I know it has been forever.
I am just not one to really record my thoughts and feelings via the internet when I am pregnant. I think part of it is because I can rarely stand hearing pregnant womens' rantings when I am not pregnant let alone when I am pregnant. I just feel like pregnancy usually brings out the worst opinions etc from almost any woman, mostly due to hormones. And I just prefer to not do that to myself or to complain, where someone can read about my low moments of the day. Also, the selfish part of me, can't stand reading about other women who have never been sick or who are only sick in the 1st trimester and complain about it. So I tend to opt out all together.
Anyways, as for an update...I am at 32 weeks, still sick as a dog, but soooo much closer to getting to see this little one. We still haven't decided on a name yet, but at least we have narrowed down a few options.:) That is HUGE for us! We are so indecisive with names.
Bryan is almost halfway done with his LAST semester of Grad school and turns the big 30 this week! He is still on the job hunt, with some interviews and leads...so we shall see.
Our 3 year old dude is growing like a weed and expressing his opinions even more openly:) He does take very good care of me and has been blessed with an extreme sensitivity to his mom's needs as this pregnancy progresses. It has been a huge tender mercy, especially since Bryan is gone so much with work and school.
Cravings...
... With our first little dude, I craved anything bread. With this one, it seems like I am craving anything. I can have pizza 2 nights in a row and still want it the next week. I have had to eat something mexican weekly, particularly fajitas. My kind husband puts up with it. I crave things that are bread, but it is more carbohydrates than anything else. Some of the really bready stuff hasn't been able to stay in my system long enough to be enjoyed. I am ready for the cravings to at least subside...here's hoping.
I don't know what to title this one...
Today has been challenging, but yet I know it could always be worse:) I am quite irritated at my sciatic nerve, constant nausea ( but it is better than puking all day), extreme exhaustion ( I thought I was supposed to have a spike in energy sometime weeks ago), intense heartburn, and my hormones. I probably need to go and have my dr. test my lovely thyroid sooner than later again.
I am NOT however irritated at the little one growing inside of me, just wishful that someday I might be able to be the type of person who would say "I love being pregnant." That has never been my case and today I am so far from saying that that I should live on another planet.
Our clever little dude has been throwing more fits left and right, which has meant less naps for both of us and a lot more hauling, kicking, screaming him upstairs, around town etc., a pleasantry for my aching body. Oh, yeah and with Bryan being gone all the time, that means I have had the pleasant role of doing it all.
I cannot wait until Bryan is actually done with school and I can have a companion at home most nights again. Today I considered making a colored paper chain to count down the few months that he has left...today is one where close to desperation has been felt.
However, It is days like today where I wonder how in the world do people make it through without the gospel of Jesus Christ in their lives. It is through Christ that I really do receive strength and ability beyond my own, and that on days like today, I don't end up as a huge sobbing, depressed pregnant woman. I can't count the times today, that I have been able to just make it one more step, through one more tantrum, one more heave and ho, and although usually falling on the couch to breathe afterwards, I have always felt peace and comfort. On days like today, where it has felt like a "no-good very bad day", I have felt made able.
I am NOT however irritated at the little one growing inside of me, just wishful that someday I might be able to be the type of person who would say "I love being pregnant." That has never been my case and today I am so far from saying that that I should live on another planet.
Our clever little dude has been throwing more fits left and right, which has meant less naps for both of us and a lot more hauling, kicking, screaming him upstairs, around town etc., a pleasantry for my aching body. Oh, yeah and with Bryan being gone all the time, that means I have had the pleasant role of doing it all.
I cannot wait until Bryan is actually done with school and I can have a companion at home most nights again. Today I considered making a colored paper chain to count down the few months that he has left...today is one where close to desperation has been felt.
However, It is days like today where I wonder how in the world do people make it through without the gospel of Jesus Christ in their lives. It is through Christ that I really do receive strength and ability beyond my own, and that on days like today, I don't end up as a huge sobbing, depressed pregnant woman. I can't count the times today, that I have been able to just make it one more step, through one more tantrum, one more heave and ho, and although usually falling on the couch to breathe afterwards, I have always felt peace and comfort. On days like today, where it has felt like a "no-good very bad day", I have felt made able.
I realized the other day....
that I forgot to let all my blogging friends out there know.....We are having a BOY!!! Yep another little dude is coming into our family! We are so very excited! The practical part of me is so happy we can reuse so much of what we already have. I think Bryan was nervous that I really wanted a girl, ( albeit it is no lie that the Target girl section is to die for with cuteness) I would really rather have a girl when he is actually getting paid for his education ( that fact would at least help me justify all the pink goodness:)). We have started thinking of names, and all that has really come from it has been a long list:) We will get there though:)
It's a wonderful life...
Well, this morning I woke up sick again. No surprise really, I have been sick for the past 22 weeks. Yep, all day sick. Thank goodness for Zofran, modern medicine is literally a dear friend of mine. I just have to make sure my body will let it stay in me long enough to work. The medicine makes me feel human. My bed actually gets made from time to time:) This pregnancy is really similar to with our 1st little dude, I would, however, be really grateful for the sickness part to end before 9 months. But considering it didn't with our little dude, I am not counting my chickens before they hatch.:)
I will, however, give myself a gold star for the day because i actually exercised a feat almost impossible on other days.
But regardless of being sick, I am soooo very grateful to be a mother and to be having this second little one come join our family. I am so very grateful my Heavenly Father is giving me this opportunity, because I know not everyone gets the opportunity to even have one little one. And I am so very grateful for a son and husband who are so willing to help me "feel better."
As for life with my little family, it is beginning to get a little crazier:) Bryan will be officially done with grad school at the beginning of August ( Please insert the Hallelujah Chorus here!) I can't wait to have a husband who is just working! No homework, tests, papers, late nights and early mornings of studying! More family dinners! He truly is Superman!
With that change has begun an onslaught of looking for a better job in all ways possible:) We are eager to start a new chapter, that doesn't include school. I am so grateful that Heavenly Father blesses us with the ability to do all the crazy, hectic things that have been and continue to be placed into our lives. When I look back on my day, I just sit in wonder that everything was made possible.
I am hoping that we will know where we will be going in the next few months before the baby comes. That would be very helpful for my sometimes OCD personality.
Besides the sickness factor for me, life has been wonderful. I don't have anything to complain about. I am married to a wonderful man and i have the kindest and most ingenious little son a mom could ask for. I have had to take things a lot slower, but I am okay with that. After serving as RS president for a year, when slow comes I have learned to relish it. The important things are all that really matter. I am beginning to feel old, as I see my youngest sister about to start her senior year this fall, but also excited as I see my 19 year old sister only have a few more months of chemo left and then she will be done!
We have been through a whirlwind these past couple of years, but I am so grateful for the lessons learned and experiences wrought ( the good and the bad.)
I will, however, give myself a gold star for the day because i actually exercised a feat almost impossible on other days.
But regardless of being sick, I am soooo very grateful to be a mother and to be having this second little one come join our family. I am so very grateful my Heavenly Father is giving me this opportunity, because I know not everyone gets the opportunity to even have one little one. And I am so very grateful for a son and husband who are so willing to help me "feel better."
As for life with my little family, it is beginning to get a little crazier:) Bryan will be officially done with grad school at the beginning of August ( Please insert the Hallelujah Chorus here!) I can't wait to have a husband who is just working! No homework, tests, papers, late nights and early mornings of studying! More family dinners! He truly is Superman!
With that change has begun an onslaught of looking for a better job in all ways possible:) We are eager to start a new chapter, that doesn't include school. I am so grateful that Heavenly Father blesses us with the ability to do all the crazy, hectic things that have been and continue to be placed into our lives. When I look back on my day, I just sit in wonder that everything was made possible.
I am hoping that we will know where we will be going in the next few months before the baby comes. That would be very helpful for my sometimes OCD personality.
Besides the sickness factor for me, life has been wonderful. I don't have anything to complain about. I am married to a wonderful man and i have the kindest and most ingenious little son a mom could ask for. I have had to take things a lot slower, but I am okay with that. After serving as RS president for a year, when slow comes I have learned to relish it. The important things are all that really matter. I am beginning to feel old, as I see my youngest sister about to start her senior year this fall, but also excited as I see my 19 year old sister only have a few more months of chemo left and then she will be done!
We have been through a whirlwind these past couple of years, but I am so grateful for the lessons learned and experiences wrought ( the good and the bad.)
Things I have been learning...
As some of you may know, I have been doing an experiment with myself. I am not accessing Facebook for the entire month of February. I never really got hooked on Facebook until my sister Katelyn was diagnosed with Leukemia almost 2 years ago and I wanted to have a better way to communicate with her and send funny videos and links with her when she would be in the hospital and I couldn't be there.
Now, don't get me wrong, I think that there are great uses for Facebook( will post on that later), but I also think it can eat up your time and life like none other if not carefully regulated.
A little while ago, I started to notice some habits and things that needed more focus for myself. After some time, I realized that trying to forget Facebook for a bit could really be of help to me. After all, a real emergency would be emailed or called to me.
In return for "giving up" Facebook, I have been able to think a lot more about the important things. I have had a lot more real "quiet and still" time for myself....even with an energetic toddler. So for probably only me and my wanting to record these thoughts, here are some thoughts I have had so far:
* Money and things really don't equal true happiness, but valuable and genuine relationships, and wise use of my time do equal true happiness.
*Just because you may have several children doesn't mean you know everything there is about children or life nor does it mean that you are more experienced than those who have not had the opportunity to have children yet or who have a small number.
Because everyone is given different trials and experiences in life for their own unique growth; as well as to help others, not to compare themselves to them.
*Just because you are thin doesn't mean that you are healthy and happy. And just because you are overweight doesn't mean you are unhealthy and don't try to take care of yourself. ( there are several
different medical conditions- just ask some people with thyroid issues for starters).
*Being "Busy" is not something I want to be known as. And shouldn't be taken as a compliment nor should it be yearned for. Being productive though is very different from being "busy".
*Just because you do a lot, doesn't mean that all that you are doing is a good/ best use of your time.
*Just because some people may praise others for being soooo busy and for doing it all doesn't mean that what they are doing equals real value and real purpose.
*Facebook is not "LIFE" and your time should be monitored as such.
*Face to face or voice to voice is ALWAYS the best way to develop and strengthen relationships.
Now, don't get me wrong, I think that there are great uses for Facebook( will post on that later), but I also think it can eat up your time and life like none other if not carefully regulated.
A little while ago, I started to notice some habits and things that needed more focus for myself. After some time, I realized that trying to forget Facebook for a bit could really be of help to me. After all, a real emergency would be emailed or called to me.
In return for "giving up" Facebook, I have been able to think a lot more about the important things. I have had a lot more real "quiet and still" time for myself....even with an energetic toddler. So for probably only me and my wanting to record these thoughts, here are some thoughts I have had so far:
* Money and things really don't equal true happiness, but valuable and genuine relationships, and wise use of my time do equal true happiness.
*Just because you may have several children doesn't mean you know everything there is about children or life nor does it mean that you are more experienced than those who have not had the opportunity to have children yet or who have a small number.
Because everyone is given different trials and experiences in life for their own unique growth; as well as to help others, not to compare themselves to them.
*Just because you are thin doesn't mean that you are healthy and happy. And just because you are overweight doesn't mean you are unhealthy and don't try to take care of yourself. ( there are several
different medical conditions- just ask some people with thyroid issues for starters).
*Being "Busy" is not something I want to be known as. And shouldn't be taken as a compliment nor should it be yearned for. Being productive though is very different from being "busy".
*Just because you do a lot, doesn't mean that all that you are doing is a good/ best use of your time.
*Just because some people may praise others for being soooo busy and for doing it all doesn't mean that what they are doing equals real value and real purpose.
*Facebook is not "LIFE" and your time should be monitored as such.
*Face to face or voice to voice is ALWAYS the best way to develop and strengthen relationships.
Our exciting news!!!
Well, as you may have been noticing we haven't updated our blogs for a while now. It started with the holidays and actually wanting to live them. Then we had a lot of sickness and well we still do, but since we are in the safety zone of 13 weeks now we are excited to tell you that our little family of 3 will be adding 1 more in August!
COMING TO OUR FAMILY IN AUGUST!
We are so excited for this blessing! We are just hoping that Kara won't be sick the whole 9 months again. But I guess that is where gratitude for modern medicine really helps our perspective.
COMING TO OUR FAMILY IN AUGUST!
We are so excited for this blessing! We are just hoping that Kara won't be sick the whole 9 months again. But I guess that is where gratitude for modern medicine really helps our perspective.
Late but crafty...
A few of my Christmas renovation projects... a little late in posting:
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| An old tree skirt that I thought needed new life... |
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| A new life...via pinterest! Cost $3 for the improvement ( red fabric and burlap) |
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| A simple green wreath with some added flare! (Burlap, ribbon and berries). Cost $1 for the ribbon, had the burlap, had the berries. |
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| 3 old stockings that needed a new spin... |
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| Recovered in Chevron! I was really loving Burlap this year |
I want to make my own rap....
Fall Decor...
So I as usual I have been looking for cute and festive but easy on the money Fall/Thanksgiving decor to make. These are some of the things I came up with.
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| This Wreath is just burlap strips around a wire hanger. Yep just a hanger. I got the idea from a friend. |
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| Super Easy to Make! |
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| Simple Yarn Wreath? No! So much more.... |
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| Next year I will probably make the leaves smaller, so the wreath appears more full. |
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| "What are you grateful for?" |
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| Each leaf has one thing (per family member) per day, that we are grateful for. We should have 66 blessings to be reminded of by Thanksgiving. (The leaves are put on the wreath with sewing pins.) |
More Christmas Crafting...
My mom recently went out to Idaho to visit one of my little sisters at college. While she was there she stopped at Porter's ( aka awesome craft store). She brought back materials for us to make this. So much fun!
Ornament Time!!!!
One of my dear friends from church and I wanted to get ready for the Christmas season a little early. Plus we just wanted a valid excuse for letting out kids play together while we did a craft. We decided to make ornaments together. Here is a sampling of our creations. It was so much fun! Next year we will have to start even earlier.
Baby Shower....
Recently I hosted a baby shower for a dear friend of mine from church. (She is having her first boy after 2 girls.) Thanks to my parents who let me use their house, and several other friends who brought lots of food and Pinterest:)...It turned out better than imagined. It was a fun evening.
Here are some pics from the event.
Here are some pics from the event.
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| A Real Shower:) |
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| I had to make BOTH Chocolate and Pumpkin Cupcakes... topped with cream cheese frosting of course:) |
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| Thanks to Mom for the fun Caramel Corn |
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| I was so surprised at how easy these were to make! |
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