Timing and pink lemonade.

So the news has spilled out to family and friends - we are having a sweet baby in April 2012.
Right after Spring quarter starts.
Slight panic mode around here these days - trying to figure out money, how we're going to manage going back to school (both of us) while working (both of us) and how often/how long M will be in daycare and who will pick her up on days that we won't be able to and how, if at all possible, can I finish my necessary requirements to keep my teaching certificate before I lose in June of 2012?
Not to mention I've had this intense need to clean up my desk/spare bedroom. Not nesting so much as it's all just driving me batty.
Decided to finally start M's baby book. You know, now that she's 19 months old (currently reading House Buying for Dummies) and going to be a big sister... *head hangs in shame and exhaustion* There are many things I should do these days during the quiet, but naps win out.
Today, for example, I napped with the sweet girl while dishes sat.
Then, I got on the computer while she watched Thomas on the other computer and found this lovely giveaway:
http://ayanovich.blogspot.com/2011/08/my-memories-digital-scrabooking.html
You must all check it out. right now. Seriously go.
I think I drooled while I read about it.
Pink lemonade has been a serious need and want these days, along with cucumbers and ranch. Cold cold cucumbers and Marzetti's ranch. No joke. It's the BEST.  Or so says the baby in my stomach.
Who, by the way, Moira says is a boy. Every.single.time we ask, she says/signs a boy.
We'll see if she's right. :)

So news...

I'm utterly exhausted. Constantly wanting to vomit/gag or both.

I just found out that we are expecting our second baby. Our second miracle.

And was gently reminded that it is not OUR timing but His...and only His.

And it's perfect :)

Summer in the fast lane and another giveaway!

Life has been busy, busy around here.
Here's what's been going on (not limited to, but including...)
-Moira turned 18 months old and is a walking/running/toddling/signing/talking/screaming/yelling/whispering/loving/temper-tantrum-throwing sweet girl :) We just got her 18 month pictures done at Se@rs and they did an AWESOME job!
-Caleb interviewed for a new position within his current (and amazing!) team and boss. We'll know more this week! Included in this interview was the decision that he must go back to school to get his Associates degree. It's exciting and nerve-wracking all at the same time.  It's going to be sacrifices from all of us - long days and nights for him (most of his classes are night classes), long days and nights for me and sweet girl, more time at daycare for Miss M until I can get there after my job and treasuring time when all 3 of us are together. I'm ready. Oh yeah, I may go back to school, too :)
- Trying to lose weight by running. Every other day. Training for a 5k in September. My first. I'm nervous, no doubt. But also very excited to be back in the U.P!
- I'm also trying to enter in this giveaway: Giveaway time! I'm nervous (seriously...go figure. I'm a dork!) but this would be AWESOME! And the dipped marshmallows? Um..yes, PLEASE!
- Trying to organize our basement...but goodness, that place is over-run by boxes. Slightly reminds me of the Hoarder shows but I try to keep it under control. There is a large area open for the laundry and we can move around freely. Caleb reminds me that it's not that bad and in reality, it's really not. It's just those moments of panic of "where in the WORLD am I going to put all this stuff?!"
-I am finding that I'm attracted/slightly addicted to Shark Week. Go ahead and laugh. I did :)
-As much as I love summer, I can NOT wait for fall. It's my favorite time of year - love love love cider, pumpkins and dressing up in snuggly warm clothes!
-I think that's it, for now :)

5K bug.

Totally have been bitten by the 5K bug.

We walked our first 5K this past weekend at Binder Park Zoo.
It was AWESOME.
I want to do 3 more, 2 in August and 1 in September in DA SOO!
Can I run them? Maybe. I want to try my hardest. I want to do this for my body. For me.
I'm geeked!

Winner, winner, chicken dinnner!

Having a crappy-craptastic day today.
Baby slept little.
Emotions running high because of exhaustion.
Needing coffee.

Wanting to just sit and cry...
and then, I go to check out Eye Candy Event Details to see if I won their giveaway because I NEVER win and the way I was going, I wasn't going to.

Only, I DID WIN!

See? http://eyecandyeventdetails.blogspot.com/2011/06/winner-of-2000-fan-giveaway-was-it-you.html

I started crying, but because I was so happy and SO incredibly blessed. Now, to celebrate!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Life, love and giveaways!

Life has once again sped up at our house :)

It is once again time for swim camp and Momma has less duties this year (YAY!), so it's not quite as overwhelming. Still, running back and forth every day and twice a day this week and then again just once next week...makes for one tired and often-times cranky momma. M is starting swim lessons for the first time tomorrow and I am BEYOND excited :) Can't wait to see our sweet peanut playing in da pool. If her love for bathtub and small pools are any indication, we should have a blast! Squee!!!

A few weeks ago, I won a giveway by the Decal Gal (go look her up on FB!) and got a lovely decal promoting Pregnancy Loss and Miscarriage Awareness. It's on my car and makes me so happy to see it proudly displayed. Since winning the decal, I've been bitten by the giveaway bug. This one, Eye Candy Giveaway , makes me excited because it has some aaaamazingly talented sponsors and it's red, white and blue themed. My birthday also happens to fall on the same day as our nation's birthday and while it's always fun, this year I am REALLY struggling with turning 29. Don't ask me why - but whatever it is, it's stinky. If I got this giveaway, I think it would spruce up an otherwise ho-hum day and really make this birthday fun! Go check out the giveaway - it's stupendous!

M went to bed early, so I am able to relax a bit before bed. Tomorrow is going to be early and crazy all day long!

Tipping to one side

I feel very out of whack, off balance, irritated, uptight, all things not so good for a momma who is flying solo.

Daddy is sick. Day 2 of staying home and is worse than yesterday. Definitely worse than Wednesday, when he said his throat just hurt a bit.
Coughing constantly, achy, just all-around feeling ucky.

Last Thursday, Moira finished her antibiotic. And like clock work, Friday morning, we had a runny nose. Saturday, it was changing colors and low-grade fever.  Fever gone by Easter morning but runny nose has been persistent. Yesterday, she had a fever when I picked her up from daycare. Low-grade fever again today :(  We have switched pediatricians recently and this new one is AWESOME! Tested M for allergies and Hep C - happy to report that she is negative to ALL! No milk allergies or animals and while I'm elated, it makes me slightly frustrated that we're not any closer to finding out why she's been sick since November.
She's refusing to eat normally today, refusing to nap, refusing to play nice....it's not even 1pm and I'm already frustrated.
I've yet to shower and eat something normal.  It wears me down. And I know that I'm lucky and that I should(and am) thankful for everything I have and for Miss Miracle over there (who is currently rearranging my DVD collection),  some days is harder to be a happy momma.