O Canada. Need I say more :)

After a long, but really not so bad, drive we got to canada about 8:00 this evening. Ellee did awesome in the car. She only slept for 1 hour of the trip tho. By the time we actually crossed the bridge though, she was done. I turned Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga on and started clapping and dancing to help keep her happy. Teddy grahams helped too. It was only 30 minutes from the bridge to home, but it was the toughest 30 minutes of the entire trip!
Its nice to be here and be able to relax though. Hopefully I didn't forget anything at home. I keep going through the imaginary list in my mind to make sure.

 Dont we look so great on our little road trip :)
At church this Sunday some of my favorite girlies wanted pictures with me and Ellee. It was so cute. De'manee had lost a tooth and thats why she wanted a picture. Ellee was fascinated and obsessed with her hair and the purple snaps. She had a hold of couple and had zero intention of letting go till I peeled her fingers off. Toooooo funny.

 Here's Anaiah in this one with us. Tyler was trying to pop in in the back making silly faces!

 No more pictures. I am done.
And to top of the gardening experience. Im a down right pro on the zucchini level! Look at the size of that baby! Ellee looks quite proud too :) now hopefully my tomatoes come through wonderfully and I cna make some good pasta sauce and throw some zucchini in it!!

Roadtrips are hard work

21 Week update

FINALLY. I got my self to finish the chalkboard for my weekly belly updates. (totally stole this adorable idea from another awesome blogger)
Unfortunately I know I am already going to miss next week. My free-hand job was pretty pathetic on the writing. Hopefully I improve over time with my chalk writing skills. Oh and my nose isn't blue in real life. Just in this picture. :)


How far along? 21 Weeks
Total weight gain: 1 lbs, yes I am completely aware this is terrible. I have been working on it, however after the weight loss from the 1st and beginning of 2nd trimesters we are officially a positive number as of Tuesday!
Maternity clothes? Yes, sometimes. Not all the time.
Stretch marks? none
Sleep: sad, so sad. We are no longer friends
Miss Anything? Sleep.
Movement: lots and lots and lots. This girl is into water aerobics!
Food cravings: chicken and rice soup!
Anything making you queasy or sick: not really.
Gender: Girl
Labor Signs: No, but a lot of braxton hicks!
Symptoms: Heartburn. ALL. THE. TIME. Sore feet, exhaustion.
Belly Button in or out? more out than in
Wedding rings on or off? on
Mood most of the time: Exhaustion and happiness mixture :)
Looking forward to: Vacation with family next week!

Rehabbing the Blog

I am trying to figure out blogger a bit better and make the blog look a more savvy!

20 Weeks there! 20 weeks away!

 :) I think with my first pregnancy I watched my weeks like clock work. This time around I haven't, simply because my life is too busy to watch the weekly prego chart, and its gone sooo fast. Half way there already.

Not to mention

IT'S A GIRL!

I was NOT prepared for the u/s tech to say "girl parts" I was basically just wacthing vigorously to see "boy parts". Because I realllly thought it was a boy. Nope. I got like 100% sure from the u/s tech. And I am quite happy with that :)

These pictures are 19.5 week pictures and hopefully Ill be setting up for weekly pictures beginning this week. I jsut have to finish my first baby project :) eek!!!!!

Life as a mom

Its Almost 1:20 on  a regular weekday and I am jsut sitting down to eat my lunch. I left the house this morning just after 10 to run errands. With one child its hard enough to make a  trip to the post office and grocery store a 2 hour long trip. How on earth am I going to make it with!?
And 2 hours is far too long as it is!  By the time I get home Ellee is ready for a nap but its lunch time so she needs to eat first, and I am hungry too, and theres all the groceries. By the time I actually plop myself down to eat, I kind of want to take a nap!
And naps, might I add, this second pregnancy not only has been a polar opposite of the first, I can not explain to you the exhaustion I have. The I could take a nap every day for possibly close to 3 hours exhaustion. EVEN if I get up a decent time. And I can sometimes take a nap. But prior to pregnancy it would usually top out at 1 hour. Never push 3!!!!
People might say I have Ellee too and she adds to the exhaustion, but I worked through my entire pregnancy with ellee and I did not come even close to this.

On the brightside,
TODAY IS THE DAY!!!
Its Baby gender day!!!!!!

I was not nearly this excited to find out Ellee's gender but that may have been because I wasnt planning on finding out. In fact in the ultrasound I closed my eyes while the technician showed my husband the sex, and he showed me the picture later on.
This time I have been planning and waiting for it. I planning and waiting to her and see BOY that is. Not because thats what I want but because I feel that its more likely to be a boy. Either or though, I'll be excited :)

Now if only Matt could get realistic about names. Hes basically been giving boogus suggestions and I am hoping will get more realistic once we are gender defined :)

The birthday girl!

In all her chubby adorable happiness. She'll get her first taste of thai food at her dinner out tonight!

Its obviously past July 1st but had to share her Canada day outfit. What a a cute little Canadian stink she is!
It was her FIRST Canada day too!!!! 

One year already...

A whole year already?
Its absolutely crazy that time could pass so fast. But I am so happy God blessed us with a such a wonderful beautiful little girl and look forward to everything she may become!