It's been awhile since I have made a post. I figured since I am home on Labor Day and have nothing pressing to do, this would be a good time. I am 5 weeks from my delivery date and I am super excited, nervous, and anxious all at the same time. I am good with kids, but have zero baby experience so this is going to be a major learning experience for me. Luckily my husband has done the whole "baby thing" before with Avery, so hopefully all his skills will come back and he can teach me. I have to say, this pregnancy has gone by very fast. In the beginning it seemed like it would be a lifetime of being pregnant, and now the baby is almost here!

I have totally enjoyed this year. Knowing that God gave us a gift and trusted me to carry her for 10 months and take care of her for the rest of our lives. So amazing! I also feel blessed to have John and Avery in my life right now. They have been so wonderful to me, supportive, helpful, amazing family while I've gone through all my crazy pregnancy issues. For example, when I get out of the car, Avery stands next to my door to make sure I can get out ok. She offers to help me all the time so I don't strain myself and hurt the baby. She told me the other day that life wouldn't be the same without me in it. I just about melted. Although it is hard getting my husband to do regular chores, he's amazing when it comes to doing projects....and we have a lot of those. I've been asking for all sorts of things lately and this week he was on the ball. I think it is his way of nesting. He installed shelving for me in the laundry room, organized the pantry, put a hook in closet for the ironing board, stayed up all night long painting the baby's room, installed three fans and three light fixtures! Not sure what lit the fire in his pants, but it's really sweet that he did all that. It's not just them doing things for me that makes me happy. It just makes me happy that they enjoy finding ways to make me feel special, just like I do for them.

John and I are having fun enjoying our last days together with "just us". We have been spending mucho quality time together watching movies, sitting on the couch just talking about life, going to dinner, running errands. Don't get me wrong, we drive each other crazy sometimes, but we are also best friends. I hope that we can always have that, even with a new baby coming along. The same goes with Avery. We have really been enjoying our last days with just her. She's such an amazing kid that I think the adjustment will go smoothly for her, but I do worry about her feelings and want her to be happy. With all these silly little worries, I know that our Faith in God will help us make it work out just right!

Anyway, that's what has been on my mind lately! Lots going on and lots of exciting moments ahead of us! I'll keep you posted!

This isn't the greatest photo I've ever taken, but I was told I'd regret not having any prego pictures of me later so here it is! I'm 6 months pregnant now....25 weeks to be exact. So far everything has been going well. The morning sickness didn't last long at all. Once the first trimester was over, I felt great. This second tri-mester I have felt really good. lots of energy! We have been busy at home working on house projects such as installing new flooring downstairs, painting, replacing light fixtures, etc. I figured this was a good time to do it while I still had energy. Now I'm at the end of the second trim-mester and I'm starting to slow down a bit. Mainly because my stomach is getting bigger and I don't move around quite the same. It's summer time right now and there is a heat advisory in Houston, which means it is hot as Hell!! This is probably the worst time to be pregnant, but we don't really get a choice do we?!?! :) So these days I spend a lot of time indoors either at work or at home. For excercise I run around my house nesting....all the time! I can't do enough to get ready for this baby. Somehow I think cleaning out closets and drawers is going to prepare me for a baby. hahaha. For real though, we are moving the guest bedroom into our office and the office will no longer exist in it's own room. The old office will now be the guest bedroom. I am converting the dining room into a reading room, which will have a desk with a small computer, kind of taking place of the office. Anyway...all this because of a baby!! :) I have a million things going through my mind these days like: how do I change a diaper, what if I drop the baby, how will the dog react to the baby, how will Avery react to the baby, will I ever sleep again, when do I get to have my first glass of wine after pregnancy (haha), what are we going to name this baby? What and who is she going to look like? You name it...I've thought of it! I guess this is what it's like to be pregnant for the first time. I do enjoy it with all my heart. It's totally worth the sleepless nights and the uncomforts of being pregnant. I love that I'm carrying a life that will affect my life, my husband's life, my step-daughters life, my whole family's life, other people's life...it's just so cool! I feel honored by God. Anyway, I'm rambling on. It's been a long time since I've written so I thought I'd check in! In 3+ month's you'll be seeing lots of baby and family pics...so stay tuned!!

We are having a baby!!

I am almost 11 weeks pregnant today! The last several weeks have been rough, as I haven't been feeling well and have been so unbelieveably tired. However, things are looking up, as this week I have had a burst of energy and have only been sick once. Other than that, I am really enjoying this time. I like reading my book that tells me how big my baby is and what my body is going through from week to week. This week I had an ultrasound and got to see our baby's arms and leggs wiggling around and the heart beating. It was the most awesome thing I have ever seen! I was sad that John couldn't be there with me, as he had to work. When he came home he looked at the pictures and said, "We made a baby!"...as if

it just hit him that we are having a baby. It was cute. I feel like I already look pregnant, which seems a little soon, but everyone tells me it is different for everyone. I guess it's all good! I'll get my body back another time! :)