Baby Bump update- 20 weeks

Well we are half way done! It is amazing how fast time goes the second time around and while chasing a ever changing toddler. We found out for sure we will be having another little BOY!! Everything is going just perfectly uneventful and just growing and feeling more little bumps every day. I can't wait till the stores start carrying all the Christmas outfits so i can start picking out the boys matching Christmas outfits! So exciting and scary to know I will be raising two little men, the on my own part is the scary part. Somehow it will all work it self out I just wish I could fast forward to the other side of this family separation. After going through 3 deployments I know my husband I will make it work somehow I just wish I knew how that all works out.

We are just enjoying every moment...

So we have orders but we are still waiting on the official dates. We know my dear husband will be moving to Oki for a two year unaccompanied tour. This separation was our decision but that doesn't make it any easier. He will be leaving sometime in September and we are hoping he will be able to come home for 3-4 weeks in December for the new baby. We have been talking about this next step for so long and I know with my experience with going through 3 deployments now you can't plan for this stuff. You just got to jump in so I am ready to jump so we can move past this and move forward. I don't know how I am going to raise to kids on my own for 2 years. All I do know is if I keep moving my feet my ass will follow! I just hope we made the right decision and the little feet follow and they later understand that we are going through this as a couple and parents all for them. We will just have to see how it all plays out and how we handle this next stage.

Baby Bump update- 19 weeks

Everything is going just perfectly. I am starting to really look pregnant now so it is getting fun. I had a an appointment last week and I had Scott with me and my mid-wife let be the big helper with the doppler. So he would push the button on and off and I would say either "uh-oh you turned the baby off!" or "can you turn the baby back on?" and he was so proud of himself and my midwife and her nurse were so excited to see for the first time since he was ity-bity. It is amazing how fast this all goes. She said everything is great and my weight was perfect which is always good news, weight in pregnancy seems to be this odd balancing game for me. Sometimes i am too low sometimes too high and I just don't like talking about my weight every time i come in since it is really not a good way of measuring proper nutrition since everyone gains weight differently but that doesn't reveal anything about their diet and true fitness and the real health of mom and baby. I can't weight till next time to share this whole experiences with my little man! I love being a mom and growing babies!

Summer is here!

After not having a summer last year now that I am incubating a little person we are having a record hot one this year. I have been very tempted to ask my husband to sleep in another room, but we have been managing. We have made lots of trips to the pool and beach this last couple of weeks and my little boy has zero fear of the water, which makes everything more interesting. We don't have dates yet but we do have orders and my husband will be leaving in September some time for 2 years unaccompanied tour. So we are just leaving it up and trying to enjoy this summer as much as we can. Once we get dates I will start my mental count down till then. In the mean time I will just keep organizing as much as I can and prepping for this big change so I stay ahead of the eight ball. I got my in-laws coming in a couple of weeks so I just need to stay on top of keeping this house running well and staying clean and organized. I feel good and things are just seeming to fall into place so hopefully we can keep that up.

Summer outside cooking

I love cooking for my family! I wanted to share some of what I have been feeding my boys this week.

Tuesday: Balsamic marinaded steak and corn
I just bought some new gourmet Herb de Provance infused olive oil and Juniper Berry balsamic vinegar from Baker and Olive in Encinitas, CA. So I took my new treasures and marinated some steaks for 24 hours and simply just grilled them over a high flame. While the steak cooked on one side of the grill the corn in the husks did there thing. I know it all sounds very easy, but if you do it right you can keep it simple.


Wenesday: BBQ drumbsticks and potatoes
Another dinner on the grill ( it is too hot to cook inside rght now) I dusted the drumsticks with bbq seasoning and sliced the potatoes into wedges. Warmed up the grill. Put the potato wedges in a foil packet with some Italian dressing. The potato packet goes in the center of the grill for the whole cook time. The drumsticks get lined up around the packet and rotated a quarter turn every five minutes for a total cook time of 20 minutes. I serve the potatoes with ketchup and my husband and 17 month old devoured this! 


Thursday: Mini Farfalle with Cherry tomatoes, Broccoli and Romano Cheese off the Barilla Piccolini box! This is one of new favorite places to get quick dinners latley. They are quick, use ingredents I usally have and these resipes are delishious and the boy loves eating pasta with a fork and just shovels all those yummy veggis away.

And the little man has learned the "N" word...

So my little man has learned to say NO. He is almost 17 months old and is now very helpful and following directions very well. Just as I was getting used to this new wonderful stage we just crossed into we woke up the next morning in another new stage. So last week we woke up and we got dressed and once I got ready to go we went down stairs to get some food and get the boy changed for the day. After I got him his milk I told him we were going to change he diaper. He hears this and says NO very clearly for the first time and then takes off running away from me shaking his head. So I calmly repeated my self and scooped him up and he proceeded to sink his razor sharp teeth into me, within in five minutes the bite had turned into a bruise that lasted about 4 days. With more skills he is learning and wanting to do he is getting more frustrated while learning new skills. Sharing is also something that is going to be an interesting skill for him to learn. Lots of patience will be needed on my part as we keep learning how to communicate and help my toddler grow through this phase. I also just keep thinking about things I can do to make this transition to being a big brother as smooth as possible. Well I will keep thinking and praying on this but like everything in parenting I am finding out you just got to jump and figure it out as you go, because there is no planning any of this you just got to live and learn as you go.