I'm Alive

It's been way too long since I have written anything. I kind of fell off the face of the blog world. I guess that is what happens after running around after a tasmanian devil (my 22 month old) and caring for a newborn. It's amazing to even get two seconds to run to the bathroom in my house. The minute a computer, iPad, or cell phone is in sight, my daughter seems to gravitate towards it so forget getting anything accomplished. But she's asleep now and our newest member is also sleeping (in my arms) as I make this post. I'll try to get better. So much has happened since my last post and I'm not sure one entry could really do it justice but I'll try to sum it up in my next post. Right now I'm just letting you know I'm still alive. I'm trying to reorganize my life in celebration of the new year. Here's a list of what I want to accomplish as of right now:

1) lose pregnancy weight
2) exercise needs to be part of my life
3) start my annual family vacation tradition
4) be more motivated about dressing better, fixing my hair, and in general feel better about myself
5) find time to read
6) cut out more debt
7) be less stressful
8) start and finish more projects

Let's see how many of these will get accomplished. Think positive should be number 9.

Ok good night for now :) sweet dreams!

A Day From Hell: A Mother's Tale

Well I survived a day from hell with my 18 month old toddler. She's finally in bed and who knows when she'll be up again.

This is how today went. I'll actually start it last night..

Ava woke up about every two hours for who knows what reason. We don't have a hard time putting her to bed but she just WON'T sleep through the night on a consistent basis. And I must have dummy on my forehead because when I go in the room half asleep to try and put her back to bed she wants me to hold her or she'll check every two seconds to see if I'm still there. But when Noah goes in there he doesn't even have to say anything and she'll lay back down! But I digress....

I finally make it back to my room and I can't go back to sleep. Ugh. I eventually am able to get a good thirty minutes into deep sleep when I hear crying at 6:55 am. So I go back into dear baby's room and I'm not in the mood to fight with her so I pick her up and we both lay on the itty bitty love seat in her room. She's all snuggled up on mommy and alseep and my legs are hanging off one end and my neck is half broken on the other end. So I, of course, can't go to sleep. Did I mention I'm 5 and a half months pregnant?! Meaning I'm already tired all the time and this position on the couch is not comfortable!

So she wakes up in a lovely mood. But commence hyper mode that lasts all day! Let's add no naps (I tried for a straight hour) and a session of feces throwing and smearing that leads to two baths.

Needless to say mommy and daddy are both exhausted. I know days like these are not the last and at least I didn't cry.

I did however want to leave and never come back at one point, drop her off at my parents' house, and threaten to throw her in the trash, and leave her on the side of the road. (don't judge me. If you are a parent I know if you didn't verbalize these feelings, you were thinking it)

Of course I wouldn't change this life for anything. I love her and we got in many hugs and kisses in still today. Its hard to be mad at her for very long.

And this is just the beginning I know.

I will now end my night by delving into self help book: Baby Whisperer for Toddlers... Wish me luck!

Man, It's Been Awhile

It's been forever since I have had a chance to sit and blog. I feel a bit lost and I'm leaving so much out.

So here's an update on what's been going on.

1) I never got a chance to write about our trip to San Jose. It was wonderful. Ava was a trooper on the plane (THANK GOODNESS) and the weather there was just perfect. We took two days to go sight-seeing in San Francisco and we were able to hit all the top spots like the Fisherman's Wharf, Muir Woods, and Golden Gate Bridge.



2) When we got back home we had a doctor's appointment to find out the gender of the baby. We wanted to surprise our close friends and family so we decided to invite a few to dinner and reveal the surprise over dessert. It was nice. Noah iced the cake and in the center was either blue or pink icing. Everyone thought we were having a boy. I just knew it was a girl. I was right :) So a house full of girls it is! For now :)

3) I was just thinking today how fast my pregnancy is going. I'm already 22 weeks and I feel like I haven't journaled it enough or taken enough pictures. With Ava, I was a bit obsessed about trying to capture every little thing. I don't want to down-play this pregnancy either because I am equally as excited. I have been feeling great so far. My belly is really starting to pop and I am feeling little jelly bean more and more every day. She is quite an active thing at night :) I have been eating alot and my appetite is never satisfied. One minute I was something salty then something sweet and it goes this way throughout the day every day. If I keep this up I might be 200 lbs by the end which BETTER not happen! I have a wedding I'm in at the end of March so hopefully I can get myself back into gear after the baby arrives. We think we have a first name picked out. Lily. Ava and Lily sound so good together. No middle name yet. Hopefully it will come to us.

4) We aren't going anywhere for Labor Day weekend. I hope to get some things done I've been wanting to catch up on like paying some attention to my yard, sprucing up some rooms in my house, picking out new bedding and decor for the nursery, and reading the Baby Whisperer for Toddlers. You see, my kid is 17 months old and we still have to get up with her several times in the night. I thought at some point she'd get the clue or we would. But as I am getting bigger this getting up thing is wearing this momma out! And Daddy is not a happy camper about this trend either. So hopefully this book can help us out. But other than all that, I want to just relax and enjoy the long weekend :)

20 Weeks

I can't believe I'm halfway through my pregnancy! It's definitely going by fast now. I've been feeling great so hopefully the next twenty weeks will go the same.

Friday was the big appointment to determine the sex of the baby. Everyone thought it would be a boy. Everyone was wrong. So I guess I'll have a house full of girls. Sorry daddy :)

We waited until dinner to reveal the news. We went to Pearl's Saltwater Grille and I devoured 2 lbs. of crab legs :). We made a cake and Noah iced the middle pink so when we cut into the cake it would reveal the gender. It was a cute way to share the news.

Now I can start the shopping and start thinking about names. I love shopping for baby girls! As for names, I have always loved Lily. Ava and Lily. Cute right?

I'll have to write another post on our recent trip to California! We survived four plane rides with a toddler!

Anyway, happy Sunday everyone!