Just Some Updates

As I've gone through my pregnancy with Easton I have realized how very sad my records are for both of my kids.  When I was pregnant with Brooklyn I was posting to a message board called American Baby.  That message board is now defunct, but when it originally closed down they kept archives.  I kept thinking that I needed to go back and safe the archives so I could remember the highs and lows of my pregnancy moments and my new mom moments.  I never did that, and now the archives are gone.

Of course, this blog serves as a good archive of my Brooklyn memories, but I often find that I don't put enough detail out there.  I guess I'm worried that I'll clutter up the minds of those people that actually come and read the blog.  I'm realizing that there are very few people that actually read my blog. . so I should use it for whatever I want to use it for.  This is my place to document this crazy life that we live . . so that is what I will do. Enjoy the ride.

I haven't mentioned a lot of the details of my pregnancy with Easton.  For the most part it has been uneventful.  I have suffered a lot more pelvic pain with Easton that I ever did with Brooklyn - mostly due to the lower positioning that he seems to enjoy.  I've also been experiencing an increasingly high amount of acid reflux as the weeks go by.  Yesterday Dr. L decided to put me on Zantac so I could at least sleep some at night.  I'm getting up about 3 - 4 times to use the restroom. . . neither of us wanted me waking up another 3 - 4 times trying not to toss my cookies all over my pillow.  I'm going to start with half a dose and see if that will sooth the situation.  If not, I'll take the full dose and pray it brings me relief.

I've reached the point in pregnancy where I feel very few kicks from Easton - but I feel an abundance of massive wiggles / adjustments in my belly.  We have an additional ultrasound next Thursday and I'm interested to see if he's heads down yet.  At this point it's hard to tell which body parts are protruding from their normal positions. . . is it an elbow or a knee. . . the world may never know.

My wonderful Sister-in-Law, Julie, is throwing a baby shower for me tomorrow.  It will be a very small shower filled with our local family members.  Brooklyn gets to attend this one and is looking forward to seeing her grandma, grammy, aunts, etc.  We seem to have fewer and fewer family members that actually live in Matt's "hometown" area. . . but the number should be perfect for a fun little celebration for our fun little baby #2.

I have gained far more weight with this pregnancy than I ever did with Brooklyn and admittedly am not eating as "light" as I did with Brooklyn.  My doctor keeps assuring me that I'm well within normal. .but now that I'm down to biweekly visits it makes it more painfully evident that I'm gaining more weight than I would like.  Hoping that I'll be able to lose the weight quickly this time if I put my mind to it.

Brooklyn continues to be excited about her baby brother . . . actually getting excited to feel him kick now, rather than being offended and wondering "doesn't he know I'm his sister?!?!"  She's still doing great in school and is reading anything she can get her little eyes on!  I'm so proud to be this little girl's mommy that I can hardly stand it.  She obviously has her moments of "P&V" . . . but she is a kid that loves people so deep down in her heart that it renews my faith in human beings.

Life is a continuous flow of busyness.  After the shower this weekend we have a Baby Sprinkle here locally next weekend.  My friend, Camron is throwing it with some help form my sister.  Ashley is flying in from Colorado and we are so excited to see her.  

Love this fun busy life we're living. . .