Scrapblog

So I found this new website that allows me to make digital scrapbook pages and I am officially hooked! Here are a few:

My 30th Birthday Party:

The New Baby:

Kennedy Jane at the Fair:

Halloween:

Trip to the Fair

We took Kennedy Jane to the Fair yesterday and she loved it! Thank goodness Aunt Ali was there b/c Mommy's stomach could not have handled all those rides that go round and round and everytime we would get off of one she would say "ginn" and would want to immediately get back on the ride. I think the carousel and the bumble bees were her favorite!!

The weather was gorgeous and totally perfect! I will say its amazing how expensive the fair is now, I can't imagine taking her and this new baby when they are older and really want to ride a bunch of stuff. Its going to cost a fortune!

Here are a few pics from our day:

Riding the Carousel with Mommy

Waving to everybody from the Carousel with Aunt Ali

Riding in the trucks with Aunt Ali

8 Weeks Pregnant

I have made it to 8 weeks, about 3/4 of the way through the first trimester and boy will I be glad when this 1st trimester is over!! I have been so sick, waking up during the night and not sleeping well. This is all so different than with Kennedy Jane so who knows if that means this is a boy or this pregnancy is just different!

Here is a picture of my belly at 4 weeks and then again at 8 weeks to compare, not sure I see much of a difference but its getting there.
4 Weeks

8 Weeks

Loss of Jackie's Mom

We got bad news to start this week off, Jackie's mom died this morning. Jackie is a WONDERFUL friend to all of us and a really genuinely special person. Her mom has been ill for sometime now and the blessing in all of this is she is not in pain anymore and is resting comfortably. We are awaiting news on the services.

Pregnant with a Toddler

No one could have prepared me for this, I mean it was bad with Kennedy Jane but I cannot remember it being this bad. Maybe that's b/c I slept through most of the first 12 weeks but I can't do that this time. I have to change diapers, make breakfast and try to play. This is so much harder than I thought it would be. Your body must have an amazing way of convincing you that what happened wasn't really all that bad so that you will do it again (and for some people again and again). I am very grateful that I only want two children b/c I could not do this a 3rd time! I would do it a hundred times over for Kennedy Jane and I feel the same way about this baby but gosh why does it have to be so hard!?

Our 1st Appt for our 2nd Baby!!

So today we had our first ultrasound and appointment for this new baby. The first thing we did was go to our ultrasound. I have to say that it was just as amazing the 2nd time as it was the first. The baby is measuring right on track at 6w1d and we heard the heartbeat which was measuring at 115. That is perfect, and it drops the probability of a miscarriage down to below 2% which is very comforting! Here are two pictures of the new baby:

We then saw Dr. Madonia who said that everything was going just right. I have to stay on the Prometrium (progesterone) until 12 weeks which stinks but is totally worth it! He gave me a Rx for Zofran in case the queasiness gets worse. We see him again in 4 weeks and he said we would get an u/s after that, not sure what that is for but I guess we will see! I will be 10 weeks then!

Moving into decade #3

So I just turned 30 years old, where has the time gone?? I am not upset about it, not worried about it, just feel like its another birthday! I am so blessed with a beautiful daughter and a new baby on the way, what else could I want?? I wouldn't want to go back to 18, 21 or 25 if I could. I am happy where I am now!!

But my friends and family made it a great birthday! We went to the Hard Rock Casino for the night. We got over there and hung out by the pool which was awesome, its SO nice and the weather was just perfect! After that we took showers and watched a bit of the football games. Ali and I played a little Blackjack and lost. Then we went out to dinner at the Vibe which was really nice!

Mom made a big presentation about the "Dust Bunny Club". This is a club started by Aunt Susan, Fat Friend and Mom and is a club for those who need to get the dust bunnies off their private parts. Needless to say she is nuts and everyone got a very good laugh!!

After that we went upstairs to the club where although I could not drink, was quite entertaining. People really do act like idiots and I really hope that I didn't look like that, although I am certain that I did.

It was a great birthday but I am still tired and needed to recover!!