What a Life!

Yes, I’m still alive. I’m about halfway through what is supposedly month seven of pregnancy number two. This one has been much more difficult than the first, not from a medical perspective – everything is fine on that front – but from a sanity perspective. I don’t remember being this tired when I was pregnant with Ben. But then I didn’t have a toddler to chase around the house either. Ah, the glories of pregnancy!

Steve told me this morning that my belly is now bigger than a basketball. Thank you, Steve. I must confess that I do enjoy sitting on the couch watching my belly rock around as this child moves. With Ben, I had no clue what position he was in…I just felt him move. With this child, I have figured out the secret code and I enjoy watching my belly move (something I never saw with Ben). Perhaps it is the lack of muscle tone with subsequent pregnancies that is making this part of it so much more enjoyable.

The weather is finally starting to cool down, thank goodness. I actually have the windows open at the moment. It’s so nice to air out the house and not worry about dying of a heat stroke. There were a few 100-degree-days in July when I just hibernated and lived in the moment to get through it. A few things in my garden got baked as well. Next year I shall do my planting sooner so I can harvest some things before the heat kills them. Wish me luck!

So perhaps now I shall start blogging again. I’m always trying to get my act together so I can get more things done. I’ve gotten better over time, but you could still consider time management and productivity my number one guilt-enducing issue as a mom. But soon we will have a new child in the house and it will be fruitbasket upset all over again.

I’m still here. I have plans to post belly pictures and updates on my knitting soon. But right now I need to go find out what my toddler is doing…