My pink princess

Abby decided she wanted to be a princess for Halloween. When I asked her what kind of princess, she responded with "pink". So that is what grandma made for her- a pink princess dress.

We went trick or treating on Main Street on Friday morning and Abby quickly re-remembered the joys of Halloween :-) She was more than ready to do it again on Saturday. She only lasted about an hour until the cold got to her and she was ready to go home. I had to re-iterate over and over that there would be no more trick or treating until next year- I didn't want her to think we could do this whenever! So we went to a few more houses and called it quits. She handed out candy when we got home and now whenever someone rings the doorbell she runs to it with the candy bowl :-)

She daily gets the candy bowl out and arranges her candy by size and type (she is so my daughter!). She then picks out the kind she wants to eat after lunch and sets it aside. It has become her new morning ritual. My goals for next year: to get her to want a warmer outfit and to get her to choose chocolate! (It tore me up to see continually see her pass on the Snickers and choose something like Dots)

Flu update: As of 5pm I was running a 102.7 fever, but it has gone back down and I feel really good right now. I'm praying that it's over, but I felt this way last night too and it sure wasn't. Before bed, Abby said she was cold so I'm praying that it was just cold, not chills.

I said bring on H1N1 !

Don't challenge the flu- it will get ya. Apparently when I challenged H1N1 it instead asked one of it's other little flu buddies to get me. And get me it did... I have the flu. Started yesterday AM with a killer headache. Took some Tylenol hoping to knock it out, it worked a little, but not fully. As Sunday progressed I got worse and my legs started aching and I got the chills. Overnight is when the fever decided to kick in. Today I am a little better, I can actually sit up and open my eyes, but I'm still under a pile of blankets and I rotate from the couch to the bed.

So much for all the Dr's saying that the only thing out there is H1N1. I'm just hoping whatever I have was in the seasonal shot that Abby got so she doesn't get sick too. Thankfully Benji was around yesterday to care for Abby and I. And today she is at the sitter so I can just lay around and recuperate. I think mothering sick might be one of the toughest jobs around. No wait... mothering sick with a sick kid has to be worse. Just praying that isn't the case for us!

I knew it!

I knew I was feeling much bigger and the doctor confirmed it. I am measuring 2cm more than I should, which normally wouldn't be a big deal, but at every other appointment I have been 1-2 cm small. So we grew quite a bit over the last 5 weeks. In the back of my mind I can't stop thinking that it's due to GD. I should know if I have to go back in for the 3 hour sometime this afternoon. I will not be at all surprised if I get a call from them today. If it's not GD, then it's probably the massive amount of candy I eat going straight to the baby....

On the upside, I get another ultrasound in 3 weeks. It will be at 28 weeks which is when the u/s tech said that she can get the best 3D pics. So I'm looking forward to peeking in there again! Of course it also means another chance to find out the sex.... we'll see if I can hold out this time too!

Fall at the Orchard

We went to the Orchard last weekend. Abby picked out more pumpkins (we now have a plethora of pumpkins and gourds on our step. Abby says there are too many to count) and had lots of fun playing at the orchard. She really liked playing in the corn box (last time we were there she wasn't so sure about it) and going on the hay rack ride. She liked the hay rack so much, she made grandpa take us twice in a row. We didn't do the corn maze or go in the pumpkin patch because it was too muddy, but at least it was warmer than last time we were there!

I waddle

I think the baby must have gone through a growth spurt last week b/c I feel huge all of a sudden. Which isn't necessarily a good thing since I still have 15 weeks to go. Along with the belly growth, I've been having some lower back pain which comes and goes. While my back is hurting I find that it is easier to walk if I waddle- which always makes a woman feel good about herself. I mean, who doesn't want to waddle? I don't remember feeling this big this early with Abby, but that is probably b/c I was younger, getting more sleep, and was exercising.... sigh... oh well- too late now ;-)

I have my 1 hour glucose test tomorrow morning. I have a sneaking feeling that I will have to go back for a 3 hour. I'm also not looking forward to jumping on the scale. Many of my friends who have second children say they didn't gain as much the second time around b/c they were chasing after their first born during the pregnancy. I don't think that is going to be true for me. Because of my dear Abby I find myself reaching for chocolate and pop more than I did the first time around to get me through the day. After lunch I even hid from Abby so she wouldn't see me eating a fun size candy bar- how sad is that- hiding my chocolate habit from my two year old!

Here's a waddling me at 25 weeks:

someone is listening

It still amazes me how much Abby picks up just from what I say, do, and my tone of voice. It reminds me that every moment, whether good or bad, is truly a teaching moment at this age. Which is a little scary to think about as I know I'm not always the best example!

Here is how our conversation went today:
Abby: I have a lot of babies
Me: Yes, you do
A: Why do I have so many babies?
M: I don't know....
A: Maybe because God wants me to.
(smile from me)
A: Maybe we should ask God where the puzzle piece is (we are missing a piece to one of her puzzles). I bet He will know. He knows where all the puzzles are. He knows a lot of stuff. (bigger smile from me)

She asks a lot of questions and when I don't know the answer my response is "Because God wants it to". I guess someone has been listening :-)

Bring it on H1N1

Abby and I were immunized today for the dreaded H1N1. I have been a little neurotic lately about germs and have really wanted to just isolate us in our home. We watched church online Sunday because we weren't up in time for first service and I didn't want her in nursery with 20 germ infested kids during second service. I have been really terrified that Abby and I would get sick at the same time. The thought of me being pg and out of commission with a daughter that doesn't feel well and a busy husband was enough to drive me a little crazy. Everyday I have been hearing about someone else I know coming down with it and I knew it was just a matter of time until it hit us. I can't remember the last time I got a flu shot (if ever), but at least my nerves have been calmed for now.

I had no idea what to expect- on the news it had shown lines of 2+ hours in the county adjacent to ours. It really wasn't that bad up here. It would have only taken us about 30 minutes (and we got in line at the longest point). It ended up taking us a little over an hour because we were at a school which felt that it's students were a priority and made the rest of us wait until they had all gone through. (Totally ridiculous since the county paid for the shots and the county web site made no mention of this "priority" ranking). Thankfully they still had enough when we were finally able to get in. They were running out of both the mist and shot by the time we got in so I'm glad we went to this earlier clinic instead of waiting.

All this vaccine talk makes me laugh at myself... I'm usually not this neurotic! Watch- with my luck we'll still end up getting it. My boss' wife has it so I could have picked it up yesterday at work. And Abby still needs a booster in a month. And it takes a week to 10 days for the vaccine to take effect...... (insert more crazy talk here)