Defying Gravity...

I am so in love with this video (I hope it works, blogger has been tough on my videos). Like I said earlier, Kerrigan likes to watch Glee while she eats dinner- hence the messy face.

She has started singing along with the music. Which really just means she sings "BYE" to any word that sounds like bye.

It could just be me, but I think she has pretty good pitch for a 15 month old!

The Dirty Details (minus the dirty)...

To answer a few questions:

Due Date: Sept. 3rd It was originally August 27th, but the doc pushed it back a week (BOO!)

How did we find out? Funny story! This baby is a 100% natural, homemade, no medical help needed surprise. Since I nursed Kerrigan until her 1st birthday, my ability to reproduce did not return until September.

Since I was still really irregular, we didn't really think anything of its 7 1/2 week absence, until I started feeling sick in the mornings. I finally decided to take a pregnancy test after being sick for a week.

So I took the test, only to realize I didn't have the directions anymore (it was an old test) to read the results...AWESOME : ) So I (literally) ran to Target and bought an easy to read test and low and behold:

(see how the first one could be misread. I didn't know if there was supposed to be a plus sign or just 2 lines...)

How am I feeling? Not so hot. Very sick actually.

For the first week, I was pumped because I was only sick in the mornings- so excited to finally experience just morning sickness.

However, a week later, the real deal hit. I can't seem to keep food down, which is fun : ) Yesterday I was so excited because I ONLY threw up 3 times...HOT DOG!!!

I feel awful for my poor family. Jared is really having to pick up my slack, which I appreciate so much. And Kerrigan...I can't really talk about it without crying. She is handling my sickness like a champ, but I am feeling like a terrible mother! Hopefully it won't last too long and she will get her mommy back!

Hope this isn't too much complaining...we are surviving, and that is what counts : )

My size? Despite the sickness weight loss, my stomach is growing at an astonishing rate! I had Jared take a picture last Saturday, and when we were looking at it, he asked why I was sticking my stomach out.

SERIOUSLY?!??!?!?!!? He has since learned those are never appropriate words to say to a pregnant woman.

In his defence, he really hasn't seen me in anything other than t-shirts for the past few weeks. Ooops!

What gender are we hoping for?

Part of us wants to fulfill Jared's lifelong dream of having a boy...the other part thinks it would be fun to have 2 girls so close in age (20 months apart).

Either way, we are so excited to have a new little one in our home!

14 (and 1/2) months...

I forgot to do a 14 month update, and this little character develops new talents everyday so I need to document them.

At 14 (and 1/2) months, Kerrigan...

...has become quite the parrot. We have entered the stage where we really have to watch what we say. Nothing quite like hearing your 1 year old say, "crap" : )

...has started saying "OH COW!!!!" (which we think stems from the expression of Holy Cow)

...loves to take showers. She looks so cute standing there in the huge shower, looking all itty bitty!

...getting better at expanding her food variety. If she starts to fuss when eating, all we have to do is turn on Glee's Flying High or Don't Stop Believing episodes. She goes into a zone where nothing else matters but the show, and she will eat anything!

...sings Flying High. Actually, she only sings the bye of "kiss me good BYYYYYYYE" but she is always right on key. If I could get blogger to let me post videos, I would show you...but I can't.

...has added to her vocabulary: grandma (magaba), grandpa (paga), Bubba (nickname of her cousin), ow (overused frequently), grapes and bye (her way of saying love you : )

...will pretty much attempt to say anything you ask her to.

...is really into books (reads to herself) and baby dolls. Which is good considering this little cutie entered our lives a few weeks ago (couldn't you just eat her up, sweet Eve)...

...and in 6 months, she will start her new job as:

Valentine's Weekend...

This past weekend my main squeeze treated us GOOOOOD!!!



K and I had a serious case of cabin fever going on, so Jared took us up to Mystic, CT for the weekend. It was a BLAST and a much needed trip.



Since it is usually more of a summer spot, we had to get a little creative with our adventures. We visited:

-The first nuclear submarine...unbelievable how tiny everything was! I will never again complain about the size of our apartment!

-Chucky Cheese. I love when Jared lets me relive some favorite childhood memories!

-Mystic Aquarium. K loved all the underwater viewing tanks. As she said many times, they were "cool cool"! We also got to attend a pretty sweet sea lion show (I tried uploading a video, but blogger isn't letting me...maybe later)

-Mohegan Sun Casino. We designated $10 each to try our luck at the slots : ) Jared lost his pretty quickly. I was able to double my $10, plus $6 so I let him try my machine- he quickly lost the $6. We called it quits when we broke even at $20, and neither of us got addicted...all in all a success I would say : )

Some favorite trip pics:

K loved the hotel room. Please note her new towel fashion statement. She loves strutting around with it around her neck. I love how her little bum is hanging out it the back, she looks like the Coppertone baby.

And my personal favorite:

This was at the penguin underwater exhibit. One penguin kept swimming up to Kerrigan and Jared and would hang out there and stare at them for awhile. It is such a neat thing to see how observant K has gotten recently. I love the expression on her face...I believe she was saying, "WOOOOOOOWWWW!!!!!!" when I took it.

Brrrrr...

It is cold and snowing.

I want some stew.

I have no stew recipes.

Can you give me your favorite soup, stew, chili or crock pot meal recipe?

PLEASE?!?!?!?!

How Much Do You LOVE This Picture???

(taken at her first official friend party...cute little Teagyn turned 1!!!)

I personally love everything about it! Her eyes, her expression, her shirt, her flower, her teeth, her hair...I could go on and on!

Eeeshk, I think I may have to keep her : )

Shlumpy...

According to wiktionary.org, shlumpy means

Adjective: schlumpy (comparative schlumpier, superlative schlumpiest)

1.Looking like a schlump; slovenly or unbecoming

Today, I feel like a shlump. It is the only word to describe how I feel.

My own personal definition is this: the realization that it is Thursday and with the exception of a pediatric visit, you and your child have yet to get dressed beyond pj's, fix our hair or really leave the apartment all week.

Yep, today I realize how shlumpy I have been this week, and it's a little embarrassing.

Is this normal or am I alone? Do you ever have weeks like this? Or does this post just give you the urge to call Child Protective Services?