{ making a comeback? }

maybe.

i must say, however, that i. do. feel. so. much. better. these. days.

i hit 13 weeks and immediately started feeling as normal as i can at this point.  it was amazing.  the energy isn't quite there, but that's to be expected.  the motivation is slowly making a comeback.  my camera is m.i.a. actually, i know where she is, but she has decided that she doesn't like the batteries that i've chosen for her, so she's on strike.  and my lazy self just needs to get up and fix her.  somehow.  maybe then i can take pictures of karsyn for the first time in a month.  or i could just bring her to sweet d.n. for some fun photos.  hmm ...

we are alive though.  my favorite man is starting back to work and my title of coach's widow is coming back to life once again.  i don't think it'll be as hard this year since i know what to expect, but at the same time i know it'll be hard because i'm pregnant this time with a toddler on the lose.  i'm hoping for our mother's day out program to come through for me so i have some sanity at least two days a week. 

karsyn is potty training.  kinda.  she is starting to put words together and thinks she's the best thing since sliced bread.  she knows she's cute and that makes her oh-so-BAD.  she's quite entertaining though and growing up too fast. 

hopefully i'll post some pictures in the next few days if i make myself take some.  i'm trying to catch up from a month of couch duty.  prescribed by me. 

{ update for you, nicole! }

i know.  blogging clearly has not been a priority.  you'd think it would be easier to do when you sit on the couch all day, but the motivation still isn't coming around.  i've been a horrible mother too.  i haven't taken any pictures of karsyn this whole last month.  she hasn't noticed yet, so don't mention it.

i went to the doctor today.  the actual doctor that i am using for this pregnancy (long story).  i pretty much told them they didn't need to do lab work to confirm i was pregnant because it's pretty darn obvious.  i haven't gained any weight.  i think i even lost a few pounds.  a new sonogram confirmed that i am 12 weeks and due january 29th.  that is indeed one day after my birthday.  we'll see how it turns out.  everything looks good though and if i was a guessing man, i'd secretly say that i think we're having a boy.  we have a few weeks to confirm that though.

on the nausea front.  it's still there. 

and we already have names picked out.  we'll share as soon as we find out what it is.

i think that's all for now. 

{ my new favorite number }

O.N.E! 

we had a sonogram this morning and confirmed that there is indeed only ONE baby.  whew!  we had her search to make sure no one was playing hide and seek in there. 

now, for the mystery.  why am i only NINE weeks and look like i'm FOUR months pregnant?  what a bummer.  can you imagine what i'll look like by january.  ugh. 

numbers we learned ... i am about NINE weeks.  my due date is february FIRST. 

karsyn did arrive two weeks early, so we'll see how long this one makes it. 

praise God the baby looked very healthy and its heart was beating strong.

{ summer days }

we haven't done a whole lot so far this summer mainly because of my nausea, but it's slowly getting better.  i go to the doctor wednesday to get some medicine so we'll be good to go after that.  i go to the doctor again on july 14th to find out if there is one or two babies.  yes, you read that right.  there are twins all over my family.  i'm a little suspicious because i'm only 10 weeks i think and i already look like this ...

now, i know i wasn't skinny before, but this is obvious baby belly.  10 weeks, so the doctor says.  i didn't look like that with karsyn until i was 5 months.  pray for my sanity until the 14th. 

and karsyn?  she's up to no good.  she is hilarious and so smart.  she's officially figured out how to open every door in our house, which lead us to target to buy baby proof things for the door handles.  our dog, colby, is now bobbie.  or at least that's what karsyn calls her.  she tells/signs to everyone she sees "thank you" without us telling her.  she's so sweet.  and she now is attached to a big stuffed dog.  he's super cute, but takes up way too much room.  so we now have a dog and a blankie to maneuver around.  it's been hard to explain to her why puppy can't take a bath with her because he does everything else the same.  he even sits at the table with us.  yes, she's spoiled.  that was established long ago.

we spend our summer days like this ... (note: my child does have plenty of clothes, they just don't appear in pictures.  what's the point when she's playing in water at home, right?)

{ want an update? }

blogging just hasn't been on the top of my "to-do" list lately.  once i start feeling like a normal person again, i'll get back to it.  i have so much to tell. 

for now, i stay close to the couch and the bathroom.  the nausea ... oh, the nausea.  so far, it's worse than it was with karsyn.  i'm not throwing up as much, but the nausea ... ugh.

i missed a whole week of mother's day out.  tomorrow it comes again and i'm going to do my best to be there.  we'll see.  chasing 12 two-year-olds doesn't sound much fun right now. 

pray for me.  as soon as i go back to the doctor, i'm getting medicine.  this time, i'm not waiting 6 months.