6 Months

So, I'm 6 months now..Once I hit the 20 week mark it started to go by a little quicker. I just don't do well with the first trimester. I hate not enjoying food. :) I am tired of being tired if that makes sense. I'm so tired all of the time and it's so hard with a 2 year old. I just want one day to sleep and do nothing and have zero responsibilities all day long. I can't even imagine what that's like anymore. One day! hehe. I love my boys..it's all worth it. Sleep would be nice though.

Doing good so far. I have my next apt next week where I test my blood sugar. I am a little worried because I am a sugar pheen right night. I eat a lot of candy. I will definitely limit it next week, but I think it's mainly because of Halloween and all of the candy. It's constantly around. Definitely not working out as much with this one, which sucks. I feel SO soft and out of shape It's going to take soooo long to get back in shape. I'm so used to being in decent shape and working out a lot. I haven't been this lazy in 10 years!! On one hand I think to myself that it's the only time in my life I will be able to do this, but then on the other I think of how hard it's going to be to get back in to it once the baby is here. I walk atleast a few times a week and chase Dylan around constantly, so hopefully that will be enough. I think I have gained like 10 pounds...maybe a little more. I will find out next week for sure. I gained 30 with Dylan, so I'm trying to stayaround that weight if not less. We will see. I'm definitely enjoying that aspect of this pregnancy this round...being lazy. :)

We are nowhere near ready for the nursery. We haven't bought the crib or done pretty much anything. We just know we will have guests for Thanksgiving, so I think once that passes, we will really start putting it together. We know we have time I guess, I just hope it doesn't creep up on us. We are not sure on names yet...we have one front runner. Caden John Harper. We like it and how the name flows. Mike's dad had a boy and his name Harper will be forever..so we decided to put my dad's name as the middle name. I think it works great with Caden. We will probably call him Cade. We like that name, but it didn't flow that well with John, so we made it longer to Caden..but will probably call him Cade. It's not for sure yet, but it's our front runner at this time.

Dylan is doing great! He's my little sweetheart. I never think I can love that kid more, but each day I just wake up to his sweet smile and just can't believe how much I love him. Mike and I fight over his attention, it's cute. We smother that boy in cuddles and kisses..he will either be gay or VERY in touch with his femanine side. Either are fine. :) hehe. He is definitely a 2 year old boy at the same time. He got his first spankin the other day from MIke. He yells at us and spits and things like that. That we will not tolerate. So, Mike did time out, bed time, everything and he kept doing it, so Mike popped him on the butt once. He wasn't sure what to think. We definitely won't make a habit of it, but he atleast knows there are consequences if he does things like that. He says he is sorry after and gives us big hugs and kisses, so we can't stay mad for long. I talk to him about the baby and ask him if he's going to teach his brother his abc's since he knows them so well right now..he says yes. I just hope there isn't a lot of jealousy when new baby gets here. They are less than 3 years apart, so hopefully we can shower Dylan with lots of love to show him he is loved too. Maybe we should read a book or something? hehe.

We are STILL trying to sell this house!! I feel like we are going to own it forever! We took it off the market for over a month and have since made some updates. Now, we just hope someone bites. I'm so tired of the long drive to work and just this area..it's not that bad, but just tired of it. We are ready to get back to Austin! I miss my family. It's hard having no support system here. I can't imagine how much harder with 2. I just hope everything works out how we want for once! Selling the house is the first part to that. So, keep your fingers crossed.

Mike and I are planning a vacation to Monterrey Cali next year in September. It seems sooo far away, but I want time to plan and save and do it right. We have only been on our honeymon and to Vegas in the last 10 years. We are definitely due for some fun!! I just hope we can afford it. We shall see.

We just had Halloween. Dylan did great. He was unsure at first and didn't want to wear the costume, but he warmed up evetually and had a good time. He then helped us hand out candy to all the rest of the kids. It was fun.

Work is absolutely insane right now. Just so busy and so stressful. I'm ready for a change..I am doing all the work as a manager and even more...but not getting paid for it or the title. My VP said a promotion is in the works for me, I just hope it's sooner rather than later. I would like to get to Austin with a manager title. So, I'll definitely be pushing for that in November. I think I deserve it! :)

Well, I think that's about it. Hope this was a good update. I really do want to get better about this. It's nice reading back with the first pregnancy to see everything we went through. I'll try to do this atleast a few times a week.

Love,
Jill