I am 6 1/2 weeks pregnant (I think) and Eli is 9 1/2 months old. You do the math. I know the exact day I was 'knocked up' it was the same way with Eli. Is that a little odd? I guess I am just fertile myrtle, like my Mom. All I know is that after I have this baby, we are going to do something about birth control. Dear Jesus help me! I can't begin to imagine having 3 children under the age of 3! Oh mercy. Okay. Not the point. Eli is totally going to talk so early. Maybe even walk before he turns 1 too! This morning I was trying to get a wriggly baby dressed so I gave him cell phone to hold and look at and then, BAM! It hits me right on the top of the head and crashes to the floor. I tell him, "Eli, that is NOT NICE. It is not kind to throw things at people. No sir." So, I put the phone to my ear and say, "Hello?" I then put the phone to Eli's ear and he proceeds with, "EYYO?" I mean, clear as day that he was copying me! I wanted to fall on the floor! I instantly called John and did the phone thing again, (kind of wanting to know i am not crazy) and John said, "Are you kidding me? Did he just copy you and say "Hello?" I said, "Yes, yes he did copy me."
I can't believe that my little man is getting so big! In 10 weeks he will be ONE YEAR OLD! That is mind blowing to me. MIND BLOWING. I remember this time last year still feeling cute pregnant! Wearing super cute dresses and loving that it was warming up! Oh man...I guess come Fall this year I will hopefully be feeling cute pregnant! I am just so thankful not to be GIANT pregnant in the midst of summer heat in Atlanta. Oh thank you Lord!
WIth my last pregnancy, I gained, hold on to your britches folks, 56lbs! I remember the instant I found out I was pregnant with Eli it's as if I started gaining weight. I think that in the first week after I found out I was pregnant I gained 5 lbs! Ridiculous. But, I had no morning sickness, nausea or anything like that. Not an excuse for eating the way I did. If I had a craving, I fulfilled it. Whoppers every night for dinner for 4 or 5 nights in a row. Not only the Whopper from Burger King (not the candy) but a large sweet tea to go with it oh and the french fries, which I didn't eat because they made my stomach hurt! I also craved Mexican food like no body's business! It was amazing how I could put away some La Parilla or Monterey!
I was on my way to getting back to my pre-pregnancy weight and then found out I was pregnant. I had lost 11lbs in about 4 or 5 weeks...and then found out I was pregnant. I haven't gained a single pound. I have actually lost 2! But I am experiencing some serious nausea. Headaches. But I am not complaining! I am starting out 14lbs heavier with this pregnancy than I started out when I was pregnant with Eli. CRA-ZAY! But, I am excited to see what unfolds. One of my very close friends is pregnant and we are due within days of each other. And with her first 2 kids she gained like I did. So we are going to hold each other accountable and keep each other active, walking together at night...and stuff like that. Anyways. This was not meant to be an unload about weight gain/loss. But, oh well.
We are totally excited and I feel supremely blessed ( I think I have said that a million times). I love watching/feeling my body change to accommodate a growing baby. It's SO amazing. God is so amazing. God is so AWESOME. Man, I am blown away.
Here is a random recent picture of Eli...
This is my favorite outfit...how could it not be! The front of it says "Lil Pirate"...
And my sweet sleeping baby! He comes in bed with me in the morning because he is waking up at like 6am WIDE AWAKE...and there is no way I am going to get up that early right now! Thankfully he goes back to sleep with me and John. He puts his back up against John's back and he puts his hands on my face! I love it!
