Baby #2 for the Sweets...OMG.
Yup it is true. Andy and I are having another baby. We new we wanted to have 2 kids and after my blog post, it really hit home how much we wanted to start trying again. We thought it would take a...
View ArticleBad Blogger Bad Blogger! Weeks 12-18 of Pregnancy
OK. I suck. Busy, bla bla bla, more busy, have a 17 month old, bla bla bla. Now that is out of the way, let's get down to brass tacks. (Where does that expression come from any way???) The first part...
View ArticleThe Sweet Family Truckster
Wow what a freaking difference! I am feeling great. My emotions are totally back to normal. I still get weepy at that darn Mother's Day commercial for P&G -- but give me a break; that thing is a...
View ArticleWeek 34 of #2 pregnancy = sucky blogger
Yes, almost 10 weeks have passed since my last blog entry. When I first started this blog I did so with the intention of doing 2 blog entries a month. My reasoning was not because if I didn't, my...
View ArticlePreggo update week 35-ish
Wanted to let you all know how my appointment went last Friday...good. No vag tests = good doc appointment. ;-) Baby boy is right on target for the status of my pregnancy. I didn't have to take another...
View ArticleCramming for Baby
Wow. Things are really moving along...in more ways than I would expect. First, I want to say yes, my blogs have been very very baby focused, but that is what is going on...ergo baby stuff will...
View ArticleRandomness
Here is a photo of the wall decals in Aven's room. She really loves them. I like them b/c they were so stinking easy and they peel right off when you want to move them or change them. I put some up in...
View Article38 weeks...& Counting
Exactly at this time in my pregnancy with Aven I was starting to feel crappy and menstrual.Two and a half days later she was here. Well, I am not feeling crappy or menstrual. I am actually feeling...
View ArticleWeek 41: C-R-A-Z-Y
So my due date came and went. I should have known that things were going to be completely different from my previous labor. Not necessarily because my entire pregnancy was wickedly different (it was)...
View ArticleLife With 2 Kids
Motherhood. When people say it is the hardest job, but the most rewarding, they were NOT kidding. Seriously, I don't think I could love another person more than I do Aven and Tristan. I love Andy, but...
View ArticleHard Decisions: Maternity Leave
I only have 1 week left in my maternity leave. :-( I am so sad. I wish we could financially work it out so I could be a stay at home Mom. But alas, like many other families we can't. So, back to work...
View ArticleI am a Runner, Right?
It is happening...really it is. Can you feel it? I can! I am slowly starting to creep out from under the newborn momma blanket. For those of you who are new to my blog, please read the first paragraph...
View Article20 years...WTF?
This June I will have been out of high school for 20 years. Wow. I am astonished, but at the same time - not. I think everyone thinks of themselves in their mind's eye as younger than their...
View ArticleMother's Day #3 - Opening My Eyes
I took a nap. It was great. I fell asleep with my son in my arms. When we woke up we looked at each other straight in the others' eyes and smiled. It was then, I realized that moment would be frozen in...
View ArticleThe Breakup.
I did it. Finally. At one point I went back, but we are through - forever. It is time. I am ready - he is ready. After more than 2.5 years, I am finished. I broke up with my pump. THE PUMP As great...
View ArticleDo Not Share! Explicit Photos!
I implore you, please do not share this information. If you do so, you will risk letting everyone know "The Secret Bike Truths..." Cyclists smell. Stay at least 3 feet away. I love riding my bike...
View Article3 Years of Mommy-hood
Today at 1:46 pm EST I will be celebrating my 3rd Mommy birthday. I look at my little girl and it really is hard to remember she was so tiny at 6lb 1oz. I thought she was so big! HA HA, now at 30...
View ArticleLAWD! I stink at blogging...
So much has been going on in the past 8 months. Revamping business strategy for the HUB, failed family vacation due to baby boy illness, regular life, and bla bla bla. Not that everything has been...
View ArticleThe Social Network Phenom - The Circle
Life is crazy - full of change and prediction. Within that simple sentence everything rings true. Life. Our lives. Our essence. Our souls. The energy that emanates out of our skin and bones, that...
View ArticleI Call Bullshit on 2014!
Whoa! That was crazy. Today is January 2nd and we are officially finished with the holidays. Thank God. This year was good. OK. It was fine..actually it totally sucked. 2014 was not my favorite....
View Article20 Things to do before I'm 40...in 3 months
1. Raise money for a cause2. Zip line3. Camp with kids4. Take Aven horseback riding5. Vacation at the beach6. Get a six pack (not beer)7. Learn to play the ukulele8. Hike a 14er9. SUP10. Do 5...
View ArticleTour de Cure - Chattanooga: I'm gonna die!
Well. Well. Well. I have thought of this a few times over the past couple months, but then quickly became ashamed that I have not FINISHED 1 thing on my "complete before I'm 40" list. So I avoided...
View ArticleFundraising for Emily's Power for a Cure
Five years ago I became, the luckiest woman alive. I became, a mother of a healthy baby girl. Her name is Aven, and she changed my life forever. Me and my baby girl...Aven On one level, the change is...
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