Life in the crazy house

Loving life with this precious girl

Tomorrow is August. Like the, we're almost done with summer, time for school prep, the year is more than half-way over month. Hopefully everyone else is feeling the rush of things. Or maybe it's just us and our life in the crazy house.


27 weeks on July 20

To begin, we have a toddler. That means that days are full of 'I want this, just kidding, I want that' moments, run and catch me, play with me, laugh with me, and the ever-present 'I have this much energy, why don't you?!?' moments. Then toss in a few 'melt-my-heart' moments, and you have a glimpse of life in our house. Oh yes, then add in the second child pregnancy. The ever-present mommy guilt of not capturing every moment and being in a peaceful and glowing state throughout the course of the pregnancy. I look at everything I did with Olivia's pregnancy, from the blog and personal journal to the pictures and scrapbook pages. Then I look at this little guy's pregnancy. Don't get me wrong- we are elated to have a second child. But, I have documented a handful of pictures and scribbled a few pages of notes regarding how I'm feeling and what I'm doing. That's it. I figure that since he's a boy, he won't really be interested in knowing these details, right?!? But, there will be one major change between Olivia's maternity leave and this guy's maternity leave. I will actually have one. With Olivia, I gave birth on a Monday, and emailed practices for the swim club 24 hours later. I went back to school 2 weeks later. And I started teaching, coaching and running the swim lesson program about 4-5 weeks later. Things were a bit crazy, but I had awesome help from a lot of caring and wonderful people. This time around, I'll be home with this little guy and his big sister for at least 6 weeks, if not longer. But Katie, you have a swim lesson program and coaching and teaching to take care of, right? Oh yes, as if life with a toddler and 28 week uterus baby wasn't enough, we have decided to move! Phil accepted a job as airport manager at Fleming Field in South Saint Paul, so we are heading to MN in 2 weeks. Yikes!

Last day of vacation in Cancun

Things went from 50mph to 100 mph in a blink of an eye. Phil had his second round interview on the Monday before we left for Mexico and we were notified of the job offer on Tuesday afternoon. We left for Mexico on Wednesday, talked A LOT on Thursday and Friday and then made the decision to relocate. It was an emotional week after vacation, as we began telling our co-workers and friends around town. Then, it was reality time with discussions with our realtor, prepping the house, researching rental houses in the new area and finding a new OB for me and baby boy. Thankfully, so many things have worked in our favor and right now, with 2 weeks before moving day, we have a rental townhome, an appt with an OB, insurance coverage during the transition, storage for our extra items (as the new townhome is a bit smaller than our current place) and help for the moving days.
It still doesn't seem real. I keep thinking that I am just on a break from coaching (which the club actually is, as the long-course season ended last weekend) and from teaching (which technically isn't going on, since it's just summer courses, which I don't teach). But, the 'for sale' sign in the front yard and the amazing cleanliness of our house tells a different story. I knew that Brookings wouldn't be our forever home. But, I just assumed that it would be our home for a little longer. I know this new chapter will be full of different emotions, but I know it's a move in the right direction. Now, we just have to pray that this little guy stays in for a few more months and then we can transition from a 'moving life' to a 'new family of 4 life.'


Mini-vacation at the lake this week

The pregnancy is going okay. Currently, I am 28 weeks and 4 days. I still don't have weird cravings. I like to eat (what else is new) and as of now, I still enjoy meat (brats and cheeseburgers) and carbs (bread and crackers). And chips. I love crunchy things. And a new phase that I'm going through is citrus (like lemon and lime flavors- not the actual fruits). I do love certain smells though... our house smells like Gain, since I was able to find plug-ins that smell like Gain (so if you don't like that smell, don't come tour our house)! Laundry that smells good makes me want to continue to sniff that item, so if your clothes smell yummy, I'll be hanging around you! We obviously have done nothing to prep a nursery, since little guy will not have a room in this house and he will sleep with us in the new house. We also haven't gone out and bought tons of boy clothes, since again, we will have to get those items to the new house. We did make sure to dig out the baby items and put them in our pile to go to the new house, instead of storage. Physically, I feel a little exhausted, but I assume that's from having a toddler and prepping for the move. My heartburn is in full-force, but there aren't any other major physical symptoms. I'm going to the OB every 2 weeks and will soon begin to go every week. I have an ultrasound and my final appt with my doctor in SF a week from Tuesday, and then I'm in the hands of the new OB!
We are loving life in the crazy lane :)