Saturday In My Jumperoo

Action Shot! Just jumpin' around!

Aren't I cute?

Holdin' on tight!

Mommy's First Quilt

It took me a while to figure out but after several hours of reading and research, I figured out how to cut, sew and quilt a blanket for Baby Madison. Okay, so I was up into the wee hours of the morning the night before doing the edging, but it was worth the extra needlework.

I went with a polkadot & stripe combo and then found the Pooh Bear blue and yellow with bees to keep it gender neutral. Chris and Jamie didn't know what they were having so I had to work around that. It took a really long time for me to find the right shade of green... I think this one works.

And for a little punch, I decided to do a bright orange backing. I was going to do brown but felt like it got kind of dreary.

I was also hoping the color contrasts and patterns would also stimulate baby's eye and senses.

Guess What!!!

Alexis would like to announce she's going to be a big sister!

Her little brother or sister will arrive around October 7th... a week before Daddy's birthday. (Alexis was born a week before Mommy's birthday!) That puts Mom at just more than 11 weeks along.

Things are going well so far, but as we thought, I already have gestational diabetes. They tested me early since I had it last time and I just found out today that I'll need to change my diet again. That's okay though. It wasn't too bad last time around and I really liked losing the weight! I had a feeling this was coming so I've been eating anything & everything I wanted over the past couple weeks... so there's probably a few extra pounds to shed.

We've decided not to find out what we're having again because we can't change it if we do. Plus there are just so few surprises in life.... we want to take full advantage of this one.

So Baby Alexis' blog will now turn into Alexis' blog on Mommy's 2nd pregnancy... I haven't talked to her yet about whether the fruits and vegetables will make their return... but right now baby is the size of a fig. :o)

My House Is Too Quiet

So, I may never utter those words again, but it's true.

Harley is with another family who is trying him out... actually with one of Alexis' day care ladies' family. They came to get him Saturday so he could meet their dog, Romeo. So far things are going well at their house and they have yet to decide whether to keep him, but it's been very different in our house ever since.

I look to the sliding glass door to see if he's ready to come in because it's so quiet in the house.

Bill still wants to hollar for him to let him outside before we went to bed.

We have to stop ourselves from going down stairs when we get home to let him out of his crate.

I don't step on him or his squeeky toys when I get out of bed in the morning.

And then there are the things that used to bug us that seem so petty now...

I can eat without a hound staring at me in the face.

I don't have to tell a dog to back off when I'm being smothered.

And I still want to quiet a barking dog as I open the door when I get home.

Sunday was our 5 year anniversary in the house and it was sad he wasn't with us. As silly as it may sound, he was my "baby" before Alexis. We brought him here and it's difficult that I can't continue to take care of him. Alexis can't be around him or Honda because of her dog allergy so we have to do what's best for her.

Still, it's a change in lifestyle I don't think we ever imagined we'd have to take on. Living in a dog-free house doesn't feel natural. I'm sure that will get easier. It's just going to take some time to get used to the void.