flavors... One of my friends had a keurig and I loved it! So my husband gave me one. Every morning I have a cup of coffee and love pushing my little "brew" button. This is truly my favorite thing in the house! :) I love picking out new coffee to buy. Right now as I type this, my keurig is warming up and I am trying to decide which coffee to drink. I do need to order some more, so I'll have to visit their website soon.
How about you? Are you a coffee lover?


And I want to say that my green counter tops are finally gone and replace w/ beautiful marble :)

House work

With another baby coming, there's a lot of stuff we need to get done in the house to prepare. We have a 3 bedroom house, but it's small. And the 3rd bedroom serves as our office/craft/ everything else room. If the baby is a boy, we'll have to find space in the house to store all our office and craft stuff and turn the office into a nursery. If the baby is a girl, she'll share a room w/ our toddler and we'll turn the sunroom into a playroom. Either scenario is stressful, but also exciting. :)
We will know the sex of the baby in exactly 4 weeks. I can't wait to know so we can get stuff ready. On top of the nursery, we'll also have to redo our bedroom (it's been in a remodeling phase for a year), finish the kitchen and I'm not sure what else. lol
I'm excited to get some stuff done in the house. I think I'm mostly excited about our bedroom. My friend Sarah has TONS of ideas for a room remodel, but it's been on hold for many many months. lol My goal is to get that done by April.
I guess that's just all stuff that has been in my mind..

I've been absent

For the past 3 weeks or so, I've been pretty much home bound. Why?! Long story, so here goes!
At 10 weeks pregnant, I started showing signs of a miscarriage. It was over a weekend, so I spoke to the oncall doc who put me on bedrest until I saw my doctor on Monday. The weekend DRAGGED and finally I saw my doctor on Monday. God answered our prayers, and we saw the most beautiful heartbeat in the world. Hubby and I were ready for the worst news, and no matter what, we wanted God's will to be done. We were relieved that He chose to continue to bless us w/ this little baby. My doctor kept me on bedrest for the week and then after that I'd be fine. Ha! 2 weeks went by and I continued to be in horrible pain, all in my pelvic area and whatnot.

Now I am not a wimp by any means, but the pain is so great that it hurts to walk, sit or even lay down. I just live w/ the pain. I finally saw my doctor again last week and described everything to him. He said that this normally happens at the end of pregnancy. This is what he said: The pelvis is made up of several bones that are jointed in a way that usually does not allow any movement. Under the influence of hormones produced in pregnancy, the cartilage of the joints becomes softer and allows the bones to move. Basically my bones are rubbing together...He said it's like having arthritis in that area (temporarily, it'll go away after birth)... So I deal w/ the pain, all around my pelvic bone, back, sciatic, thighs, hips... Nothing can be done, I can take tylenol, but that doesn't do much for me. The more activity I do, the worst the pain gets. And by activity I mean, cleaning, picking up my toddler, walking... Sigh It's all worth it! :) The BEST news, is that it'll only get worse as the pregnancy progresses (sarcasm). lol

I hadn't really told anyone about this or blogged about it b/c I didn't think anyone would understand. It sounds so silly when I say it, but it's a real condition, with a name (which of course I don't remember). I feel stupid for being so limited b/c of this. But the pain is very severe, to the point that I can't even walk at times. Where the pain is located makes it almost impossible to do much of anything. BUT the baby is safe, so I've started to get out of the house more. It's very difficult to sit in a car, or much of anywhere for long. BUT I have cabin fever, and I miss going to church.. I want to get baby girl out of the house too. So although I'm still limited in what I can do, mainly b/c doing anything increases the pain, I will try to lead as much of a normal life as possible.

So there it goes. lol The main reason I've been absent from church and everything lately is b/c of bedrest/ being in too much pain to walk anywhere...

And lastly, here's the reason for it all!

12 weeks 5 days (this was last week)