So to wrap up my fabulous week off work, we are heading to Dollywood tomorrow with my parents, my sister, and my niece. This should be interesting. My husband is essentially a twelve year old in a mans body when it comes to amusement parks. You can see the wheels turning as soon as you get through the gates. He's thinking , "Which roller coaster is closest?" He'll be itching to get on one as soon as possible. So I've enlisted my sis, Rachel, to be his riding companion for the day. After all, the only thing I can ride (besides the train) is the carousel. And the last time I got my dad on a roller coaster, he literally turned green. Oh, no, that's not just a figure if speech. It really happens.
It will be fun. If the weather cooperates. They're forecasting a 50% chance of rain for tomorrow, but what do 'they' know.
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Oh, to be a stay at home mom...
Well, I took this week off work in honor of my daughter Arabella's second birthday, which was Sunday. We have had an awesome week off so far, lots of playing outside since it's been so hot. I've even marked a couple of things off my to-do list- mostly while she was sleeping. It's entirely impossible to accomplish anything close to cleaning with her awake. Kind of makes me miss those days when she was stationary and slept three hours at a time in the afternoon. I didn't know how easy I had it!
Anyway, it's only Tuesday and I already dread going back to work next Monday. I'm thinking, darn our capitalist, materialistic society that makes if all but impossible to exist on a single income. And it's not like we are taking extravagant vacations and buying a new plasma T.V. every month- don't fall over, but we actually have an old t.v., the big huge kind with the convex screen. But these days, for most families I know, two incomes are essential just to get by. I am praying very hard about this. Whenever I look at a situation and think, "That's impossible!" I remind myself that God specializes in impossible. So I am praying about it and looking forward to the day I can stay home with my babies!
Yes, babies, plural. Kenneth and I are expecting Baby #2 just after Thanksgiving. I didn't really think I was pregnant last month, but I was mopping the floor one day last month (just near that time of month!) and thought " Hmm, think I'll take a pregnancy test." I had one left over under the bathroom sink from a little pregnancy scare a few months ago. So I took it. Looked like a "+" to me. I walked in the kitchen and handed it to Kenneth and said, "What does that look like to you?" and he said, "It looks positive to me." So a few days later and the OB-GYN confirmed what I already new. Happy Baby!
So for now I am just letting that idea sink right on it. It takes a while. It's funny, though, how the thought never really leaves your mind. It's always sitting back there going, "Hey, you're going to have baby!"
This pregancy has been good so far, I'm starting to get over the sleepy part, but I have been very hungry. To be honest, I've indulged myself a little too much so I've already gained a couple of pounds. With my first pregnancy I walked almost every day, but I've not been able to do that so far. Bella is at the point where she won't ride in a stroller for any amount of time. I guess I'm going to have to start going for a stroll on my lunch break. I only gained 26 lbs. with Bella and I'd like to keep it under 30 for this one too!
Anyway, it's only Tuesday and I already dread going back to work next Monday. I'm thinking, darn our capitalist, materialistic society that makes if all but impossible to exist on a single income. And it's not like we are taking extravagant vacations and buying a new plasma T.V. every month- don't fall over, but we actually have an old t.v., the big huge kind with the convex screen. But these days, for most families I know, two incomes are essential just to get by. I am praying very hard about this. Whenever I look at a situation and think, "That's impossible!" I remind myself that God specializes in impossible. So I am praying about it and looking forward to the day I can stay home with my babies!
Yes, babies, plural. Kenneth and I are expecting Baby #2 just after Thanksgiving. I didn't really think I was pregnant last month, but I was mopping the floor one day last month (just near that time of month!) and thought " Hmm, think I'll take a pregnancy test." I had one left over under the bathroom sink from a little pregnancy scare a few months ago. So I took it. Looked like a "+" to me. I walked in the kitchen and handed it to Kenneth and said, "What does that look like to you?" and he said, "It looks positive to me." So a few days later and the OB-GYN confirmed what I already new. Happy Baby!
So for now I am just letting that idea sink right on it. It takes a while. It's funny, though, how the thought never really leaves your mind. It's always sitting back there going, "Hey, you're going to have baby!"
This pregancy has been good so far, I'm starting to get over the sleepy part, but I have been very hungry. To be honest, I've indulged myself a little too much so I've already gained a couple of pounds. With my first pregnancy I walked almost every day, but I've not been able to do that so far. Bella is at the point where she won't ride in a stroller for any amount of time. I guess I'm going to have to start going for a stroll on my lunch break. I only gained 26 lbs. with Bella and I'd like to keep it under 30 for this one too!
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