Amazing!

I saw the most wonderful, amazing thing this morning. After Trevor and I dropped Kayley off at school, we headed up to the Walter Reed Naval Medical Center because our neighbor and friend Priscilla was finally going to have her baby, and she asked if I could be there! She had baby Beckham about an hour after we'd arrived, and I have never seen anything so amazing! Sure, I've had two children, but I've never seen a baby being born in real life (as an observer), and not on tv. I'm so touched that she wanted me to be there. :-) Her daughter Mia (Kayley's best friend) got to cut the cord, and Daddy Chris looks pleased as punch! I'm so, so happy to have been a part in it! Maybe I'll be an OB someday...? ;-)

Finally!!

My cast finally came off this morning! It was heavy too...about a pound, so it feels so good to have my arm without that extra weight. The doctor pulled out the three pins that were in my wrist (that was NOT a comfortable procedure!), and I had my first physical therapy session this afternoon. That was painful, and it's going to be a difficult few months. It's just such a relief that the cast is off and the pins are out! I can now begin to heal :-)

Can't believe it's been so long!

It has been 20 months since I've posted! Kayley just turned SEVEN, and Trevor's going to be two in just a few months! A few months after Trevor was born, we moved to Herndon, VA and we like it here.

On November 21, 2011, I had wrist surgery to repair a torn ligament from falling down 3 steps with Trevor in my arms. He was fine, with just a bump on his head. I fell 8 months before the surgery and had just been dealing with the pain. I'm still in a cast, with only 13 days left to go! I have pins in my wrist now, but they'll come out when I get my cast off.

Kayley's in the FIRST grade!! I can't believe it... She's growing up so fast! She starts ballet class on Monday, January 9th, and she's so excited!

Like I said, Trevor's almost two and is so awesome! He's a troublemaker, always getting into things he shouldn't be, and he's very smart! He says lots of funny things, and he cracks me up! He's my little man, and he's such a good boy.

I'm definitely going to try to update often now! :-)

C'mon, Spring!

I am so ready for Spring to get here. It seems like this year, everyone's been sick more than usual. And, I'd love some warmer weather around here so we can go on more walks!

We left for Florida on Feb 15th...just in time! It had just finished snowing (again!) when we left. In a typical year in The D.C. area, we expect about 15 inches. This year, we got almost 60 inches! Of course, we couldn't find a sled to save our lives, but I found one at WalMart yesterday, and snagged it just in case it snowed again!

Florida was much cooler this year...it didn't get much above 60 the whole time we were there! But I didn't care, we were at the beach! We saw some manatees, and Mom and I got massages. But for the most part, we stayed around the condo this year. At 30 weeks (!) pregnant, I wasn't much up for moving around, and Mom's due to have her knee replaced at the beginning of March. Her knee's going to feel SO much better when it's all done! It was a more uncomfortable year at the condo this year too...no matter where I slept, or in what position, I was just so uncomfortable. Matt suggested I dig a hole in the sand for my belly, but I thought I'd feel too much like a turtle laying her eggs in the sand. So I decided against it. :-)

The baby's moving around like crazy...he certainly does like to stretch out and put his feet and hands under my rib cage. I can't wait to see what he looks like! I'm starting to get very excited and nervous!

My cousin Lauren just had her baby, a little boy named Cameron Joseph. He is so handsome, and I can't wait to see him next time we go up (which unfortunately, won't be for a while). Lois sent me a picture of him on my phone, and it looks like he's smiling! He's gorgeous, and seeing him really makes me anxious to see Trevor! I'll be 31 weeks along tomorrow, so I'm thinking 9 weeks (or less...I don't think I'll be late!) and we'll get to meet him! :-D

30 fabulous years!

My birthday was fantastic! Matt spoiled me, and Kayley was very well behaved. I had received gifts from Matt's Nana (a beautiful purple maternity shirt) and Matt's parents (a Tony Romo jersey and a couple of adorable baby outfits, as well as a Kohl's gift certificate...thank you so much!)

Yesterday morning started off with Kayley giving me a hand-made card that said "Happy birthday Mama" and a picture she drew of us as a family of kitties. Then Matt and Kayley went into the back room to get my present. Matt and Kayley had gotten me a 5 LP Queen set, including 4 classic Queen albums and the new Queen + Paul Rodgers album. It also came with the CD with Paul Rodgers, and a DVD of their show in Japan. Excellent!! It caught my eye at Best Buy months ago, and I've been wanting it ever since! Thing is, we still need to buy a record player. :-D

We went to Richmond and went to the Babies R Us to get some ideas for the baby's room. We saw some very cute things, and were able to get some ideas, although nothing's final yet.

One thing that is final, is the baby's name! We went through several names that we liked, including Lucas, Logan and Ethan. None of them seemed to stick, and we ended up with Trevor Patrick. It's one that we really love, and I'm pretty sure this is our final answer. :-)

Later last night, we went to dinner at Carabba's, and it was very good! We came home, Matt and Kayley sang Happy Birthday, and I blew out the candles (thankfully, Matt only put 15). We shared a small slice of my ultimate chocolate cake (it was close to Kayley's bedtime) and we anjoyed the rest of the night. It was a wonderful birthday, one of the best ones I've had in a long time!

This morning I got a beautiful bouquet of flowers from my Mom and Dad with some of my favorite flowers (carnations, lilies, dasies and roses!), and a balloon! And I'm very excited, when we go to Florida in less than 3 weeks, Mom and I are getting massages!

Thanks so much to everyone who's made my 30th birthday much less painful than I thought it'd be. :-D

I can't believe how long it's been since I've posted a blog here. Let's see...what's happened?

In August, Matt and I celebrated our 9-year wedding anniversary! We went out to dinner, and had a nice time, but we didn't do anything super special. Towards the middle of the month, we found out we were expecting another baby!

In the middle of October, we flew to Arizona to visit Dan and Debb. I was a little worried at how Kayley was going to handle a much longer flight (a visit to NH is only an hour and a half by plane, and to Tampa is only two hours). She did wonderfully, but it was Matt and me who couldn't keep our eyes open. I swear they put some kind of sleeping gas in the recylced airplane air. :-) We had such a great time, going to the Desert Museum, the Colossal Caves, and to Tombstone. Not to mention the adorable crafty-type village of Tubac, which I loved walking around. Hanging out with everyone was so much fun, and we can't wait to go back for another visit! Thanks Dan and Debb, for showing us such a great time!

We enjoyed a nice quiet Thanksgiving. We didn't cook for a change, we ordered a turkey mean from a restaurant called Bob Evans. It was very tasty, and it was a great day, complete with Cowboys game (my favorite team!)

And just yesterday, we had our 20-week ultrasound and found out that Kayley's going to have a baby brother. We're so excited, and I'm 90% sure we've chosen the name Lucas Michael. I'm kind of hoping to change Matt's mind and have Lucas's middle name as Matthew. We'll see. Now we get to buy boy clothes, and find out what to do with the saved outfits and dresses that belonged to Kayley. Maybe I can talk Matt into trying for another girl someday, too. :-D

My cousin Lauren is expecting her first baby in February. She's having a boy too, and is naming him Cameron Joseph. I love it, and I can't wait for his arrival too!

We decorated the Christmas tree, and made Italian cookies (they were SO good!), and we're feeling very festive. Merry Christmas!

Diet...

Ugh, how I hate to diet. I'm on day...4, and I'm very happy that I'm keeping it together. I'm also doing it with a friend of mine, and that definitely seems to help. I've been buying Lean Cuisine and Smart Ones, and a plethera of other brands. It's easier than I thought it would be, and the food is tastier than I imagined. I'm also logging in my daily caloric intake and the exercises I've been doing. I think I can do this! :-)