Preggs...

Yes, it is true. We are expecting baby number 2! I'm about 16 weeks along with an official due date of October 5th. The first trimester was rough as usual but thanks to a twice daily dose of B-6 vitamins I weathered the storm much better than last time. I'm starting to show now, I guess. Let's just say I'm finally at the point where I can say, "that was definitely not there before." Up until now it's been hard for me to tell. I'm determined to keep the weight gain under 25 pounds this time. I lost track with Eva. I swear I gained 3 pounds a day during that last week. (Hello, early induction! Yes, this time I will probably go with the epi.)

I haven't gained any weight yet thanks to Eva I'm sure. She walked the dog with my dad every day when she was in Vegas so now I can't get away without taking her out in the morning. Luckily I have a great walking group to keep me motivated. After the walk I spend the rest of the day trying to keep her out of the house so she doesn't destroy it. I really have to keep moving or this kiddo goes stir-crazy. Luckily, there's always something going on- there's literally over 30 stay-at-home-moms from my ward that live in my neighborhood. I know this is normal for Utah but on the East Coast it's a rarity. So we run home to change in time for whatever the morning activity is. Usually someone has sent out a mass text with a park location, museum or something of the sort. We'll go there, come back for lunch and nap, then head out to play in the "field" where all the kids run around and play with abandoned toys and the moms chat. Then we run home in time to start dinner before Devin gets home. And with all this there is still time for my house to become a disaster zone. I need a yard.

2nd bit of news: We are moving this summer to a place with a yard! Devin's co-worker has a town home in the neighborhood just down the street from us that is opening up in July. It is the perfect location and the timing is right-on with our current lease. So we'll get that yard and another bedroom for the new baby. And we're still close enough to our friends that Eva's social life won't suffer. It's fun to start dreaming about decorating again. HGTV no longer is ignored.

3rd but of news that probably isn't newsworthy unless you're a grandma: Eva finally has shoes that fit! This kid has blocks of wood instead of feet. They are so wide that I had to put her in shoes that were way too big. Then she was tripping all the time and falling flat on her face. I took her to Nordstrom and we tried on every pair of shoes, even the Striderite Wides. Nothing fit. In comes the Crocs. The only pair of shoes that fits my poor little baby. But now she can run and run without tripping. It's a beautiful thing. If only they made church Crocs.