We have one... so why not TWO?

Yes folks, that's right... We are expecting baby # 2. We are still a little surprised ourselves, but since I'm 11 weeks along, and (I guess) already starting to show - I thought I'd let the cat out of the bag so people would stop giving me the "is she or isn't she?" looks. Lucky me has been able to hear "I was wondering if you were pregnant - but didn't want to ask" by three men already. Gee thanks, just what I was hoping you'd say! ;)

For those of you that are thinking "They are crazy!" I will remind you that I had some issues getting pregnant last time and by the time everything was figured out and we got pregnant with Nixon, it had been over 2 1/2 years of trying. So needless to say, we didn't know for sure how long it would take us the 2nd time around so we figured we should start trying sooner rather than later just in case. The crazy thing is that we hadn't even really started trying yet. On our first month of not protecting...surprise! Prego!

I am due July 17th but will probably end up delivering via C-section 2-3 weeks early like with Nixon, at the end of June. That'll make my babies about 13 1/2 months apart! Anybody who's been there have words of advice or encouragement? Wish us luck on this next fun adventure!

Love/Hate

For the last little while I have been having a love/hate relationship with blogs. Mostly mine. I LOVE reading blogs, hearing about my friend's lives and seeing pictures of what everyone is up to. BUT I have been feeling really unmotivated to blog myself. I don't know what it is... I'm just feeling really complacent and uninspired. Maybe it's the weather, maybe it's the monotony of my days, or the fact that I've been a bit sick, who knows... but i'm going to try to be better. To try to use this blog as an outlet for myself to be creative or funny or just give me a little hobby to do every now and then that doesn't require much effort. I think I might try to do something with a theme to get me back on the band wagon. (Like maybe the 15 day challenge - just not on an everyday basis - maybe with my own twist). Wish me luck. But for today, since I'm in kind of a complaining mood I think I'll leave you with a few tidbits of the love/hate I feel on a regular basis.

Love: afternoon naps while Nixon is sleeping
Hate: if Nixon has two good naps one day, the next day he has two crappy ones. it's a vicious cycle no matter what I try :(

Love: my (I mean Nixon's...) awesome, stylish PegPerego highchair
Hate: that the number of poopy diapers each day has quadrupled since starting "solids"

Love: seeing my cute little boy get excited when I put him in the highchair and watch him gnaw on a cracker
Hate: spending 45+min. to get him to eat any semblance of a meal of baby food

Love: shopping (ever so conservatively) ONLINE
Hate: getting subsequent Visa bills

Love: watching Nixon go to town and jump FOR-EVER in his jolly jumper. HIL-AIR-IOUS!
Hate: now he WILL NOT stand normally - always wants to jump wherever he is.

Love: that I have good friends nearby that I can get together with and do girly things to break up the monotony of the week
Hate: that we have all been homebodies for the past couple weeks and have barely gotten together. I'm getting bored, people.

Love: that Nick is almost done work and we can have time together for the holidays!!!
Hate: in the meantime, he's working a ton and our Christmas lights are not up, and the walk continues to be unshovelled (i know, i know, i could just do it myself - but it's cold out there!)

Love: Christmas
Hate: about Christmas? nothing! especially since I'm all done my shopping, wrapping, AND stocking stuffers :)

There! I did it - I posted on my blog, and didn't even hate it.