Beginning Again

Well, considering I haven't posted since November, I'm clearly really good at this blogging thing. :) As I suspected, the busy-ness of life has gotten the better of me. Between birthdays in November, the holidays, two trips to San Diego (and another one next month!), not to mention work and keeping up with a very active little boy, you'd think I would have had more to say.

However, here I am back at it again (thank you to Barbara for the gentle nudge). I suppose you can't build a community unless you actively participate in it (lesson #1), so here I am.

So as I begin this blog again, I suppose I have even more to write about. Blogs are about transparency, and being open about topics, interests, and the happenings of life. So while it's very early still, it seems this is a great place to also talk about what life will be like later this year juggling two kids.

As of yesterday, I'm 7 weeks pregnant! I'm feeling awful, so many of my thoughts these days have focused on how I can make it through the day without tossing my cookies, trying to eat anything that remotely sounds good, and struggling to keep a smile on my face throughout it. It seems so strange to me that the trimester in which you feel your worst and likely need the most support, you're supposed to keep this amazing news a secret. Well, clearly I'm already done with that idea. And I suppose that if anything should go wrong in the next five weeks, it's the friends I've shared this with who will be able to support me through it.

Thank you for beginning this new journey with me, as I know there will be many ups and downs. Having already survived one small complication with this pregnancy, I'm preparing myself for another bumpy road. But as long as there's a healthy, happy baby at the end of it, it's all worth it. And rest assured - this will be my LAST pregnancy. :)

Here we go ...