A Little Bit Of This...A Little Bit Of That.

I'm sick.  Not for real sick, "just" a cold.  The kind that makes your ears hurt, your throat itchy, your nostrils ache, and your nose run.  The kind that makes you do a double-take every time you pass a mirror.  Seriously, am I that pale?  We've basically stayed in all week and I've taken a few long naps with Ms. Stella.  On the up side, Stella finds the constant sneezing hysterical and I've lost interest in Diet Coke.  No. Really.  Three days coke free and I'm almost ready to just call it quits.  If I go for it now, I won't have to endure the withdrawal headaches later.  Tough decisions.

 Stella finally started holding her bottle.  Sort of.  She hasn't quite figured out how to tip it up for those last few ounces.

This week we had a play date with Michelle and her cute babies.  Michelle also had babies 12 months apart but what you can't tell from this picture, is that the second pregnancy produced twins!  Madison is 17 months and Morgan & James are 5 months.  James napped through this picture.  Stella was in heaven.  She spent most of the time following Madison around and pulled herself up on Madison's leg...which meant knocking Madison over. 

A few friends have requested bump pictures.  We haven't taken any.  I'm finding the second pregnancy to be quite different from the first.   I haven't been reading books to find out if Brother can open his eyelids or suck his thumb yet, or documenting every flutter and kick.  We aren't obsessing over names.  I'm not even sure how far along I am.  26 weeks?  As soon as we get on the ball, I'll post some pictures.  And for now, lets just say 1/2 my weight gain happened in the first 20 weeks and the second 1/2 happened in the past 5 weeks.  I definitely look pregnant now.   Better ease up on the Oreos.