4 years

Stefan and I will be married for 4 years tomorrow. I really can't believe it has been that long. I guess it seems like the fastest 4 years of my life. We have never really celebrated our anniversary due to other things happening at the same time. This year we decided to spend one night in Branson. It doesn't sound like much, but it will be a great break for us. Nathaniel will be staying with his nana on Saturday night. This will be his first time to stay with anyone else over night. I'm not worried that he will have any problems, but it is still a big step for me. We are only taking a short weekend, because Stefan is saving all of his vacation days for when the baby is born.

I started feeling the baby yesterday. It is still very small movements, and I probably wouldn't realize what it was if this were my first time. I can't wait for the baby to get stronger and feel it all the time. It really is the most amazing feeling to feel the baby move inside you.

The baby is about the size of the softball now. I am kind of starting to show, but anyone who didn't know would not guess I was pregnant. I worry sometimes about not showing because I know this is my second pregnancy and I should show faster. It seemed like forever before I started showing with Nathaniel, and I carried him really low throughout the whole pregnancy. I guess that makes me lucky because carrying him low meant I never had to get too big. I have decided not to worry about anything unless the doctor says there is something to worry about. I am still sick and lacking energy. I still have to take my medicine regularly, but it doesn't always help.

Long time

It has been forever since I have made any type of post. Plenty of things have been happening in our lives, I just figure most of it is too boring for other people to care about. I think being pregnant with our second child should be the perfect time to get in the habit of blogging again.

Stefan is working in the finance department at UoPhoenix. He really loves his job, and we both love all the benefits. It has been such a relief to have a group insurance plan instead of an individual plan.

Nathaniel is changing everyday. He is not our little baby anymore. It is so amazing when when he learns a new word, or figures out how to solve some problem that he has. He spends most of his days getting into some type of trouble. He is busy all the time, but I wouldn't have it any other way. I am 15 weeks pregnant with out second child. The due date is August 30th. We completely planned to have our children this close together. I still get scared sometimes when I think about having two young children, but I know it is going to be so wonderful getting to see them grow up together.

The feelings about this second pregnancy have been so different from when I was pregnant the first time. We had Nathaniel's name picked out within a week of finding out we were expecting him. We never could pick a girls name, so I guess we were just lucky that he was a boy. I was really sick for several weeks with him, and this second pregnancy has been no different in that aspect. Even though I have been plenty sick enough to know I'm pregnant, I still have to remind myself most of the time that I actually am. Nathaniel keeps my mind busy during the days, and I don't have all the time to think about the new baby that I had with Nathaniel. We have not even started to think about names. I think we are just going to wait until we know the sex of the baby. We should be finding out in April. I can't believe that I am almost halfway through this pregnancy. I feel like it is going to be over with before I realize we are having another baby.

I think that is enough blabbing for this post. I am going to do my best to update more often.