Hey y'all! I can't believe I've been out of blogging for 2 months!!! Maybe I got a little burnt out or uninspired after blogging every day (except Sundays) in April with the A to Z Challenge. Anyhow I'm hoping to get back into my blogging routine, I've missed it. But first I guess I should share some exciting news...I'm pregnant, again! And it's a little boy, again! Most of y'all reading this probably already know this. As of Monday this week I'm 20 weeks along (halfway there!!!) and I'm due on November 16th! A little Thanksgiving and Christmas baby.
Dillon and I are so happy, as well as incredibly nervous given our first child's passing. But we're somewhat put at ease by the fact that my doctor will be keeping a very close eye on me and our child. I've also been seeing the specialists since about 12 weeks along. We would greatly appreciate y'all's prayers.
Not too much other news in our household right now. The past 2 months are kind of a blur of doctor appointments and a little home improvement. Oh wait! We did go on a short vacation to Nags Head, which was great since we haven't been since our honeymoon and my parents haven't been in about 6 years. So it was really nice to go back, lots of family memories there! Plus it was neat that we ended up staying in a house our whole family had stayed in about 12 years prior.
Here's some pictures from our trip, pictures of Baby H #2, and some of the home improvement hubby has done! Have a great Tuesday!
I was about 15 weeks along during our vacation! Baby H #2 was the size of an Avocado!
Dillon put in a new floor and toilet! He actually ended up doing the same in my parents bathroom, and all because he tried to change a faucet haha! We try to improve and everything just starts to fall apart....
And finally here's our little boy at 19 weeks 1 day!!! He about the size of a zucchini here. Is it weird to equate our children to fruits and veggies?...
It's raining, but hey at least we're halfway through the week! Before you know it the weekend is here....and then it's gone haha! That's pretty much sums up most of our lives, at least I think so. We wait and we hope for something that only stays for a short time, then we blink. Moral of the story, enjoy things while they are here.
Speaking of blinking, I was 19 weeks yesterday, which makes Baby H the size of a Zucchini(who picks this stuff??!!) and should be able to suck his thumb! At his last ultrasound it looked like he was trying to put it in his mouth but hadn't quite figured it out.
As far as symptoms go I've mostly been having muscle pain in my legs, joint pain in my hips, and indigestion strong enough to light a candle. My doctor told me I should try a Belly Band. I've heard of women using it to wear their pre-baby pants longer but haven't heard many talk about the pain relieve benefits. As for the indigestion I have been drinking tons of water, eating slowly, drinking milk, but it always comes back with a vengeance. I don't wanna try Tums since I've heard it actually can make it worse and pregnant women should avoid it. If anyone knows of some natural remedies for indigestion, or if you've used a Belly Band or something like it, I would greatly appreciate your advice!
In other news I got a new bedding set for our bedroom! I had one that I bought the June before we got married at Target. It was on sale for $40, 3 pieces(comforter and 2 shams), and was gold. Well probably about a month ago I noticed some holes on the top near the foot of the bed on Dillon's side. They were noticeable but not huge. Then they got bigger, and bigger, and now it's one big hole. Like the size of a really big "zucchini". I have no idea why it would happen, it's never happened with any other comforters or quilts I've had.
So I've been looking around for something new, preferably without gaping holes, and we found this....
I love it!!! At first I was looking for something beige or cream, but I'm so glad I went with this one. It kinda reminds me of Blue Willow china. I found it at Wal-mart for $50. It's from the Better Homes and Gardens line, and it's called Indigo Scrollwork. It's a 5 piece set( comforter, 2 shams, and 2 throw pillows). You can't find it on the Wal-mart website, but they might have it on there now since I looked like a week ago.
Now that we have our new bedding I really want to have a fresh color for the walls. As you can see the walls are a light green, which I love, but I feel like it looks a little dingy now. It went well with the gold bedding but it's time for a change. Something still on the lighter side maybe? If you have any suggestions of a paint color I'd love to hear them!!!
This Saturday night I have our church's annual Fall Follies. It's basically a talent show, only sillier! We have all kinds of acts from skits to musical performances. I usually choreograph a dance to perform somewhere in the show. Sometimes it's lyrical, sometimes it's theater jazz. But I won't be putting on my dancing shoes this year. Although I do have something else in the works for Saturday night. Here's a video of what my husband and I did a couple years back. Excuse the technical difficulties, it was better in practice, but he wasn't wearing his cute suit!
So much has happened lately, I thought I'd do a little catch-up of what has been going on in my and Dillon's life.
Recently our car blew it's head gasket. Of course our first thought was to see if we could get the car fixed. Once we had heard a few estimates we decided we should go ahead and search for a new car(or a new to us car). We figured that would be a better investment right now. Thankfully his parents were kind enough to allow us to borrow their car for the time being!
During that week we were constantly looking online on every site we could think of. We found a few things promising and planned to take a look at them that Saturday. Then Saturday came and every car we saw wasn't what we thought. So now we're back to trying to fix the car we have. It was kinda strange experiencing our first time really discussing such a big purchase as a car.
In other news we had the coffee house at our church this past Friday(the coffee house is basically an event at my church where teens and young adults can get together, share music, and coffee, in a safe, Christ-filled environment, it's also part of our story). We had a small group, but everyone had fun. Of course we had our usual Ihop visit once it was over. I'm pretty sure the waiters all know us by now.
My little brother-in-law spent the night at our house. I think it's really nice that we have such a close relationship that he feels comfortable around my family as well.
This past Sunday was our first Mother's Day as a married couple having to coordinate plans with both mothers. Although it helps that my mom doesn't like Mother's Day, but we always do something for her.
To being our Mother's Day we teach a Sunday school class for 3rd and 4th grade children at our church. In class that morning we talked about Mary and all the sacrifices she made for Jesus. The children made the cutest mugs for their moms.
We had a nice lunch at a local Chinese restaurant with Dillon's mom,
dad, and brother. Although it was questionable when I opened my fortune
cookie to find no fortune. It's the second time in a week I haven't had a
fortune in my cookie, different place too. Go figure!
After lunch we went back to the house and Dillon fixed up my mom's walkway. It looks a lot better!
Lots of family last weekend! My husband and I are lucky enough to be surrounded by good, caring family. The family we were born into as well as the family we found.
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