Here is a picture of our sweet son.

We found a nice chair and we bought it.  We were just about to walk out of Target when Christopher asked me where the umbrella was.  I thought a minute and said, “It’s with my purse.”  “Well, where’s your purse?”  “In the aisle where we found the chair.”  So Christopher waited at the front with the chair while I dashed all the way to the back of the store hoping and praying that my purse and umbrella were where I left them.  They were.

This morning I woke up and looked at the clock.  It said 7:03.  I’m supposed to get up at 6:40.  I turned around to wake Christopher up but I saw him, fully dressed, walking towards me.  I told him that my alarm didn’t go off and he said that it did.  I didn’t remember.  I jumped out of bed and washed my face and put in my contacts.  When I came back in the room at 7:15 my alarm was going off.  Apparently, it had been going off every seven minutes since 6:40 and I had been pushing the snooze button and I honestly don’t remember any of it.

There are at least two or three more silly stories, but of course I can’t remember them right now.  I was clumsy and forgetful before pregnancy, but it has definitely gotten worse these past six months. 

I had my gestational diabetes test done on Friday and I passed!  My doctor told me (and I had figured this out on my own, too) that because of my PCOS I was high risk for GD, so I was a bit nervous going into the test.  God has been good, as always, though, and He has kept both me and Robert safe and healthy thus far in this pregnancy.  I am nearly 26 weeks along now, and Christopher and I just cannot wait to meet our little boy.  He still moves around all the time and last night Christopher swore he felt the baby’s hand.  Robert loves to wriggle around and he does not like it when Mommy squishes him. 

Dad set a firm wedding date for September 13th, so it looks like our family will be changing drastically a lot sooner than we thought.  I am basically okay with this, though, because I know how lonely Dad is.  It’s just going to be so difficult having Dad live somewhere else and having another woman around all the time and adjusting to an entire new family.  I never thought that *our* family would end up with step siblings and nieces, etc. but here we are!

Christopher starts school again this year on August 20th which will be our third anniversary.  I’ve already told him that we are going out to a very nice dinner and we are having fun this year.  Our second anniversary was surrounded by Mom’s death and funeral and burial so it was very difficult to do any celebrating although we did enjoy a nice dinner at Outback.  This year, however, we will not dwell on all that!  (Who am I kidding?)

Our families are so excited about this little boy, especially my grandfather, dad and dad’s fiancee, Lou Ann.  Everyone is talking about how they are going to spoil him and what they are going to buy.  As soon as my sister found out the news last night she went to Wal-Mart and bought some baby things.  I have yet to buy anything, but I bet I’ll cave in soon.  I’m so happy to finally know for sure that we are having a boy (I’ve always suspected it!).  We thank God for this blessing every day, and I hope He’ll let my mom know that she’s going to have another grandson.

Thursday I had another check-up and everything still looks great.  The baby’s heart rate was 154 which I was told was absolutely perfect.  At the end of the appointment I was able to schedule the gender ultrasound.  Wooo-hooo!  God willing, on June 23rd we will find out if we are having a girl or a boy, and I cannot wait.  Less than four weeks away!

Morning sickness seems to be gone, finally, praise God, but now I suffer from frequent headaches that nothing will take care of except time.  But I think I’d rather have that then the constant nausea.   People tell me all the time that I’m not showing at all, but I can definitely see and feel a big difference.  My belly feels so heavy all the time and sometimes I’m afraid that I’m already starting to waddle.

My dad announced to us kids on Sunday that he is engaged.  I am very happy for him, but it’s still really hard, especially just nine months after Mom died.  But I want Dad to be happy and not lonely, so I’m glad the Lord has blessed him with someone so quickly.

Christopher is loving his job as a lawyer, and he’s doing very well.  His company seems to like him because they keep giving him these really huge paychecks every Friday.  ;)  He has two more years of law school left, and he’s already looking forward to being a full-time lawyer when he graduates (me too!).

So that’s what’s going on in our neck of the woods!  I’ll keep updating as necessary.

Having to ask your husband to remind you what your address is.

Forgetting important dates that people have told you about 20 times and that you have written down.

Almost mailing a birthday card an entire month early because you got your months mixed up.

Forgetting how to use a very basic and easy can opener.

I am so excited to finally be in the second trimester.  It hasn’t seemed to do anything for the morning sickness thus far, but my appetite is improving a bit.  I need get an exercise routine together now and move move move so I can stay healthy and not gain too much weight.  I would love to go for a walk every day but I don’t feel safe doing that by myself in downtown Jackson, even in the middle of the day.

Christopher took a picture of my 14 week belly yesterday, and hopefully we’ll get that posted in my album soon.  You can see a slight progression from 8 weeks to now.  I’m loving it.