KEYS

We get the keys tomorrow!! We get the keys tomorrow!!! I am SO excited to be able to see the inside of my new house again. FINALLY!!! I need to start measuring and decorating. I am so happy that this has been taken off hold and I can move forward.

I am 17 weeks along now and baby is starting to move fairly often. I just want to get the 20 week scan over and done with so I can know that baby is doing well.

I will post pics of the new place as soon as possible so we can do a before and after comparison! 

NEW HOUSE!

We are FINALLY going to exchange on our new house! I have been waiting for this since late September and was hoping to move while I still had a relatively small belly. It looks like it'll be two weeks from now and I am so excited about the prospect of having my very own house to decorate as I'd like.

I am also excited about spring time in the country and having our own garden and hopefully our own allotment.  I know this summer might not be the most productive with a two year old running around a new baby, but I would love to do some planting.

So, I will post pictures as soon as I can from the new house. There are some walls that need stripping and painting and some flooring I would like to re-do but other than that, we should be able to move right in. I better start packing and getting rid of stuff that we just don't need anymore (my favourite thing!!)

sick!!!

Agh, what is up with 2012? I started off so positive and then insomnia and now this terrible virus has hit me. I am out of bed for the first time in THREE days. Philip has been amazing and he stayed home with Henry while I have tried everything to make this GO AWAY!

I think I am coming out on the other side- finally.

I will write more when I feel better. 

lots of stuff to think about

Today has been a hippy pregnancy/ mother day. I went to my local LLL meeting so I could discuss becoming a leader with the woman who helped me conquer my nursing challenges with little Henry at a few months old. While I was there, I met a woman who just gave birth to her first baby and used hypnobirthing. She raved about it and after looking into it further, it is definitely something I want to do! I am really hoping that with even more knowledge and a brilliant support system, I will be able to achieve the birth I dreamt about with Henry.

I also borrowed a book all about nursing while pregnant and tandem nursing which I plan to read tonight! I need to get as much information as I can so I can be fully prepared when the next baby shows up :).

I also slept last night but am still tired due to the other nights of little to no sleep. Henry refused his nap today so he's in bed at 6:30 p.m. I hope it doesn't backfire and he's not awake at 4:00 a.m! I took a bath in epsom salts and listened to some hypnosis on my iPhone especially for sleep. It worked. Thank goodness.

On that note, I am exhausted and going to read my book until it's a decent time for me to sleep. Nighty night.

insomnia

Insomnia whilst pregnant and nursing a 17 month old is no joke. It sucks and makes for one tired and CRANKY mama. That is all. I am too tired to write anything else.

It's going to take me a while.

So, I got out of bed at 8:30 today! woo. Henry slept 7:30- 7:30 and I went to bed at 10:30. I woke up like 100 times but I am so surprised with Henry!

Instead of lying around nursing all morning I stuck to my motivation resolution and got out of bed, made us porridge and went to visit a friend. My plan was to come home and have Henry nap while I made our pizza dough for dinner and then had a little rest myself.

Henry had other ideas. He REFUSED to nap. Even after an hour of nursing, rocking, patting and begging- the answer was still NO! Cue a bad mood for mama. I mean, this is my first day of getting out of bed at 8:30 and I slept like crap last night. I wanted a good hour to myself. I can't believe how tired I am and I am hoping that bodes well for a night of actual sleep?

I at least feel accomplished for sticking to my goal. I just wish I wasn't in such a bad mood with the little man. Only 3.5 hours until Daddy is home. Watch me count the minutes! 

New Years and some new thoughts

It's been a while since the last post. I had to go off my diet and I am still very sad about it. I am pregnant though and my cravings and morning sickness took precedence over any diet I was supposed to be following.

I am VERY happy to say that I am coming out of the other side of the first trimester and am feeling so well compared to the last eight or so weeks. As a result, I am hoping to be able to go back to some semblance of the diet I was on. I am LOVING starches though and I don't see that going anytime soon. I will try to cut back my bagel habit out because I am fully aware of the effect it is having on my skin and my energy.

I am in the middle of a really good book that is changing the way I think about eating. It is called The Slow Down Diet and it is written by Mark David. It's brilliant and I am looking forward to putting his eight metabolic enhancers into practise. It seems totally doable when pregnant which is more than I can say for any other diet I have thought about.

It's not really a diet so I think that's why it's resonating with me at the moment. It speaks to me because it basically says what I kind of already knew but in an organised and well thought out, scientific manner. It talks about breathing properly, slowing down when eating, eating during the day instead of at night and eating good quality foods. I knew all of that but I NEVER do it. Plus, he makes it sound so good and so important that I feel compelled to do it.

Another exciting development in my life is that I have given up facebook- COLD TURKEY. My addiction was ridiculous. I was spending up to 10 hours a day on there. WHAT?? When I think of what I could accomplish during that time, it makes me sick. Even if I spent that time reading a book or blogging, it's better than mindlessly refreshing the page looking to see who hates Mondays or is mad that it's snowing. I'll miss sharing updates about Henry but if I get off of facebook, I might actually have something to update.

I am really hoping to find my energy and motivation. It has been gone for so long and it's not fair to Henry. Especially if I am going to be adding another lovely baby to the family. I need to get my s**t together! So I will blog my progress so if anyone cares can read it and you can cheer me on :)

I wish everyone a happy new year and I hope that this year will be a wonderful one for all of us!