14 weeks......and snowing!

A beautiful, snowy Friday!  

This was Jordan's first experience with snow, and he liked it!  Mostly enjoyed eating it. Chloe was a wild woman - running around like a bird out of a cage and knocking Jordan down several times trying to chew his gloves off.  Daddy made a snow angel in the driveway, and we had a brief snowball fight.  After about 20 minutes, the fun was replaced by cold, cold hands and all headed in for a hot dinner.

Our precious baby #2 was 14-weeks old yesterday.   I am still feeling very tired, but no more nausea.  Yay! One week ago I had my third doctor's appointment. I heard the blessed, racing, healthy heartbeat, and I met with the "benefits coordinator" to sign all the paperwork promising that we would pay the bills for this little one's birth.  The price tag climbs higher and higher :/ :/ :/  Pretty sickening - considering all those getting all healthcare for free.  Nonetheless, if this little one is even a fraction of what Jordan has been to us all, no price tag could be too high :) :) :)

12 weeks today!

Today marks the 12-week point for baby Galyen #2.  Yaaay!

I HAVE to take a long nap almost every day, and I'm fairly nauseated by the thought and smell of most foods.  I assume this means that hormones are still rapidly multiplying and that all is still well in-utero land, so that's grrreat.

I just got done eating a bowl of popcorn, a grapefruit, and a glass of milk. A delicious combination, huh?  I'm eating lots of eggs, oranges, blue cheese, almonds, and hamburgers.  I'm somewhat grossed out by coffee, tea, pickles, fish, and fresh green veggies.  All of these cravings and aversions are quite stronger than when I was pregnant with Jordan.  

Another thing much different is my belly!  Much bigger, much sooner.  Nick took this 12-week photo tonight.  Looking back at my Jordan-belly pictures, my belly now looks comparable to my 17-week Jordan belly.

Speaking of Jordan: Today out of the blue he began counting perfectly "5,6,7,8,9,10!", he knows all his colors, he can do fill-in-the-blank with all the major parts of Noah and the flood, and he regularly throws mini-fits. 

Tonight we were all sitting on the couch for just a few, rare seconds and I pointed at my stomach and said very clearly, "Jordan, there is a baby in there." He poked it, pulled up my shirt and had a look at my belly and said, "No." 

It was cute.

Our next baby appointment is next Friday, the 15th.