16 weeks already???

Oh my goodness, 4 months already. blah. I think this pregnancy has been pretty comparable to Miley's but pretty much that pregnancy I had one task- get up go to work. come home. do it again tomorrow. There were so many more factors compounding this pregnancy thus far into being slightly more draining.

First lets talk about how I am terrified something is going to go wrong. I think it mainly comes from knowing what I am losing if something goes wrong since I already have one sweet little baby. It also took a little bit longer to get pregnant this time and we really had time to realize how much we want another baby, making it that much more special. With Miley I made it to 12 weeks and was like bam I am in the clear no worries. Not so much this time around. I am keenly aware of multiple people around me who have suffered much heartache and I'm scared. Let's magnify this by the fact that I didn't get in to see a doctor until 15 weeks... two days, all I had to go off of was a pee on a stick and I managed to sneak in a doppler for a heartbeat at 10 weeks at the Dr.'s office my mother in law works for. So at least I knew there WAS a baby in there but who knew if everything was ok.

obviously not going to the dr was not my first choice but with the holidays, doctors lame rules of " you must be x amount of weeks before you see a doctor", then moving, insurance changes, and finally a LONG 3 week wait for an appointment for the dr I picked here I finally got in when I did. I felt super guilty about this and had numerous nightmares where I got to the doctor and they said something was horribly wrong and if I had only come in during the first trimester they could have given me a simple hormone or vitamin and everything would be fine.

We found out right before thanksgiving that we were expecting and have been so excited ever since. We told our parents with Christmas ornaments as soon as we got to Seattle (since I was already not feeling great) then waited and told all of our family on Christmas day by putting a shirt on Miley that said "santa is bringing us a new baby in July" It was really fun to tell my WHOLE family in person and Jt's via skype since we missed out on that last time around.

I started getting sick around 7 weeks (same as Miley) though I didn't have the initial cramping like I did with her but have had random cramps every now and then. Same ol' weightloss this time around... -15lbs right now.

 Let's realize the differences this go round... the vomit. ohh the horrible vomit. I feel/felt nauseous every day and I can't even comprehend people who really vomit every single day. I am so so so sorry for you. I definitely wasn't to that point but it was more than I ever wanted to throw up that is for sure.  I have very little fatigue and find myself staying up late a lot unlike with Miley where I fell asleep at 9 pm regardless of what time I woke up.

The joyous puking started a week after Christmas and marches triumphantly onward as I continued to puke this week. I think I mainly have been so sick because I have been sooo sick- with a never ending congestion/cough gagging on mucus since right around Christmas. A SIGNIFICANT portion of the puking episodes are directly related to coughing until I am gagging then that gagging... well you get the picture with a super heightened gag reflex.

Next point of interest. We moved and when I say we I sort of mean I. Jt had to start work earlier then planned and we just couldn't figure out a way for him to help me with the move so... I flew solo and luckily my baby bro and buddy Brad stepped up and helped me out. Thank goodness we had professional movers. Two dudes packed up everything I own and trucked it down 3 flights of stairs and emptied and packed my storage unit... in one day. A feat that I have never even come close to completing in 3 weeks. It deserves its own post.

I flew from seattle to SLC then SLC to Jacksonville all by my lonesome... with a sick miley. And when I say sick I mean sick. Throwing up at Ikea, in her crib, the airport (down MY shirt might I add ). This also deserves its own post since it was one of the most horrible things ever.

Spent a week down at disney and had seriously SUCH a fun time watching Miley girl and she is STILL talking about it and remembering random things each day which I LOVE!

Miley turned two. sigh. We tried potty training...started great then it got worse every single day until I gave up at accident clean up #9 and have decided we need a little more time.

Wow. sounds like we aren't doing too well. Hahaha. Health wise we umm aren't. Still sick, Miley had a fever all week, jt has re-caught my cough and cold even though I have taken antibiotics. I dream of days where no one has any ailments. All of that being said...

We are SOOOO excited for this baby. I am so excited to have a summer baby- finally something for our family to celebrate in the summer! I have felt the baby move a couple of times and it is just STILL the most exciting thing ever. I thought I would remember exactly what it felt like and thus be able to feel it sooner but it still took a couple of times for me to realize it and I finally did right at 16 weeks like with Miley.

Miley is starting to grasp the concept of the baby and will pull my shirt up and say "hi baby I love you" to my tummy... she also spent a day telling me she had a baby in her tummy but has since realized that her tummy only contains " food". She thinks the baby is a "baby sister" but also says "oh maybe it baby boy". So we will see ha ha ha.

We love being in our new house. LOVE IT. We painted a ton which was quite the learning experience (can anyone ever go into home depot without spending $40 bucks?)- and had our first visitor Taylor which was SO helpful and SO fun to have her here... that also deserves a post.

Saw WICKED for my Christmas present- just as absolutely fabulous as I remember!

Loving the warm Florida weather!

Our life is not without its challenges but overall we are some lucky people. Jt is loving his new job and catching on quickly and we couldn't be more proud though we do miss seeing him like we were used to.

I think that will do for now.

Sorry no FOTO's I have yet to unpack my fancy pants computer (or um anything else that I haven't specifically needed...oops) so I haven't uploaded pictures in months!