5 months pregnant

This picture was taken at 21 weeks 4 days pregnant (exactly 5 months) with Little Miss Brielle.... and whoever else might be hiding out in there with her!!!


Just a quick update as to how things are going..... GREAT! This pregnancy is going insanely smooth, other than the asthma issue. I've been taking Advair twice daily (in addition to my Singulair and Zyrtec) for almost two weeks, and I'm so happy to say that the asthma is finally under control. I don't even think I realized how bad it had gotten until I got on Advair. Sitting on the couch every night having to consciously focus on each and every breath and work to take it because it isn't coming naturally isn't something that a person should have to live with... especially not a pregnant woman. I am slowly getting my energy back as well. Not getting enough oxygen really wears you out! I thought it was just being pregnant and taking care of Brenden... I thought that maybe I was missing out on that "2nd trimester energy" that I got with Brenden and everyone talks about. I wouldn't say that I have loads of energy now, but I'm not fighting sleep every hour of the day.


Brielle is growing and growing which is great. She's such a strong and active little girl. Within the past few days I've started noticing that if I watch my belly when she's moving around I can see her movements. I can feel her little elbows or knees or something run across my belly. She's also gotten the hiccups a few times that I've noticed. To add to that, I can tell that she is already head down which is how I hope she stays. I don't want to go through another breech baby scare... It's such a crazy thing to be able to feel all this so soon! It's so wonderful though since I had such a hard time bonding with her at first. Now, every day I just fall more and more in love with her! I'm still hoping that it's a long while before she's here, but I am actually extremely excited now.


I have my "big" ultrasound on Friday. I'll be 22 weeks and they will take all her measurements and make sure that everything is looking good and that she is healthy. Please keep your fingers crossed that everything goes well for us!!!!


I'm working on an Easter post which is taking forever because of all the pictures.... but be looking out for that!

Ahhh... a moment alone

Brenden just laid down for a nap. The dogs are eating. Furthurmore, the dogs are eating THEIR food. I have a good two minutes of peace, quiet, and no smells.

Ricky is a scavenger. If something hits the ground he gobbles it up before I can even bend down to pick it up. It pisses me off SOOOO bad, but I feel horrible locking him away everytime food is around. Because let's face it, with a one year old there is always food around. But seriously, I'm about to do it because it is making me so angry. If Brenden is eating a snack on the floor (which I often let him do) and he accidentally drops a piece, Ricky snatches it up. If Brenden is walking around with a cracker or something and by chance waves it in front of Ricky's face Ricky will try to eat it out of his hands. All these table scraps are giving him horrid gas. It isn't a once or twice a day thing. No, it's a once or twice every fifteen minutes thing. And it's not just a wave of smelliness then it's gone. It lingers. Those who have witnessed it can attest to what I am saying. Being pregnant with a heightened sense of smell makes it THAT much worse. I'm read to get rid of him. Oh, if only we hadn't dished out close to $5k to get them from Okinawa to here. They are pretty much ours for life now.

End rant about dogs. Well, really just Ricky. Zeus is being awesome. No accidents in the house, not bothering me one bit. He's just being a great little dog.

Brenden is doing awesome. He's such a sweet little boy and being his mom is the best. He does act out and throw his tantrums, but I do know that they aren't meaningless. That somewhat helps me deal with them. I know that he is trying to tell me something... he wants me, he wants food, he wants sleep... something. He just can't get the words out so he screams. We're working on the words though.

Brielle is also doing awesome, as far as I can tell. She's a little mover and much like Brenden these days, hates when Mommy is sitting down. She gets kick crazy when I'm cramping her space. She's got strong little kicks which just melts my heart. I can't wait to meet her beautiful face.

Day 1

New home in England. New baby on the way. New blog. New blog that I WILL keep up with, at least while William is away. I need a place to get my thoughts out. Brenden's a GREAT listener, but sometimes I want more.

Right now, he's awake and just dumped a box of Cheerios on the floor, so I must tend to the mess! And welcome to my blog and my life!!!