At Home with Heather

Between taking care of Emerald, cleaning, running around, socializing, doula certification stuff and well, life-I just never have the time or inspiration to blog. So we will see how long this lasts.

The last time I blogged Emerald had just turned 6 months. She is now a year old!! It is very hard to believe that time goes so fast. When she was first born it seemed liked she would stay tiny forever, but as soon as she started sitting up and being able to be a little more independent it seemed like the time went so fast!! On her actual birthday we went to the zoo, just the three of us. It was a really special, memorable time. Last weekend we had her party at the park and while it was sweltering HOT, I consider the party a success. :) She seemed to enjoy herself and of course all the attention she received.

The latest news in our family is that we are unexpectedly expecting baby #2! This news was quite shocking to us as we were not planning on having another for quite some time! I will be 17 weeks on Saturday. It definitely took awhile for it to sink in, but we are excited and I know Emerald will love being a big sister. She absolutely adores babies and other children.

We are not going to find out what we are having with this one. I am pretty sure this will be our last and I want the opportunity to experience what it is like to be surprised in that moment. However, I am quite convinced it is a BOY! I feel completely different than I did when I was pregnant with Emerald. I had hardly any morning sickness, my hormones aren't making me too crazy, :) and I am actually enjoying it for the most part-something I thought I would never say about pregnancy!! :) I have always had dreams it is a boy and all I dreamt about with Emerald was having a girl, so time will tell!

Speaking of pregnancy and the like, I am on my way with my doula certification. In just one month, I will be going to the CAPPA conference and then doing my doula training with a CAPPA instructor. I've been learning so much through my reading and research and I am really excited to be going down this path in my life.

Other than that life is pretty much mellow and going good. Sam is still enjoying his job and working hard in school.

Hopefully, I can keep everyone updated a little better over the coming months. :)