24 weeks and counting.....

You always hear people, even the doctor, tell you that every pregnancy is different. Now 24 weeks in I can say that it is very true. While I was nauseous and exhausted with this one in the first trimester he did not make me throw up like Peyton did. I haven't been as swollen as fast. However I sure have had more braxton hicks and had them WAY sooner.

You also get bigger way faster.... this stomach of mine was hard to hide by the time I was 11 weeks!

Other things are easier. It has gone MUCH MUCH MUCH faster so far. I think you just don't have time to sit around and think about it all the time. You have a little toddler who needs your attention and really doesn't care that you are pregnant. Plus even though it is different you generally know what to expect .Every week and every baby appointment isn't a surprise. I even know what to expect next time with the nasty glucose drink!

One thing that is different this time is that I know with about as much certainty as possible that he will be born June 6th. Planned C-Sections are a bit surreal. While it is normal to schedule a surgery it isn't as normal to know the date and time your son will be born. That is definitely different.

So school will end and a week later our little boy will be here. 15 weeks from today we will have two children to keep up with! At least we can still go man-to-man! ha!

Valentines Day... To hate it or love it?

I used to HATE Valentines Day! Not as much as my sister did, but none the less it used to be a day I really couldn't get behind. Another "Hallmark Holiday" if you will. It wasn't because I was single. I felt this way with a serious boyfriend, finance and even husband. I just felt like it was dumb, unnecessary and mushy.If you know me well you know mushy and feelings are not my greatest strength. So it seemed like a dumb day I was forced to "show" feelings I felt like I showed all the time in my own way.

Now that I am older I kind of like it. Peyton thinks it is the greatest thing ever. She and Jared worked on writing her name on each card she brought to school, and she gets to have a class party which makes her VERY happy! So as a mom, at least of a toddler, it is a fun day. Jared got me some flowers yesterday, and Peyton insisted I had to share because Daddy was her valentine too and sharing is caring.

Secondly, I agree you should be with someone who makes you feel special every day, and we shouldn't just show love one day a year. (These are things I have read on fb and twitter all day.) BUT it is kinda nice to have someone take a little extra time out to say it, buy you some chocolate covered strawberries, and get a nice card. I also don't mind having an excuse for a date night, which these days for us are hard to come by. Actually we had to squeeze in a date lunch this year. No babysitter and really not our own place to even get one (that is a rant on our builder for another post).

So now I see it as a good thing. A day to slow down and remember to say I love you to everyone you love, not just your significant other. It can be silly and meaningless or you can give it meaning. I have decided not to hate it anymore!