Update!

Before I get to the many many things I have to talk about, I need to brief myself on what has been going on in the past 2 months! So since August, life has been pretty well, good-BUT I was not feeling great up until September due to my pregnancy-which is such an exciting time for me (except for that whole lack of motivation and energy part of it!) I seriously had no desire to come onto my own blog and write about the experience! I guess a part of me was scared to become attached to a pregnancy because of the fact that I have miscarried before. So it took me much longer just to get on here and really start embracing the whole experience!

So here I am 22 weeks along...and it's another BOY! If you asked me a few years ago what I thought I'd have and wanted, I would have told you that I wanted THREE boys! LOL...so I'm at number two! BUT quite honestly I did not know what this one was going to be the way I knew with Matthew. So a part of me in the beginning thought a girl, too. When I found out I was truly surprised. It took a few days to process it all in my head. Yes, I will miss out on those ridiculously big tutus and bows-you know, the kind that take up an entire head-but I do love "all things boy" too! And Matthew-he has been so sweet and excited about "little brother in mommy's tummy" that I can't help but feel excited for him to have a brother. I know that I have NO control over what relationship they will have in life, but my hope and prayer is for these two is to truly have a friend in each other. I really hope that our little guy will have a brother he can look up to overall. The type of relationship and bond that I never got to experience being an only child myself.

So to update (PS Shannon, I'm taking ideas from your current blogs on pregnancy) here is where I'm at now:

• Weight gain to date: 9lbs or so
• Cravings-normal now, beginning-lots of fruit and absolutely not a speck of meat! I think I went vegetarian for 2 months
• Maternity clothes-since about 16 weeks but more for comfort/pants mostly
• Sleep-mostly so tired I pass out, but achy in my hips from only laying on my sides only!
• Symptoms-First trimester-severe nausea. Second so far-very little nausea, gets tired more easily and back aches from time to time
• What I am looking forward to: getting the new nursery set up and doing a new theme (hey, I have to plan something!) which will be firetrucks!

Anyway, will update will ultrasound pics-our scanner is out as our nursery is being done now in the former loft. I also need to talk about my favorite time of the year-October, aka, "Funtober!" :)