*baby is currently size of an apple
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From the category archives:
pregnancy
I kind of feel like blogging again. Maybe it’s the fact that I’m in the 2nd trimester. Yeah, you heard that right.
2nd TRIMESTER, BABY!!
[I made it two whole weeks of wearing the same shirt for pictures, ha]
Anyway, I have a bit more energy, things are getting done, and I have the holiday spirit. Gifts are wrapped, the tree is lit, the oldest girl is super excited – she’s most excited about opening one present on Christmas Eve night – and we are thinking of our many blessings this Christmas season.
We haven’t forgotten the reason for the season, and I’ve been talking to Emma about the birth of Jesus. But she’s four and a half and, welllll …
Oh, dear.
I think part of the reason I want to blog more is inspiration. I have been so inspired by photographers, bloggers and friends lately, so I thought I’d share some of my latest inspirations:
* Xanthe’s “one day on Earth” series [I love Xanthe]
* Sarah’s amazing ability to capture people as they are
Who or what is inspiring YOU lately?
please don’t hate me for saying this, but I love love LOVE that picture
And don’t forget that tomorrow is the last day to enter my most fabulous Kellie Hatcher LR preset giveaway!
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I keep writing blog posts. I do.
But then I just delete them. Nothing really seems to be interesting enough or good enough to put out there for everyone to read.
Honestly, I haven’t been able to do anything. I have packages to mail, t-shirts to order for friends who ran half-marathons, thank you cards to send for small gifts received while I was on bedrest, cards and gifts to send to friends that need them, pictures to take for our Christmas cards, and a house to clean and sanitize [both girls have a nasty, snotty cold].
I find myself just taking care of stuff that I HAVE to do … like pay bills, make meals, put dishes in dishwasher, and do laundry so that my family isn’t walking around naked.
But no matter how unplugged I feel, life goes on.
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Now is about the time most people see their baby for the first time and start sharing the news. But hey … I’m not much on keeping secrets. Since I was so. sick. with Lucy, I didn’t take any belly shots until I was 17 weeks along. I think that was about the time I could stand up without puking.
But since this one is being a wee bit easier on me [I like you already, peanut!], I decided to go ahead and start a little earlier. Because I can.
So without furthur ado … this little peanut makes it’s first blog debut at 10 weeks.
[currently, the size of a kumquat]
I know, I know … where is it? But, you see, that little bumpity bump isn’t usually there. It could be the sheer number of Chips Ahoy cookies I’ve been inhaling. Or the shrimp hibachi. Or the california rolls [they’re safe] or the chicken stir fry or the spaghetti or the … well, I’ll just stop there. Let’s just say that I’m enjoying this first trimester a LOT more than I did last time.
That is, when I’m awake.
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I figure once I’ve been absent this long, I might as well just start a blog post as if I’m in the middle of a sentence. I mean, really … there’s really no way to explain what all has been going on lately. But here it is in a nutshell – bedrest is over [wahoo!], stomach bugs for 2 of us, teething cold for 1 of us, BAD allergic reaction to I-don’t-know-what, car shopping, house cleaning, and sleeping.
Oh … and this:
Holla!
Do people even care about baby updates and stuff when you’re pregnant with baby number three? By the way, it still feels really REALLY weird to say “number three.” I mean, sure … there were times … moments … seconds, really, where I thought another baby would be fun. But Ken was definitely not on board, and the memory of placental explosions and the first four months of Lucy’s life would bring me screeching back to reality FAST.
But here we are. Adjusting. Deep-breathing. Meditating. Screaming.
Anyway, I have been feeling very uninspired lately, mostly due to internalizing the thoughts that run through my head. My camera is lonely, my project 365 has all but been abandoned, and I don’t “see” things like I used to. I don’t know if it’s the morning sickness [which may be going away, but I don’t want to jinx it] or the daily panic of having a third baby or the catching up from that week I was on bedrest. But I just don’t have it in me right now.
So that little peek into my uterus will just have to suffice until I can get my brain back together.
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