Monday, July 26, 2010

Where has time gone?

I think the last time I posted on here was May 30th... holy cow. Time for some updates, because there are many.
First and foremost, I knew this during my last post but didn't say anything because we're waiting to spread the news the old fashioned way: word of mouth. My husband and I are expecting baby #2.
Yeah, a second baby.
Another baby.
Wait, did I say baby #2?!
What?! How could this happen?!
I was more than shocked... I think I must've had an out of body experience when I read that the HCG test was positive. We shared the news with our family when I was 8 weeks along, because my abdominal muscles decided to give up, and I started to show very early, and I didn't want them to think that I was growing a tumor or eating too many doughnuts during my free time.  They were all confused when we broke the news... I don't blame them. If you're told something for a while and you're adamant about it, then you hear the opposite, you're bound to be confused.
And I'm not happy. Should I be? I think I should, but when I've got this much going on in my life- a toddler that wears me out just by looking at him, a pre-med school load, and work- I think I have the right to not be happy about a second pregnancy. I'm terrified out of my mind, not only because I'll have to go through all the sleepless nights all over again, all the breastfeeding, all the pumping, all the baby food... and now put a toddler with that, and try studying for the MCAT at the same time... it's a scary thought.
I'm due Jan 13th, which is also tough- spring semester starts around or on the 10th, and that is just awful timing. I'm hoping to go either very early in the month or on my due date exactly. I have to be there the first few days of classes to explain myself for not coming for a week.
In some lesser exciting news, well... it's all good. My brother returned home from an LDS mission in Japan and he's living with us. My mom moved to Texas 2 weeks ago and that's why he's hanging out in our place until January, which is when he's starting school, and will be moving down to the dorms. It's fun to have him around; he's awesome and very helpful. My dad also came from Brazil with his wife and spent 2 weeks visiting with us. It was so nice to see him after 2 years. We hung out a lot and went to Vegas for 3 days so my dad could see the Bellagio fountains. The smile on his face while we watched the show made the trip and the 110F weather totally worth it :)
And... last but not least... we're moving. Yup, this weekend. I've been volunteering for this hospice company and my volunteer director happened to be wanting to rent out her new house. She gave us a killer deal for it, and we couldn't pass up on it. We had to move anyway- I was not about to do it during fall semester- so we decided to take the plunge and go for it now. Now if I could just get the motivation to pack my house, it'd help a lot. I've been super tired and all I want to do is sleep, so it's tough to pack when you're in bed. It's got a fenced-in backyard and we're so excited for our son to play back there when he feels like it. It also has a 2 car garage, which means I won't have to deal with getting to my car and putting the kids in while it's snowing/raining outside. My husband is very thrilled and we know it'll be a great place for our family.
So....... school, eh?
It starts in less than a month, and I pray for help from the Lord. Walking around a huge campus, on a hill, and pregnant, won't be very fun. I'm taking O Chem I, Genetics, and an Anthropology class (online). I was going to take two Anthropology classes and not Genetics, but I decided to go ahead and do it before I added a second child to the picture. It's supposed to be a hard class and I wanted to get it out of the way. It'll be tough, but at the end I'll be glad I will have gotten it done. Plus it's Genetics... and I love it!