Too early!

I hope Sophie doesn't make getting up at 6:50am a habit. For a couple months, she was getting up at 6am and I was used to that, so it wasn't that big of a deal. But for the past few months, she's been sleeping until between 8:30 &9am. So I am not used to getting up too early these days.
Since she woke up so early, though, I got her ready and we were planning on going grocery shopping early in the morning to beat the walmart crowd. However, the Heavens opened up and the sky poured rain for about an hour and a half. I wasn't going to leave the house with it raining that hard. For anyone who knows me really well, you know that when its raining, I seem to fall down my stairs outside easily. So we waited until around 8:30am to leave our apartment. Got all the grocery shopping done before 10am. Yay! When we got home, Sophie was ready for a nap. While she slept, I put the groceries up and made the pasta salad for tonight. While I made the pasta and cut up the veggies, I talked to my brother Josh on the phone for awhile. He and my brother Adam are coming over for dinner tonight as well as Michael's cousin Jake and his wife, Ashli.
Sophie woke up at 11:20am and I fed her an early lunch since she had such an early breakfast. She ate a PB&J Sandwhich. For those of you parents who cut off the crusts of your child's sandwhich: WHY? Why waste bread and let your child grow accustomed to being so picky over a sandwich? I understand if the crust is really tough and crunchy, but most regular bread is soft and is just fine for a toddler to eat. Sophie isn't picky at all. Anyway, sorry, I just feel strongly about that for some reason. At 12:15pm, we left to go to the hospital to see Michael during his lunch break at work. Got home at 1:45ish. Sophie was ready for another nap. She is still sleeping. So while she's napping, I thought I'd catch up on some cleaning and update my blog.
I have been on a cleaning kick for over a week now. I feel like I'm nesting already. I never nested with Sophie. Seriously. I've never been a clean freak. Never had the urge to clean the house like a madwoman- until now. I cleaned the bathroom, living room, and kitchen YET AGAIN today. The other day, I cleaned the tub twice and the toilet 3 times. Why? I have no idea. I just get an overwhelming urge for things to look nice. Michael hasn't been complaining about the house being unusually clean. He is enjoying it. I told him to enjoy it while he can. Once Hannah comes, he can clean for awhile while I love on my two girls *smile*.

Ultrasound

Its been awhile since I've updated, so be prepared for a long post.

First of all: School. My classes start August 31st. I am excited to finally go back and make something of myself. Seems like all I do lately is pop out babies.

Secondly: Sophie. She's doing great! Still into everything and giving kisses all the time! She's such a joy. I love her dearly. Today I was folding her laundry and she decided that I wasn't paying enough attention to her, so she walked up to me and layed her head in my lap and gave my knee a kiss. (I'm smiling as I type this)....I will take that kind of diversion any day! She's such a sweetheart.

And now to Michael. I'm so proud of him. He went to the gym today after over a year of not going. Also, he is now a PCP! Yay! That means a $1 raise, and he's starting to pick up iChoice shifts again (extra shifts means overtime which means more money!). So I don't feel as worried now about going down to Part time at work once school starts. And that's one less thing to stress about.

Moving on to me and my pregnancy....I had a doctor's appt July 8th. Finally gained 2 lbs!!! After months of losing (-17 lbs total), I have finally started gaining a little. And I'm also not dehydrated anymore. That's a MAJOR accomplishment. Also, I only throw up once or twice a week now instead of 2-3 times a day. That makes me pretty happy. Finally feeling Peanut kicking around now. Oh....!! Speaking of Peanut.....
.......I had my ultrasound on July 9th. Took forever to get any good pictures. This child kept its legs closed for the first 25 minutes. and finally....after lots of jostling, frustration and turning on my sides...Hannah opened her legs! Yep...another girl =). I'm thrilled. Her name will be Hannah Julianne (after my mother, Julie, and my grandmother, Ann). I go for another ultrasound on Aug 20th because they couldn't get a clear picture of her heart. The doctor came in and talked to me and showed me on a couple of the pictures that they were able to get, there was a white spot on her heart. He said that it could be nothing and although I shouldn't worry too much, there is a possibility that it could be sign of a genetic defect. So I am going back at the end of August so they can hopefully get better pictures after Hannah has developed a little more. I am not letting myself worry, because what would that accomplish? Genetic defect or not, we will love Hannah the same, regardless. And it is probably nothing anyway, but I will keep everyone posted on the details when I find out more.
After my ultrasound, the doctor was also kind enough (I am rolling my eyes) to tell me that Hannah is measuring small, so my due date has yet again changed BACK to December 5th. BLAH. Which is a slight concern, because that's only 7 days before finals. So hopefully I can talk to my doctors and discuss a birthing plan. I am hoping they will agree to induce me on my due date if I haven't had her by then, so that I won't miss final exams. We will see what they say...

So I guess that's it. I will try to do a better job updating in the future!