13 Weeks & Preparing for More Change

I know that when it comes to my growing baby bump I will always think and feel that it's bigger than it really is to others. But when I've already heard 'congratulations' from total strangers that didn't already know I was pregnant from me telling them, it doesn't make me think that I'm hardly showing anymore. I can still fit into my pre-pregnancy pants which makes me feel good, though it's starting to border on really uncomfortable. I've pulled out some of my old maternity clothes and while they are indeed much more comfortable, they're still a little too big for me to fill in properly. My SIL even commented the other day that she thought I was wearing Jody's jeans. If only I could get away with wearing leggings and yoga pants every day.

13 weeks

View from the top

Our family has some more changes coming our way that I'm really excited about. At the end of next week I will be trading in my Conference Planner title for a new one: Stay-at-Home Mommy. I'm not the only one that is happy with this change - Mallory too. I don't have anything negative to say about her daycare facility but when you can tell that your child doesn't care to be there, it makes you want to pull them out as soon as possible. So that's exactly what we're doing; her and I get to be buddies as we prepare to welcome baby #2 to soon fill our days with even more chaos. I can't wait to be involved in all the fun daytime activities that with a full-time job you're just not able to participate in. Obviously I'll need to be smart about what we do knowing that with the loss of my income comes a tighter budget, but I'm a pretty creative person so I'll get the hang of things. Just don't be surprised if I start asking you for your Sunday newspaper so I can start actively becoming a couponer. Though you'll never see me like those people on Extreme Couponing because that's just a whole other level of craziness that I will never understand.

Enjoying the Morning Sun

Happy Valentine's Day

Bumpin It

Already. I was looking back at pictures of when I was pregnant with Mallory and I swear I wasn't showing like this until like 14 or 15 weeks. Yikes, this belly is going to be a biggin. But hey, this baby will likely be my last so I'm going to embrace it!

Exciting Announcement!

Mallory won't be an only child much longer. Baby #2 is due sometime around August 25, which makes me 12 weeks today. We are very excited to be expanding our family with another little monster to keep us on our toes, and are pretty impartial to whichever sex baby turns out to be. I'm eager to find out though and hope that this baby cooperates better than Mallory did when we went in for our 20 week appointment.

Me being pregnant is the largest reason that I have been M.I.A. on the blog-front. I received a positive pregnancy test December 15 and within a week, the morning sickness had set in. To say it has been rough feels like an understatement. I had a little bit of morning sickness with Mallory, but this time it is sooooo much worse. Like 'I want to hide in the corner until it goes away' kind of worse. However, I've recently noticed it's starting to not be as intense so I'm hopeful it's on the way out. I'm still really tired and wish I could take a nap every single day; I almost fell asleep at my desk the other day when I closed my eyes for a second. I've just been a hot mess during this first trimester so let's just pray that with the second trimester comes the fun times that I loved about being pregnant with Mallory. Oh, and my belly is already showing so it's a good thing I wasn't trying to keep this a secret much longer. Here we go!