i've been a terrible blogger.

sorry i dropped off the face of the earth for a bit folks, but moving is rough! we are finally getting settled in and the boxes are starting to diminish. still lots to do though! anybody want to come finish things up for us? anybody??...anyone? bueller?

anywho-we are glad to be in the new house and are ready for things to get back to normal-we're tired of living out of suitcases and boxes!

on another note, we did find out the gender of baby baker #2 a couple of weeks ago...i know...i know, what a horrible blogger i am...blah blah...i'll get around to sharing soon. promise!

for now here's a shot of my little helper :)

my baby.

it's started to sink in that my baby will no longer be my "baby" when this new little one comes along.  

big brother.

it's hard to take in right now. i'm feeling all sorts of emotions about it and the pregnancy hormones don't help. it's one of the most bittersweet things i can imagine, watching one baby grow up, taking on a new role in life and then welcoming another in his place.

it's the weirdest of feelings, a mix of loss and gain that i most definitely can't describe in its entirety.

whenever the sadness starts to creep in i remind myself that i still have 5 months with this baby sitting in front of me. 5 whole months with rylan as my baby. 5 whole months to kiss his chubby cheeks and to dance around the living room. just me and him.

i'm doing my best to just soak it all in. i love you baby.
both of you.

Avocado?

so they tell me baby is the size of an avocado this week, but i'm thinking otherwise. i usually don't "show" until the end of the day-if you know what i mean-(it's probably just all the food i'm devouring at this point) but i guess it's about that time though because this photo was taken before lunch even.

p.s. you guys should see all the "illegal" things i've been allowing into our house these days...oreos, twizzlers, sour patch kids...the husband is in heaven ;)

p.p.s. i have another appointment this week and we should be scheduling the ultrasound to find out the gender soon! can't wait to know if "baby avocado" is a boy or a girl!

Easter 2013

Hope you all had a Happy Easter!

HE IS RISEN!!!

forgot to mention.

in the midst of all the new baby hype i forgot to mention that the mr. took a new job. it's not too far away, but far enough to where we will be making a move. we've already got a contract on our house and a contract on a new house and will be moving at the end of april.

it's going to be a little bittersweet though, we will be leaving our first home and our church family and friends to start anew. nothing like a little change to do this ol' pregnant lady in for some misty eyes ;).

oh well, cheers to something new!

now if that doesn't put a smile on your face i don't know what will!

lately

as you can tell, my sidekick and i are keeping each other busy. he gets me through the sick days and helps me look forward to the new little one that will grace us with his/her presence soon (not soon enough in my opinion). i'm already ready to have this baby safe in my arms. for now i'm trying to soak in ry and i's last few months together. it's going to be strange to lose my "just ry and i" time. 

it's all i know. but what a blessing to add to it. can't wait to meet you baby.

pregnancy hormones + full house.

did you know it's true what they say about pregnancy hormones?!

i didn't.
or at least i don't remember.
but now i know.

seriously, has anyone ever cried so much over an episode of full house?? i'm pretty sure i hold some sort of record by now. but can you blame me? i mean it was michelle's 5th birthday and they were flashing back over the years, baby pictures and what not. the "ugly cry" hit me.

then the next episode.

rebecca gives birth to the twins (you really can't blame me on this one) and i'm just sitting there sobbing at the kitchen table while i'm eating lunch. i realize how ridiculous i'm being when rylan starts mocking my blubbering. thanks kid, way to bring me back to reality.

and let us not forget the time when we pulled into our driveway and i saw a young couple down the street and proceed to boohoo about how they probably don't have a care in the world and how all they do is probably spend time with one another watching movies on the couch. wah wahhh.

poor nick.

and we still have 28 weeks or so left of this.

pull yourself together, hormones!

for now i may need to limit my full house intake. but then again i'm still waiting for the one where uncle jesse sings "michelle's smiling". gets me every time. pregnancy hormones or not.