O Christmas Tree...

This year, Corban has a Christmas tree for the very first time.  Josh and I thought he'd finally appreciate the novelty of it, and that he did.  We had a good time watching him explore the ornaments.  He particularly liked taking a glittered fern in each hand and violently shaking them, to watch all the glitter fall off onto the carpet.  There's still glitter everywhere -

 

I think it was our second Christmas together that I gathered our decorations.  I think its just gorgeous (and, big surprise, its bird themed)

 So, when I put first put this tree together, being pre-child, I thought, I'm never going to put on a bunch of cheesy handmade ornaments.  But then, last Sunday, Corban left nursery swinging a gift bag, never looking more proud.  Inside I found the most precious popsicle stick snowflake, and I couldn't wait to add it to my carefully designed tree.  It stands out, but its probably my favorite piece on there.

Just Checking In...

Hello again.  I actually made it back!  My mom has been complaining that I haven't updated my blog in a while, which I knew, but when I got on tonight its actually been four months since I posted.  Yikes.  Pregnancy sure has its way of taking over your life.

I've actually been feeling really well for the last two months.  Morning sickness (or should we just start calling it "all-day sickness") departed and sleep returned.  And then the very next week Corban got the stomach flu.  He got better and then Josh caught a cold.  And then I spent two full weeks trying to clean up the mess of my life - quite literally.  My house was full of dirty dishes and dirty laundry.  Life had been reset.  For about 30 seconds. 

Bring in Thanksgiving, a stomach flu of my own, and the beginning of Christmas mayhem, and Life fell apart again.  BUT! Things have settled down once again.  Back to blogging!

So, the big news (a few weeks old now) is that baby-to-be is a boy.  And I am so excited.  Despite how fun it would be to have a girl, I was hoping for another boy.  I love the idea of "brothers" and hopefully Corban and our next little boy will be the best of buds.  And boys are awesome.  Corban is a bundle of energy and so much fun.  He's hilarious, and very sweet, and he's like my own little best friend I get to hang out with every day.  Sometimes, its hard to imagine how my heart can possibly expand to love another child as much, but I'm sure as soon as I meet him I'll understand.  For now, I'm enjoying the last few months of being mommy to just one and loving every minute with my little sweetheart.