Day in the life of becoming a Cavanaugh ...MOM!: 2012

Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Super quick update - feeling somewhat better.
Thanks to my Best Friend since middle school, who is also pregnant - 4 weeks ahead of me, she confirmed that I'm not crazy and she too hates pregnancy. She also confirmed that I'm not the only one who feels as though "the short time I sacrifice my body" lasts far past 9-10 months... thank you Mamie for lifting me up even just a little bit!
And....I got a plane ticket for $199 to get to North Dakota instead of driving 7 hours each way by myself. Score!!! That helped too.
Oh, and...Jason is done with siding. He has fascia to buy, paint and install - and then the rest of the paint and we're DONE - for this year at least!

Monday, August 27, 2012

24 weeks down...112 more days to go

This is hard. I physically hate being pregnant. I enjoy the sweatpants and the not having to suck in my stomach, but I hate how I feel. I haven't thrown up since week 9 or something like that, but still take the anti-nausea pills about daily. I am just downright crabby, miserable and not happy! Maybe I just had a bad few days, but I sure hope we are overwhelmingly happy with two kids, because as of yesterday - there will be no third. People keep telling me "it's only a short time......" yes, in the moment it is, but the effect this pregnancy is having on me might be very detrimental to my mental health - and my husband's tolerance. I say all of this with humor because I know that it WILL get better - however, having days of crying spells and no energy and feeling like you've been kicked in places you shouldn't be kicked...well, those are not memories that go away. I feel like I'm missing out on happy time and time spent with my baby I already have because I cannot get myself out of a rut while growing the baby to come! Aside from Allison-Rae getting the brunt of the smiles that take all the effort I have (don't get me wrong - I mean them, but they don't come easy) - Jason thinks I need more space than there is between me and Mars. I won't get into the poor-me rant I'd like to go on, I really should get into the poor Jason rant, but I'll spare you both. Let's just say Mommy and Daddy need some husband and wife time, and wife needs some attention that is probably not deserved.
Enough about me - here's the fun stuff.... Allison-Rae is 20 months already!!!! She is saying a bunch of different words, many of which have multiple meanings. She understands SO much more than she can say which probably leads to a lot of frustration for her, but she is so good. AR is so funny and steals the show everywhere she goes. This past Saturday, her Auntie Mandy flew in for a 20 hour visit, courtesy of Grammy, to see her high school friends who are sprawled all over the country and just happened to all be in MN for a short period of time. Allie took about 10 minutes to warm up, but once she realized the audience she had, they were all putty in her hands. When we got to my Mom and Dad's house, she immediately knew where we were, she asked for Papa while we were still in the car. She climbed up the front step and walked into the kitchen and was calling out for Grammy and Grandpa (which sounds like "Pampa...Mammy...." then to the back of the house, then after she realized they weren't there, we went straight to the piano. Her favorite toy at Grammy's. When she heard Grammy walk throught he front door, she ran from the kitchen to go greet her - almost made me cry (for like the 57th time in a few days). My Mom actually called me today to say how the weekend was a like a dream it was so great, but the best part was when AR did that, she literally ran with so much excitement that Grammy was home! It was really sweet.
Baby #2 is coming along. It's a super mover! I say it - last time I think I said we were going to find out boy or girl this time around. No such luck! Baby was a dancing machine for the first part of the ultrasound when they gather all of the necessary information, but when it came time to do gender identification - it literally curled up in a ball, flipped over and gave us no clear sign of boy - or girl! We're pretty sure it's a girl, but it might be a boy. Ha!
This baby is so active though, I cannot remember if Allie was this active or not, but if my memory serves me correctly, she was not. Being elbowed, punched, kneed, or kicked - whatever is causing the show - is not infrequent and it is very visible from the outside. Often the baby is facing inward on its side and facing down a bit. That's fun for my organs and bladder.
Anyway - onward and upward. Allie and I are going to Bismarck to visit the Connors family for Labor Day weekend. We are sad that Dad can't come - for the trip and to help with the 7 hour drive! It will be a great getaway and AR is sure to wear herself out! I will no question be worn out, but I'd be worn out if I were sitting at home alone too!
Looking forward to this baby being out where I can enjoy it and to see AR as a big sister...although, to be honest, I'm still not ready for her to not be my little baby.

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Blogging is not my calling...

I have no idea how the "professional" or "amateur" bloggers do daily or even weekly blogs without scheduling it into their day and locking themselves into a quiet room to do it! It's been since November, over 6 months since my last post. In a nut-shell: Allison-Rae turned 1 on Christmas Day and Mom kept the tears to a minimum...her 18 month Birthday (yesterday sadly enough) was a different story. Mom and Dad felt in January that they should wait until June or July to start for #2 because they just didn't want to load on another Holiday baby...jinx jinx jinx! Anniversary #3 brought pregnancy #2 and now we're due on December 17th!!! haha! That'll teach us to wish for certain things we DON'T want! We are going to find out what this one is on August 1st, I'll do my best to not go another 6 months to update on our new addition! Allie started taking steps and standing in November-December, but wasn't all that intersted in walking until mid-February. It didn't take her long to discover how much cooler walking is than crawling! Allie kept us busy through the spring although we only got to go sledding once and no skiing due to no snow matching up with her walking, but next year!! Early April we found out we were expecting again so the following weeks were not so much fun - sick again. Although this time was worse for sickness, it didn't last as long. I got medication right away, did acupuncture 2-3 times a week for about a month and kept food in my stomach. I am now at 15 1/2 weeks and feeling better. Not 100% but much better than I was at 15 weeks with AR!
Here are random pictures from the year. Enjoy and I'll try try try to be better at the updates! Oh, I forgot to write about AR's teeth - she has a ton now! She got the 6 and then didn't get anymore until about March/April. She got her molars and 4+ more teeth came in shortly after. I think she has 14 now?