It's a BOY!!

Our second little monster is a boy!  We went for the ultrasound today, which was awesome and found that the baby is healthy and growing right on target for the due date of November 13th.  We went and picked out a couple of outfits to get geared up for the arrival of a boy.  Overall my pregnancy is going well with an occasional moment of overwhelming pelvic pain because I was so out of shape when I got pregnant.  The baby is kicking up a storm in there, which is still amazing - I  forgot how great it was to feel a baby moving.  I have only gained 6 pounds since my 7th week of pregnancy - Brian and I both think the scale is broken - I feel like I have gained 20 pounds and my belly is really big for 20 weeks! 

I will post pics of our beautiful baby boy in the next update:)

Boy or Girl (part 2)

In two weeks I will go in for my 20 week ultrasound and I am beyond excited.  I can't wait to see this little alien again, to hear it's heartbeat and confirm that he/she is still present.  Of course, the little monster is squirming around in there so everyday I know my visitor has not left but it will be nice to have it confirmed by the Drs.  I am also very excited to find out the sex - I don't care what it is - I just want to start planning.  We all know how neurotic I am so this will help ease that a bit.  A girl would be nice because I already have all the stuff and I love  having a girl already!  A boy would be nice because it would be a whole new adventure, I would have a miniature Brian, which would be awesome and Evie would have a little brother to beat on:)  The pregnancy is going well other than a lot of pelvis pain - any suggestions on how to ease that?  I actually have trouble walking or getting up from a chair and I am not that big yet.  I really should have exercised more in between pregnancys!  The family is recouping from the loss of Remi but things are getting back to normal slowly.  Evie is sleeping in her big girl bed and only occasionaly needs Brian or I to lay with her, which is pretty awesome - maybe we will catch up on sleep before this next baby arrives.  We are getting some house projects done - painting the garage and cleaning up the yard.  We have a lot more to do but we are thinking of selling next year so I don't want to put too much more effort or money into our first home. 
Evie has been amazingly cute lately.  She doesn't say a lot of sentences but she has a lot of words and I am always amazed when I hear a new one.  Yesterday morning we were walking into daycare and she was hopping - I asked her what she was doing - "Jump Momma"!  I didn't even know she knew how to jump - never the less say it!  We are working on her walking in public instead of us carrying her - I am too tired to lug a 30 pound kid around and soon will be too fat.  She is enjoying her summer - playing with her friends, Alex and Dylan, or visiting with Grandparents.  She loves to play in the pool we bought and it gives us time to sit and relax while we watch her.  I had an inch trimmed off the back of her hair - can't believe it grew that quick and it is still past her shoulders.  She is now exclusively in 3T clothes even though her 2nd B-day is two weeks away.  My baby is growing up too fast and I feel like I am missing huge portions of it but I try to cherish every moment I do get to spend with my precious angel.

Remi!

The ups and downs of life!

I have hit my 17th week of pregnancy and all is great with the baby.  The little monster started moving this week and I forgot how much I love this stage!  The stress is starting to ease and I am not constantly worrying with every ache and pain.  Evie is doing great - she is learning so much and has the cutest/funniest personality.  She is so cuddly and lovable with me and I enjoy every second we spend together (except for the temper tantrums, which are rare but awful)!
On a sad note, Remi, our beloved cat has been diagnosed with a very complex and rare disease.  There is nothing we can do for our first baby so Brian and I will be taking him to the vet this afternoon for the last time.  I am so utterly sad and lost over this - he is only 7 years old- way too young to leave us!  We noticed in Jan that he was drinking and urinating too much so we took him the the vet - they ran all sorts of test and he came back healthy.  He has acted normal and healthy until Saturday when he wasn't able to hold his head up for more than a second.  We rushed him to the emergency vet where we were told he has low potassium, which is shutting down his muscles.  They gave him supplements and he stayed there until Monday morning. I picked him up and took him to our regular vet and they did an ultrasound and he has enlarged pituitary gland and adrenal glands - there is nothing we can do for him.  We brought him home - hoping he could enjoy his last days but he has refused to eat and drink and is not able to get up and function so we have made a very hard decision to ease his pain.  I keep questioning our decision but I really think this is for the best- I cant handle the stress of the situation and Remi deserves to have a dignified, painless death.  He has been a great cat for Brian and I and he will be greatly missed!!!