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Wish I had enough time to recap the past 6 months but unfortunately I don't. So much has happened and is happening including a new addition joining our family in November! Her name is Aliza! We were blessed with one beautiful baby boy so tried for another and sure enough it was just as easy the second time as it was the first time! No complaints here. Certainly brings insight into our family planning in the future

I'm nearly 22 weeks along and this pregnancy seems to be going smoothly. Only difference with this pregnancy is I hate peanut butter and love scrambled eggs! With Aidan it was the complete opposite. Oh, and while I still LOVE spicy foods I'm finding that I much prefer any baked chocolate-y goodies with this little one. Need to train Airan to stop buying me those foods despite my pestering. Really not good for the jiggles.

Mr. Aidan is a officially a toddler :-/ Everyone know's that it is naturally the next milestone in any tykes life but fully understanding that is a different story. I've been going through photos of him and find it astonishing how quickly they grow up. It is never a reality until it happens to you. Then you gain a new appreciation for what others have tried to tell you. He certainly is a good boy though and has quite the personality. He's walking every where sometimes running, doing some sign language (asks for milk/juice and signs dog), and has a profound love for books. We have a bookshelf with quite the collection of books for him to read and despite my constant efforts to keep an orderly looking living room 5 minutes later books are strewed all over with him sitting in the middle flipping the pages of various books. He's quite the little man in the making.

Also, our pet community gained a new member. We have a 12 weeks old Black Labrador/Blue Heeler mix puppy named, Shelby. She has been nothing but AWESOME! Of course there are the troubles that come with all puppies but that is to be expected. We had her just a few days and she'd already learned a few tricks. She's quite obedient for her young age too. Just need to conquer the nipping; haven't figured that one out yet but in time I'm sure we will find the answer. All in all we have a very cuddly dog that believes she the size of a chihuahua!

Everything else on the home front seems to be going quite well. Everyday is a new adventure Especially, with my pregnancy hormones! Sorry, this hasn't been the most whimsical post... but what do you expect? I haven't posted anything in 6+ months, have to start somewhere!

Stay tuned!

Updates

As of today I am officially a stay at home mom. I'm no longer an employee of CHI Although there were a few clinics I despised working at I did really like my job. I'm sure no one would have gather that from all of my complaining over the last few months but it's true my job was a blessing.  Met so many incredible people that helped me appreciate the Pacific NW a lot more than I had. I am still smiling though. Airan and I both firmly agree that the best person to take care of our children is me. No childcare program is going to be able to care for him like his Mama can!  PLUS if I were to send him to a daycare I would be working to pay someone else to take care of him... that does not make sense. Infant child care will run you between 1200-1400 a month! Staying home with my baby is the right choice for me

Don't let me fool you. Staying at home is going to be more challenging than one would think. I start school on the 6th of September and I am going to be quite busy. Was really hoping to transfer to one of the community colleges so that I could go to a campus for some of my classes. Unfortunately, I missed the enrollment date with all the excitement going on. After this semester I am transferring from phoenix to a cheaper college. One that doesn't consume ALL of my GI bill. It will be good for me too. Staying home is great but I'm a socialite, I am going to need to get out of the house even if it's just for class.

OKAY!! G-Ma is going to like this part. I promise you will have another G-Baby. Not today of course, but as soon as we know what we are going to be doing in the next few years we will start planning for another addition to the family. It is true you forget what the pain feels like. I tried so hard to remember but for the life of me I can't! If we stay in WA then the addition planning may start sooner than expected. I wont divuldge too much information want to leave room for surprises later down the road. MIL has messed with my head though. Had it all figured out before she spoke with me. Two kids seemed like a perfect number...BUT I think I was wrong. Of course Airan is not on board with this and is probably going to make a post after my post about how much he doesn't want more than two, but I am just not so sure anymore. Who knows right now. There is still plenty of time for persuasion though!

AIRAN is the proudest dad. He adores our son and is having so much fun being a daddy.  I am so blessed to have a husband who cares so much about being involved with our children. He is already talking about coaching peewee soccer and all the sports they will play together. He even said if Aidan wanted to take dance classes he wouldn't stop him. I know he isn't exactly fond of that idea but he is still ok with it! I married the perfect man!

--------Aidan is going to be baptized this December in Springfield, NE at MIL and FIL's church. Our family may move around all over the place but I know that they will always be there. This can be a place that Aidan can call home (hopefully we move there one day) and make memories.