Now and Then

NOW (at 13 weeks):

THEN (at 13 weeks):

NOW (at 19 months):

THEN (at 7 months):




NOW (at 3 ft tall):

THEN (at 2 ft tall):

Pretty Obvious

So I realize my clues were pretty obvious. We are pregnant again!. We are 12 weeks along this journey, although the baby is measuring 13 weeks. We went yesterday for my 12 week check-up as well as the Ultra Screen. The technician performing the Ultra Screen seemed shocked that the baby was so large thought I was for sure farther along than 12 weeks. I reassured her that my first pregnancy was measuring 2 weeks further along and Trey ended up coming 1 day before his due date, but was almost 10 pounds. Once I told her that, she was like, "Oh, OK." So you'll probably just have another big baby.

So back-tracking a bit, we actually found out pretty much as soon as you can find out. Like with Trey, I was thinking I was farther along than what I really was (still very confused about how it all works out but oh well). We had some concerns early on since I was having pretty heavy bleeding almost through 10 weeks (TMI). My doctor had me coming in about twice a week to do blood work and ultra sounds and everything kept coming back like a normal healthy pregnancy. We saw the heart beat at about 8 weeks and then again just this week (and heard it). So I guess so far so good. I realize you are never "out of the woods" but things are starting to feel more "normal."

So far this pregnancy has been the complete opposite of Trey's. I've been super sick since pretty much the day this baby started growing inside me, but have just started to turn the corner into feeling OK to eat, although I still have my days where the thought of food in general makes me want to hurl. Nothing every really sounds good. I've been trying to good about eating healthy options especially since I'm not eating a lot. I've been eating a lot of fruit and peanut butter toast. I've been extremely fatigued and have had very little patience with my family (which I feel horrible for). I'm already starting to show although I've actually lost 5 lbs since I became pregnant.

Deo and I are convinced it's a little girls since it's been difficult from day 1, (she's preparing us early), but who knows. We'll find out the gender just before Christmas which will be fun! Oh and due date? April 24th, 2011, which is actually Easter this year. I'm excited to have an April baby (Trey's March, this will be April, and I'm May). That also means Trey his sibling will be 2 years and 1 month apart...which is kind of crazy. It doesn't seem that close in age when you hear it like that, but right now it feels like they are on top of each other. I always wanted our kids close in age but now I'm not so sure why.

We are very happy and excited about this new journey in our life. It's weird not really having to buy anything for this new baby so it feels like there is not a lot to prep for. We'll just take things as they come and roll with the punches and hopefully by next Spring we'll be welcoming our new baby boy or baby girl into our family!

Blue's Clues

To play Blue's Clues we gotta find a paw print!
And that's our first clue!
Then we put it in our notebook!
Cause they're Blue's Clues, Blue's Clues!

We gotta find another paw print, that's the second clue
We put it in our notebook
Cause they're whose clues? Blue's Clues!

We gotta find the last paw print, that's the third clue
We put it in our notebook
Cause they're Blue's Clues, Blue's Clues!

You know what to do!
Sit down in our Thinking Chair and think...think...think!
Cause when we use our mind, take a step at a time
We can do anything...that we wanna do!

Butterfly Effect

It is always amazing to think how the littlest things in life can have a huge affect on the present day and future lives. Actions from people we knew once upon a time or not even know at call can drastically impact your life. I was thinking about this phenomenon today as I went out to lunch to celebrate my hubby's birthday.

The mere chance that Deo and I even met is remarkable. Being from Ohio, I always have to answer to question how I got out to Arizona. The short story is my brother was dating a girl in High School. Her parents owned a house here in Tucson and traveled here a lot and her two older brothers attended the U of A. As my brother and his girlfriend entered their Senior year of High School, they both decided they were going to attend the U of A together. My brother and his girlfriend left and all was dandy. During my Spring Break in High School, I visited my brother at the U of A and I was sold. Coming out to Arizona in March from Ohio...anyone would be sold. It was warm and sunny and beautiful here. I realized that if I stayed in Ohio and went to school, I would get a job in Ohio after graduating, and end up staying there forever. What other time could I go and live in another state for 4 years of my life? This was Phase 1.

Phase 2. When I visited my brother back in High School, he was living at Babcock. He had friends at Palm Shadows which is right next door and once occupied by the U of A as dorms. I thought they were so that they were little apartments. I could have my own bathroom and kitchen and wouldn't have to share an entire room to 3 or 4 girls. So when I made my housing choices, I picked Palm Shadows. At Palm Shadows some people from Washington who all went to the same High School. One of these friends, who didn't even live at Palm Shadows, was Ricky. Ricky and I became pretty good friends.

In the beginning of my junior year (1st semester of the Business Cohort), I pretty much lived at the computer lab with my groups. Ricky had changed his major to Business and was trying to catch up on some classes by taking them at Pima. He was taking Business Math at Pima. One late night at the ILC (computer lab), I was working with my group and trying not to doze off. I was scanning the room and noticed Ricky 3 levels down sitting with a group. I sent Ricky a text message, "hey look up." He looked up and laughed as we waved to each other. I received a text message, "I'm here with my Business Math group. Do you think any of the guys are cute?" I squinted my eyes hard. It was late, I was tired after looking at the computer all day, and I didn't even have my glasses on. I noticed Ricky was sitting with 3 other guys; one in a white t-shirt, one in a gray sweatshirt, and one in a bright orange sweatshirt. I started to text, "oh yea...the guy in the gray shirt" when I got interrupted by my group member wanting an answer from me. Distracted I never send the text message. After I paid attention to my group for a few minutes, I pulled my phone back out and for some reason beyond me decided to text, "oh yea, the guy in the orange shirt." My phone vibrated, a message from an unknown number, "hey, this is the guy in the orange shirt." Needless to say, the guy in the orange sweatshirt was Deo. Phase 3 complete.

I think back all the time, had my brother not dated that girl in High School, had I not visited Arizona over Spring Break, had I not decided to go to the U of A, had I not selected Palm Shadows as a residence hall, had the "gray sweatshirt" text gone through, where would I be now. I realize you can do this with every situation in life and you could drive yourself crazy thinking about all the scenarios. I ponder, had every one of those events gone differently, would I still have met Deo somehow? The romanticized part of me likes to think yes, although the realistic side of me thinks hell no, I would be living a completely different life. Maybe it would be better, maybe it would be worse. All I do know is I am extremely happy right now with the choices I have made and couldn't be happier with what the butterfly effect has brought me.