Greg and I knew that we were ready to have another baby when Addie was about 15 months old. She was such a good girl and I thought that by the time our next baby would be born, Addie would be quite helpful, which has definitely proven to be true.
We got pregnant around mid-January after trying for just 1 month. I was hoping that this would be an easy pregnancy compared to the first, and by week 5 I was still smooth sailing. Then it hit me. I. Was. Miserable. I was still working at the time and was doing at least 2 presentations a day to prospective students and families, on top of meeting individually. I did not want to break the news to my office until I was around 12 weeks so I had to put on a brave face and push through. Thankfully though, the roof of our office was being painted and another coworker who was pregnant had to leave because of the fumes. I obviously had no choice but to break the news a few weeks early and get outta dodge. It's a good thing I did because I had almost past out in front of the crowd I was presenting to on a daily basis. FINALLY I could tell my boss that I could not do multiple presentations a day and I could quit sneaking saltine crackers one after another under my desk.
Yes, it's true, this pregnancy was worse, WAY worse, than my first. Greg and I thought we must be having a boy because of it but we were wrong. Another girl was coming into our lives, she just had a little more fun messing with me before she got here. By the time I was mid-way into my second trimester the lightheadedness and nausea were subsiding a lot. From then on out I was in pretty good shape, up until the last month or so. By then, the belly is in the way and I was quite frankly over it. The only problem was, as much as I wanted her out of me, our house wasn't ready at all.
You see, we bought our first home earlier in the year and moved in on June 22nd. It's much bigger than any other home we have lived in which meant more to clean and get ready. In addition, we also had some remodeling to do before the baby was born. We focused mainly on the kitchen and living room and decided to wait on the rest because we just ran out of time.
Since we moved right before Greg started harvest, it was basically my job to head up the renovations. Thankfully I had decided to resign from my job right after we moved because managing a remodel is a job in and of itself. We had the entire out repainted, new carpet put in, the hardwood floors redone, a hole put in our living room wall so we had an open concept with our kitchen (so I could make sure Addie was sitting on the new baby, etc.), and redid our landscaping.
Because of the reno and Greg harvesting, we didn't actually "settle" into our new home until the beginning of October, and the baby was due October 21st! We had just been shifting boxes and things from room to room depending on what area we were working on. We were hoping to be settled by the end of September but Greg contracted viral meningitis which put all of our plans on hold for a few weeks. Thank goodness my parents came to the rescue and helped me put my house back together, put all of the furniture I ordered together, and help clean everything while Greg was in the hospital. They were a God send. Then Greg's parents came to help after Greg got home because he was in a pick line and took another week to even feel like moving around. Jan cooked and helped take care of all household things, and helped with Addie. I honestly don't know what we would've done without our parents...
I guess through it all I held up pretty well being pregnant and holding down the fort, while renovating it! Lol! I absolutely love our home and how it turned out. We didn't get everything on our list done, like redoing the master bath and deck, because of time and Greg's sickness, but what we did get achieved is pretty impressive. We had thought about tackling the bathroom this winter but at the moment we are just enjoying the new addition to our family and settling in. Speaking of, Olivia is here!
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