6.5 Months

I am already 6.5 months along and can't believe it. This baby is growing like crazy! The pregnancy has been fine so far. I am just not a good pregnant woman. All and all, I am healthy and that makes me happy. I am up about 18 pounds which is about  4 pounds more than where I was with cy but it's to be expected. I ate a lot that first trimester and haven't been working out, at all. 

Tag is a busy bee. She is moving and shaking all the time...especially late at night and early in the morning. Scary. We are going to have to break her of that habit;) 

We are not doing pictures with this pregnancy because I know I won't do anything with them but I am going to get Brad to take some photos of my belly and Cy. I want them to be able to have those for later in life;) I will post them soon. 

Relay Foods

I have been meaning to get involved with Relay Foods since we got to Richmond so I finally put an order in last week. Relay gets local foods from local farms and delivers produce boxes to your house each week. It's all low spray and mostly organic and a good selection. This week we got kale, winter squash, salad greens, variety of potatoes, radishes (yuck), apples, Asian pears, broccoli, and some homemade apple cider. I am going to see if we eat it all before committing to a weekly delivery but so far I am excited. 

Costen Family Picnic

Sunday was the Costen family picnic in Hanover. I wasn't super excited about going because I had air of school work to do but it ended up being a blast. They had the most delicious fried chicken I have had in a long time. Thank goodness I am pregnant because I ate my weight in it;) There was an egg toss, ball toss, hammer and nail contest, face painting, a clown that made balloon animals, and karyoke. And, we got to hang out with Todd, Sallie, and the girls for the day, which rarely happens. We had a great time!!

Making progress

We made some serious progress on the nursery this weekend. We (meaning mostly Brad) got all of the office furniture moved downstairs and I cleaned out the closet to make room for Tag's clothes. We are getting there. I am hoing to move the baby furniture in soon so I can plan out the decor of the room. It's so fun to have all these little clothes out again:)

I Pledge Allegiance

I don't remember how we got on the subject but I started tellng Cy about how I used to recite the pledge each morning at school. I started telling him how it went and he stopped me, saying, "hey, I know that one" and proceeded to recite it with me. This makes me happy! Wish this still carried all the way through the kids schools today. 

Stocking Up;)

Probably, the thing I like least about being pregnant (besides not working out much and getting out of race shape) is not being able to drink. If you know me, you know I love my wine. I love to sip and cook in the evenings after work or have a glass on the porch with Brad at the end of the day. So, arguably, this is the hardest part for me. The silver lining of this all is that I have been stocking up during my pregnancy thus far so that when I get the green light I will have a full wine bar full of delicious reds to choose from. I just got my latest shipment of California reds in today and I can't wait to try them!!! Yum!!!

Moment of Panic

I had a moment of panic tonight while I was giving Cy a bath. I was talking to Cy about how swimming was starting next week and I wouldn't be picking him up from school anymore, it's Daddy/Cy time now that I'm coaching. This makes me sad anyway, it was really hard for me last year too because I cherish the time with my little buddy in the afternoons. But here's the thing, we were talking through the rest of the year and I had a moment of panic realizing that this is the LAST time in my and Cy's life when we will be able to hang out consistently, just the two of us. From this point on, after swimming is over, it will be the three of us in the afternoons. I am not going to lie...this about broke my heart.

I am excited about Tag coming into our lives and I know that Cy is going to be thrilled to be a big brother but there is nothing that can compare to our family of 3 right now. We are such a good team, and I know that it will get better and more defined with Tag, but in this moment I am just a little sad. So many things are going to be different now and I know it will feel normal as a family of 4 this time next year but I will miss these moments with my Cy.