It has Been Awhile

I know I have been completely MIA from my blog. There is no excuse..except that we have been SUPER busy people. So here is an update on this Working Mama and her Family

Big Cuddlebug - Gabby: She is 2.5 and this coming weekend we are taking the diapers away! Can you believe that. How did my Big Cuddlebug get so big. She is super excited about this new venture in her life and I have to admit so am I. She does really well telling us when - just the other day at the grocery store she told me she had to go and we went to the bathroom and she did good. She can even hold herself up on the big toilets without a potty seat. I just have to make sure she understands when you do that you don't touch your face - especially your mouth. ICK

She is loving School and having a great time. She is naming her months, numbers, colors and starting to recognize different letters and numbers.She is learning a TON Of Spanish, soon I am going to have to learn it myself with her. We are going to either sign her up for swimming this spring or gymnastics. Need to start getting her into a sport or something to burn off her energy.

She is just getting over her latest ear infection. We are hoping it will be the last for the season and not run into any other sickness. it's been a bad year and fingers crossed no more colds for awhile.

Little Cuddlebug - Olivia:She is getting so big. I also call her my chunky monkey, I know I shouldn't but I just love her little rolls she has. She is going through a growth spurt and I am having to send more milk with her to daycare, this week she went from 12 oz a day to drinking 16oz a day sometimes more.

She is wearing the same clothes Gabby was but 3 months ahead of when Gabby was. Again I know I shouldn't compare our little ones, but that's human nature. She is a lot like her sister, but her own little person as well. it's fun seeing her personality shine through. Her teachers love her smiles all day long!

She is talking a TON to us, smiling a lot and she started laughing. She is also starting to try to roll over. No leaving her where she could fall off the couch or something anymore. We now have to lock her into her bouncy chair with the straps because I am afraid she will fall out.

Working Dad:He is continuing his venture of his software program Reliable Race Results (Search for it on FB if you are interested in finding out more about it). I am super proud of him with this business venture. It's a great program that has helped out a lot of schools/conferences for ski racing results and is saving them a ton of time and money.

Working Mama:I am also starting a new business venture and have signed up to be a Thirty-One Consultant (contact me if you would like more information on Thirty-One). My starter kit is coming tomorrow and I am super excited about getting the pink box on my door step and opening all my fun bags and things! I love bags and organization, so it's a perfect fit for me!! So excited to earn a little extra cash, get out of the house by myself (have some mama time, as we all know we need that in life), and become a more confident person and mama and gain some leadership skills.

Working Mama's & Dad's House: As many of you know our house was remodeled this past year and we had a bit of a snag. We got our judgement from our lawsuit and are applying to the State's Recovery Fund to get some cash back so we can pay back the sub-contractors that we still owe. We are hoping this spring to finish up the house - get the front door completed, the siding, trim & drywall, then paint etc. We are also hoping to replace the furnace, AC & the Hot Water heater. The furnace is the original to the house (30 some years) and we really don't know how much longer the thing has left in it's life.

I am hoping I will find time to update more often....

16 Weeks

16 weeks - baby is about the size of an avocado...funny how big the little one is getting and in less than 3 weeks we will find out if it's a boy or a girl...still working on the names...Mike vetoed a new name I added to the list Eli - because of a guy in High School, so the search still goes on. it will be easier when we get to know what Peanut is.

I have been feeling really really well. Besides my clothes not really fitting anymore I wouldn't even know I am pregnant. I have another appointment with the Chiropractor on Friday...Probably going to have to keep going for awhile. Hopefully the insurance company can get their stuff straight and process her claims correctly. I got a bill for the entire amount, but that's because they processed her claims as out of network instead of in-network. I am now 4 months and almost 1/2 way through the pregnancy...Hard to believe that's for sure. in a short 4 weeks I will be at the 1/2 way mark :) I have been having some cravings this week. Mike was outside grilling us steaks on Sunday night, they were pretty good tasting....we had a great peppercorn marinade on them. and then last night I went out with some friends and had a 10oz sirloin steak that tasted so good...Probably been craving that because I haven't been eating as much protein this past week, so my body must just be wanting that protein...got step that up and get more in during the day.

15 Weeks

Here we are at 15 1/2 weeks....I was a little late this week getting the picture taken because Mike had the camera, and then every time I thought of it I was in my jammies and I wasn't taking the pic :) Yes I know I am vain, but whatever.

Every morning I lay so still and hope that I can feel Peanut moving around, but nothing...I think in a couple of weeks I will be able to feel the little one moving around though and I can't wait! When I was trying to get out of bed this morning and waiting for the little one to move - which I know they are doing....I was thinking about how amazing it is that (and slightly scary) this little person is inside of me growing and getting ready to come out in 6 months...I know it's the miracle of birth and all but seriously I never really thought about it until these past few months. that I am actually growing a human inside of me. I am so excited to become a mother and I can't wait to meet the little one and even more so I can't wait to see Mike with our little one. He is going to be such an amazing father!! He is going to teach Peanut so much stuff! and he isn't scared of things like Skiing, Waterskiing, Rides at Valleyfair, so he can take our kids through all that stuff since I HATE all those things....and I can teach them all the other stuff I like to do....

I was thinking yesterday too about how nice it will be to take the little one out with the dog for walks in the fall when I am on Maternity leave..hopefully we will have a nice fall. Can't wait for August!!

Heard Peanut's Heartbeat

Today was my 15 week appointment and it went great! So much easier than last time. Although I hate peeing in the cup, but what can you do right? They weighed me and I pretty much wore the same things as last time and I only gained 1lb - GO ME!! so total for the pregnancy I have been at about 2 to 3lbs total. My goal is about 15lbs for the entire pregnancy so I am right on track.

My BP was a ton better too. Last appt it was like 140/70 or something like that, which is really high for me and this time it was 96/60 something, which is much more normal. I don't think it's ever been below 100, but it's been 100 plenty of times. My MW thought it was fine.

I got up on the table and she got the doppler out and found Peanuts heartbeat - it took longer than before, which freaked me out for about a 1 second (I had a dream this weekend that peanut was gone and no HB was found). but there was the swish swish swish and I could hear he/she moving around!! It was so cool, there would be a break in the swish swish and that would be the little one moving...he/she moved like 3 times while we were listening....

She explained the RH Negative thing to me and like you all told me - nothing to worry about :) We also had decided not to do any of the genetic testing. I didn't want to take the chance with the Amnio and I didn't want to do the NT scan, because it would just freak me out more than I need to be freaked out.

We have another appointment on March 15th (exactly a month away) and we have the U/S scheduled. Mike will be there for that and if he can stay for the appointment then we will go out to lunch after word - probably take a few hours of PTO or work later that day to make up for it. Four weeks will not come soon enough!!! I want to know the gender now, so I can start buying stuff ;) and thinking of names....