I really can’t believe that it has already been six months since we moved to New Jersey and Connor turned 3! It feels like just yesterday. Gratefully even though I’ve technically been pregnant since the end of October it has seemed to go by faster than Connor’s pregnancy. It probably has a lot to do with the fact that I can’t just sit in bed or on the couch all day like I did last time. I was really nervous about how I would be able to handle a pregnancy with a toddler but it turns out he is the highlight of most my days. I have a reason to get up and do things. I can’t help but smile and laugh with him everyday! He is definitely a light in my life even if he is also a punk sometimes.
I’ve also been blessed to have so much company come visit in that time! Two of Logan’s sisters Tricia and Dana and their families for thanksgiving, my friends Annie and Victor with their kids, Shelby and Josh, Cynthia and her girls and my mother in law just last week. Katie is then coming on the 10th, Dana and her fam will be back on the 24th for a little temple trip and eventually mom will be out in July as well as another sister in law Erin and her family. Maybe Shelby again too? So yeah! It’s been a fun change from hardly seeing anyone in Japan. I’m extremely grateful we ended up renting a house that had extra room because we have sure used it!
I’m 24 weeks pregnant. Sometimes I feel like I have forever to wait to meet Liam and other days I freak out because it will be so soon and I know I don’t do that great with newborns and no sleep! I dreamed today Liam was a big fat baby and had lots of strawberry blond hair that perfectly matched mine. He looked just like Connor. If any of that comes true I’ll be so happy. So this kid is nearly a foot long and over a pound!! Unfortunately I’ve never felt him above my pants waistline! It’s like having a cantaloupe rammed in my pelvis all the time. I’m carrying so low! The good news is my doctor today said I'm measuring perfectly, the baby is in the right place, I can still breathe and my acid reflux hasn’t nearly been as bad! The bad news is it feels like there is a cantaloupe rammed in my pelvis and all the symptoms you think that would come of that. So much downward pressure, especially if I stand/walk for any period of time, he sits on my intestines making it hard to go regularly in conjunction he is also squashing/punching my bladder and I have to pee every two seconds. I’ve also had a lot more back pain this time especially when I lay down. It feels like I always have at least 5 symptoms at a time but I can only choose 2 to ease at anytime so no matter what I do I’m uncomfortable. Thanks pregnancy.
I think the fact that Liam isn’t crushing my stomach as much has helped me not feel so sick all the time. I mean it’s still a daily occurrence but at least I’m not throwing up anymore and if I do a good job of keeping food in me it stays manageable. The worst part is that then I’m eating all the time. I still have a metallic taste in my mouth everyday and have the hardest time coming up with food I want. I probably spend way too much time every day just starting at my kitchen hoping something sounds good and that it will magically appear without me having to do anything. I usually just end up eating a bowl of Reese’s puffs cereal. Last pregnancy I couldn’t eat anything with mango in it or acidic fruits. This time it’s garlic or onions. Garlic makes me so ill and so many prepped freezer meals have onions in them. I don’t like onions but can stand eating them if they are well cooked but not right now. They give me severe abdominal pain and gas. No thank you!
I can’t wait though to see how Connor changes with the new role of big brother. I have a tendency to think the worst case scenario but so far Connor has always surprised me in a good way with dealing with change. Like when his dad is gone long periods of time, moving across the world, taking away his bottle and pacifier and even potty training. Even if we have rough moments he always pulls through like a champ!
I can’t wait to meet Liam and have another little baby to love on! I wasn’t expecting to love another human so fiercely when I met Connor and already love this new one so much! I’m also excited to get to nurse again. It was not easy last time but I’m hoping I’ve learned a lot more this go and I do love the one on one time. My boobs are also so ready to go with nursing too! Haha. TMI but I can already express a little bit of liquid out of them and once a week wash little dried up white spots off in the shower. I’m not kidding! I’m a milk machine!
Logan should be home from Texas in about 20 days!! Now this trip seems to have lasted forever. He is one of the most helpful husbands so his absence is truly felt. Even from afar he still askes daily if there is anything he can do for me. I am happy I didn’t have to see his face much in Mustache March. In the military it is tradition for all the members to grow nastily lip rodents for one month. Apparently it was over a week until Logan realized people in his class were doing it so he started two weeks late but Logan is blessed with being a hairy monster so it only takes him a week for a real good one to grow in. Still, I just feel like all the guys look like perverts. The good news is as of April 1 it is gone for at least another year! Yuck! Logan has been doing this entire course in Spanish and I’m really proud of him. He has worked so hard!
New Jersey’s winter never seems to end. I hate snow and cold! Ahh! On the first day of spring we got a snow storm. Again tonight it is supposed to snow again. I thought it wouldn’t been so bad after not having any for 4 years but I was wrong. I’m perfectly happy living in a tropical climate for the rest of my life. It still has been fun seeing Connor get to experience it all. He loves the snow as much as he loves the beach so I try and get him out in it as much as I can stand.
Surprisingly, even though I tend to hibernate in my house most of the time I have still made a lot of friends at church. I’ve not heard of many goings on with spouses in Logan’s squadron. I know there was a Christmas party but I was so sick at the time it was totally off the table. I’m hoping once Connor gets assessed and into preschool I can make some more mom friends there. Remember it is a school for kids with developmental delays so I bet there are other moms with similar struggles I can bond with. Speaking of that process we are still in the wait mode. I’ve done all I can do and am waiting to hear from the school team now. I will of course update you all when I have any more news.
Connor and I had a quiet little Easter together. I did an egg hunt on Saturday and he is still having fun playing with the Easter eggs. I bought him fancy Annies Organic bunny fruit snacks that of course he didn't end up liking. Oh well. I did make myself steak and asparagus. That was yummy. I was really proud of him on while we watched Conference. He didn't wine and ask to watch something else and just played with his trains and eggs the while we watched Conference on the TV. He is a really good boy!
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