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Well HELLO!
Did you ever expect to hear from me again?? It’s been like, what? 5 months??
Life just gets in the way, you know? But, I’m back! And although things are hectic around here, I will try to keep you updated on the happenings of FamiLeezy.
With that being said, you may or may not know yet….but I’m pregnant. Yes, again. Third time in 3 years! Let’s see, here’s a little run down of our whirlwind family -
Cash – 2007, Olivia – 2008, Tabs – 2009, #3 – 2010
I’m super excited to be having this baby, not as nervous as I was when Tabs was on her way. I think going from one to two is a bigger jump than going from two to three. But, as usual, I’m probably wrong! But I’ve made a decision that I am going to try to enjoy this pregnancy to the fullest, because it the last time. This is it, as soon as we have this baby our family is complete. I think maybe that’s why I’m so excited, we’ll have a complete family. A little sooner than expected, but that’s okay.
So as of today, I’m 10 weeks along. Baby is due November 24, I’m putting my money on October 26. I’m trying to enjoy myself, but it’s hard when you’re completely exhausted and nauseous all flipping day. It is seriously draining. Our poor house is completely neglected because as soon as the girls are in bed, so am I. I don’t think I’ve been up past 9:30 in weeks!
With that news out of the way, what else has happened since December? Lots!!
Olivia has turned two! We had a small Sesame Street birthday party for her with just a few close friends and immediate family.
Tabs is turning one in a few weeks! It’s amazing how fast time has flown by! She’s been crawling for a little while now, actually it’s more like a bear crawl or some sort of spider monkey move. Instead of crawling on her knees, she picks up her legs and pushes with her feet. It’s pretty funny. She’s also got some teeth going on now. She’s definitely one that goes against the grain. She waited until a week before she turned 10 months to get her first tooth, and it was her top right tooth. And of course, she had to get 3 teeth within a week. As of now, at 11 months + 4 days, she has 5 teeth. 4 top, one bottom, and another bottom about to break through any minute. She’s finally sort of sleeping through the night. With the exception of the last 3 nights (because of that bottom tooth), she’s been pretty good, she wakes up and cries, but only for about a minute or two and then puts herself back to sleep. I still wake up, but atleast I don’t have to get out of bed. It has seriously taken forever to get to this point, much longer than other babies I think. But I’m happy to finally be here.
Tabs is also starting to stand on her own, without holding on to anything. I don’t think she’ll be waking any time soon though. I’m a little scared to have two running around, probably in different directions.
Olivia & Tabs are starting to play together, and fight. They both get frustrated with each other, and, well, I wouldn’t say that sharing was an “issue” but they could use some practice. For Olivia, it depends on what she has to share, and with Tabs it’s a grabby problem. Pretty standard considering their ages. But overall they’re both good with each other.
Olivia and Tabs are 14 months apart, and Tabs and #3 will be about 18 months apart. Which means O will be two and a half when the youngest gets here. Crazy. CRAZY. What really freaks me out, and gets me a little excited, is that we’ll have 3 in high school at the same time. HA! Excited? Yeah, a little bit. It’s so stupid, and I can’t believe I’m gonna tell you this and admit my complete neurotic-ness. But by the time the 3rd one enters high school, I’m gonna be a pro. I’m gonna dominate! I’ll be like the head of PTA, grad night, etc. Isn’t that terrible to think like that?! I’m gonna totally be that super annoying mom! But, really, I think it’s grad night that I’m excited about, and to be able to do it 3 years in a row? Awesome.
