Wiggling Through 28 Weeks

28 Weeks down, 12 to go!
I keep telling myself that I am the little train that could - Not too much longer, I've made it this far, I can do it!

Brett and I went out on a limb last weekend and got ourselves a puppy.
The Cutest Puppy EVER I might add...
Major Miller is an absolute hit - Loved by all, and wanted by many - We're happy to call him the newest member of our pack!
It was like the planets aligned & this puppy was meant for us!
I know it's crazy to get a 2 month old puppy 2 months before having a baby but for those of you who know Brett & I - This is no flippin' surprise.
We're on a mission at all times to make our lives as complicated as possible!
No matter how crazy we are, and no matter how crazy our lives are there is one thing that I can say for sure: Brett & I live our lives to the fullest. There's no if's and's or but's about that.. Isn't that what life should be about anyway?

Baby Teo is a MAD MAN - I love watching my belly move and wiggle with him.. My absolute favorite is when he get his bottom all backed up into the area that surrounds my belly button and it turns into this hard little knot that I can rub and love on... As the days go by and I get closer and closer to meeting my little man I have moments of sheer fear but those moments are over taken by the moments of pure joy & excitement.

Our Co-Ed baby shower is this weekend.
We're looking forward to celebrating with all of our friends & family here in Charleston for our special day.  There's so much to celebrate and so much to be Thankful for - It will be very warming to be surrounded by these people & their love.

My Vagina has Betrayed Me

So have my boobs... The skin on my face... My sex drive...(( although much improved from T1 )) So has the skin on my ass... My hormones... My sanity... Everything has screamed mutiny & went heading for the hills... I am a stranger in my own skin! I look at my hands, my feet, my reflection in the mirror and who I was 7 months ago is ... Well ... Different. I haven't been able to coif my girlie parts in weeks! My honey pot is overgrown by weeds of summers past, remnants of grandeur shaded by the secrets of life! The power that once resided there now a dull flame, pausing during the calm before the storm. All transitioning from Pleasure Palace to the Entrance to Life for the most celebrated baby boy.. And it's worth it... I wanted this... I deserved this... I will sacrifice for ... Him! And while I sit here, sharing this, my little reminder gives me Love Taps & Thumps that remind me of why these simple, selfish or selfless sacrifices are being made ... The honey pot shall rise again!

Chitter Chatter before the Pitter Patter Part 1

Brett and I got married on Sept 18th. The evening of the 18th or the evening of the 20th Brett and I conceived what will be our first child. A child of love, a child of friendship, a child of laughter a perfect child that will be born unto two of the most excited and absolutely mortified individuals.

Brett and I's romance has been whirlwind to say the least. Nothing in the way of A Lady Gaga "Bad Romance", more of a Monkee's "I'm a Believer" love story. From the moment I met the man I knew he would be the one to move mountains, he would be my partner, my soul mate and most of all my best friend. Now, I sit here and think that I am going to add the father of my children to the list of his duties, butterflies grow in my stomach.. Along with my little wonder. My 7cm from head to butt wonder.

So fun facts: I am 8 weeks a couple days pregnant, in the pregnancy world this means the following ( and I bring you this information courtesy of multiple websites with tons of preggo info ) This week, my little tadpole is starting to look a little bit more human. Other exciting developments include: My baby's eyelids, ears, upper lip and the tip of his soon-to-be adorable button nose are forming. Junior will also sprout webbed fingers and toes this week—which I'll be well aware of in a few months, as baby starts early gymnastics classes inside of me. Baby's tiny heart has separated into four distinct chambers and is really ticking now—at a rate of 150 beats per minute. That's more than twice your resting heart rate (even when Brad Pitt is on the screen).

Let's talk about MOM: My boobs hurt, everything makes me want to cry and I have far more crazy moments than I normally do. Although my chest hurts like hell I have to admit that the growing size of my lady lumps is quite appealing to not only myself but to my better half. Too bad for him though, anytime they are touched I want to scream and go back when I didn't even know what a training bra was.. Let's say circa 1995? 

Morning sickness, now let's talk about that in depth.. I would LOVE to know when that stuff will come with it's full blown fury. Every little move my stomach/bowels make I automatically assume that it has finally come to haunt me. Then to my surprise it ends up just being whatever I ate for lunch that day.. I cross my fingers and my toes that I will completely avoid this mythical sickness. ( comments? suggestions? experiences?, oh wait to jinx me - keep it to yourself )

Sense of smell is quite intense, had to take the trash out today at work. I went outside with my scarf wrapped around my face like a Talibani, I was prepared to avoid any stench that poured from the Giant Dumpster.. Mid heave-ho my gas mask fell and in a desperate attempt to stay alive I had to take one deep breathe. After doing so the smell breached my nasal walls and I was done son.. Moments later I threw up in a bush, wiped my mouth and went back to work. 

Let's see what else.. Oh, constipation! No one ever mentions to you that in the early stages of pregnancy bowel movements are close to nonexistent. Well LADIES HERE'S THE TRUTH: Constipation HAPPENS, and it happens BAD! This is glamorous I tell you, a day at the Ritz. I double up my prenatal vitamin with a double shot of Fiber in hopes to spare my brown eye. If that's TMI then perhaps this blog isn't for you, move on my friend: It will only get worse from here. 

Other than these minor difficulties I am absolutely glowing ( behind the pizza face outbreaks im having, also normal) I read all my books and they say all these things happen and then it comforts me. I am not going through anything abnormal, these are the facts of life and this is a beautiful thing. I am truly a lucky lady, two lives together are growing inside of me.. I am knitting a quilt of life.. And I want a taco,  but I'm just saying :)