sooo unmotivated

I love school, love learning…even love studying for exams sometimes but lately I am not interested. Even my chemistry class and lab are not that exciting for me. Maybe it’s the nice weather, or my new found baby excitement. Who knows.

I really need to get my act together though, there is really only 4 weeks left in the semester – AND THEN, only one semester left before I can become a “degreed” environmentalist.

Brad was teasing me about prolonging my return to work. I’ll admit I am not the least bit sad about returning to work later because of baby #2. I do kind of miss the work itself, and keeping up-to-date with EPA and state regulations. I guess it’s something I can do in my spare time…..HAAAA…spare time, yea right.

Really though, a great website to check out is ENN, oh and Discover Magazine…and of course Environmental Working Group.

I am being summoned now…Elijah is still refusing to sleep through the night. We were down to waking up once in 12 hours…now it’s like 3 or 4 times in 10 hours. I hope he figures this out in the next 8 months….

I peed on these

I was in total shock. I still can’t convince myself that it’s true!!!

I took a test on Saturday, March 20th because I wasn’t sure if I had missed my period yet or not (since having Elijah I had to say goodbye to my very predictable 28 day cycle) – now it varies from 30 –41 days.  Anyway, I took the first test and it was negative. Funny enough I remember telling Brad on the way to a family function that “no worries, the test was negative”. On Sunday, I looked at the test while throwing something away and another line caught my eye!! I couldn’t believe it. There was a very faint vertical line. I kind of freaked out, told Brad and we decided to wait to take another test the next day. ---Of course, I knew that a line is a line. Either you have the pregnancy hormone or you don’t.

Sunday morning before church I peed on another and a line showed up again! But I am talking VERY VERY faint. After church Elijah and I went to Becky’s for lunch and I took one of hers, and again, the little line wouldn’t go away. – Now you’re probably thinking I’m crazy by this point but I was just trying to convince Brad. He wanted to see a bright “+”.

Since my mom lives with Becky, she of course found out what was up. Oh man, if I ever wanted this a secret it was over then.

I’ll spare you how I had to take the other 4 tests. Basically, I couldn’t take the disbelief from Brad anymore and got the digital test. He believes me now.

So why am I talking about it so early in the pregnancy!? Good question. Firstly, this is my blog – kind of my journal about the beginnings of my young family – and this pregnancy is just another milestone in our lives, no matter what happens. Secondly, my mom told my grandma so EVERYONE knows.

My mind is so full right now, so is my heart. Especially when I look into this face.

I am nervous as hell, scared about what is to come and anxious that my 8 month old will have some of my attention stripped away too soon.

So, I think I am around 5 weeks – so super early still. I visit Dr. Chen April 7th. We are really excited. I just can’t wait to go see my little blob, baby on the ultra sound to have that “I really am pregnant” moment.

Psalms 127:3 Sons are a heritage from the LORD, children a reward from him.

I try to remember this verse when I get nervous about Elijah being so young, and having 2 under 2!

go to sleep already!

aargh! I know that Elijah doesn’t feel good with his top teeth coming in and all – and he’s probably got the same sniffley cold that I have ---- gimme a break and sleep!!! I am just having one of those weeks with him…

on a brighter side I have found a company that makes baby care products that I REALLY like. I use 7th Generation and Earth's Best for most everything but I recently bought a package of diapers from Nature Babycare. They have held in a major poo explosion (which 7th gen had problems doing), so that was impressive. But even more impressive are the values this company. Click on their link to check them out – those Europeans are always ahead of the game.

I have to go get Elijah….the little turd has squirmed his way into the corner of his crib and can’t turn himself to an open area.    AAAAaaaaaaahhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

5k season!!

I am so excited to start walk/running 5ks again. I got hooked two weeks before I got pregnant (and dropped 15 pounds I might add!) but my doc advised me to just walk because of not practicing long enough.

I walked a few while I was pregnant, and that felt so great – they are probably some of my favorite pregnancy memories (especially walking for a cause like Thrive)

Yesterday Steph, Becky and I took all the kids and went to Creve Coeur lake. It was a beautiful day! (Unfortunately I forgot my camera!!) We went around the whole lake which is 3.7 miles. We were all tired and a little crabby when we were done, but we were feeling accomplished. I hope we will be able to do it again, I had such a good time.

So I can’t wait to do some 5ks and maybe (maaaayyyybe) work my way up to a marathon one day….maybe.  :)

Whaaat? 8 months old already?

My baby is growing up SO fast. The other night I had to go into his room to comfort him to sleep, and while I was holding him in my arms I didn’t realize how big he’s gotten. His little booty used to reach just under my chest, now he is so tall he practically sits on my lap with his head on my shoulder.

Love is such a powerful thing. Everyday I feel just this unimaginable power grow for Elijah. I remember being pregnant and not understanding how I could love someone so much…I still don’t understand it, but I now understand what mothers were trying to explain to me back then. It is such a gift, and I am so thankful.

So listen to what he’s doing now! He will wave ‘bye bye’; give a ‘high five’; roll a ball back and for with you (he LOVES that); loves to jump (I see a trampoline in our future); eats everything with his own hands (minus spoon foods); drinks from a straw; pulls himself up; and my most favorite…gives kisses when you ask (and he’s in the mood). AAaaaaahh….I love those slobbery little lips! :)

Here is a slideshow catch up on lost time (sort of)--- I’ll be better at blogging. promise.

Hello blog…

no, I haven’t forgotten about you. I’ve just been blatantly lazy. Lots has happened. My dad moved in, school was getting tougher, painting and updating the house, we feared Aubrey to have surgery for hip dysplasia….lots of things going on.

For a quick update month 7 for Eli has been nuts!! He waves “bye-bye”, gives a high-five, pulls himself up (we just lowered the crib last night) and is rocking away preparing himself to crawl. What a fun and EXHAUSTING time. Good grief. That has been my motivation to update our home, to baby proof along the way. It is a lot more than I though it would be. We have cushy ottomans to serve as end tables (for the time being) which I though was 100% baby safe. Well, stupid me has our photo framed coasters placed on top. Yep, Elijah pulls himself up on the baby-safe ottoman, but pulls down dangerously heavy and sharp objects to the floor. Luckily he wasn’t in the way.

You old pro moms may be thinking ‘duh…’ but this is hard for me!! It is especially hard when a lot of my motivation is to keep the house from looking like a Kinder Care. 

Anyway. I just needed to pop back in to blogging for a bit. I’ve been slacking on the gym a little too, but still seeing progress (down 7 lbs since my last blog!) It’s not a whole lot, but it’s a start.

I gotta go to the gym now. Today was 72 degrees and short weather is going to be here any moment…