To my Other Child:

You know, the one that's already born...

Happy 3rd Birthday Lillian Grace VonBargen!

I love you more than I ever thought I could love someone that clings to my leg, makes me wipe boogers and hates my cooking. You bring me to a good kind of crazy.

I love your tender heart and caring words. I love the way you say, "dang it" and "what the heck". Or the way you tell me that you have a secret and then whisper, "we should have some M&Ms".

I love the way you smell, the way you smile and the way you giggle. Everyday is brighter because of you.

You make your Mommy so proud! Did, I mention that I love you! Happy Birthday punky.

Ba Boom!

There it is my friends. 22 week baby bump. Actually, not too far off from where I was with Lilly. See here. Yes, this was a frantic self-portrait taken this morning for fear of going two weeks past my original goal. Ha! So, there. Ba Boom!

So if I am within a pound of weight gain from where I was with Lilly at this time, why the heck do I feel so huge already? Wait, I know! It's because unlike when I got preggers the first time, my body is out of shape. What does this mean? It means I moan and groan like an old hag. Whatevs. Only 18 more weeks of torture. Then I am gonna get my abs of steel back. LOL! Or something like that anyways. 18 weeks. I feel like singing, "I'm a teenager." That's how this countdown is going to be. I can hardly wait until I am young enough to eat off the kids menu.

In regular life, sheetrock went up in the basement this week. Saaweeet! We're making progress. Just in time to cover my whole house in a nice coat of dust for Lilly's bday party this weekend. I'm pregnant and using that as my excuse for an untidy house. It does have it's perks.

Oh and next week I start traveling again. Haven't been on the road for a few months. 6 weeks of trips (most just a day or two). Should be fabulous right? Nothing like cramming your pregnant, imma gonna pee my pants, rear-end into a plane seat. In the words of GovDelivery (that's the company I work for), it's awesome. Damn right. Makes the time go fast.

Until next time...

Pop goes the Weasel

Dammit. I've popped. I thought I would have a few more weeks of half getting by with 'looking' pregnant. Now I just get the "wow, you popped overnight" statement. Well, I suppose it is true, but still, just not something I am loving hearing at the moment. Check back with me in a few more weeks and I'll probably be proudly sporting the baby bump.

Part of my distaste is my ever expanding waistline and the lack of clothes that I now fit into. Of course I have options from when Lilly was born, but to be honest, I just don't like most of them. And, have you ever shopping for maternity clothes? Options are limited. I. Mean. Limited. When I finally find something I like and it is reasonably priced, my size isn't available. If there are any entrepenuers out there I suggest you get into this business. And for the love of God, please make clothes that normal people can afford. I might (or may) buy designer jeans when I am not pregnant, but I sure as hell ain't gonna spend $200 on jeans that I will wear for 4 months.

And another thing. I am not glowing. That's called a greasy oil face and it is giving me acne and I dislike it very much. I had backne with Lil. This one is giving it to be on my chin and neck. Hmmm... that's about the only difference I have seen between the two pregnancies. Signs of a boy maybe???

I know the goal was to have a picture for this week, but hey, I can't make all my goals all the time. See the issue is that the second I get home I change into comfy clothes. Then I feel too frumpy to have a picture taken. Next week. Maybe.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Well, Happy Thanksgiving to me anyways... cause I am wearing my Turkey Day pants, aka, maternity pants. Surely a women invented these puppers. Men would not be insightful enough to have thought of jeans that feel like sweatpants. No, no. Men thought up things like prenatal vitamins (that give you gut rot) and stirrups (not the pants, you know, those handy dandy feet holders at your lady doctor). Ah, the feeling of just being comfy. I don't care if my ass sags in them. I am wearing 'em and wearing 'em proud. 20 weeks down and 20 weeks to go.

Check out my kiddo... cute right? Gonna be a looker for sure :)










I need to take a pic of my preggo belly at some point. Maybe that's the goal for next week's post.

I'M BAACCCKKKK!!!

Back by request is the Blah, Blah, Blog!

In a fairytale world, I'd be a writer. Not the fictional, Harry Potter, kind of writer, but a writer about real life. My life. I really don't even care if no one reads what I write, I just think it would be fun to put thoughts and experiences on paper. Maybe someday.

That's part of what got me started on blogging again. A place for me to come and vent. If you don't like it, don't read it... and for cripes sake certainly don't tell me about it if you don't like it. And, yes, I will probably have misspellings and a million other grammatical errors. Don't point those out either or it's off with your head! Not really, but really. Also keep your trap shut about political views and such. I can't stand most of that bs. In turn, I will offer my thoughts on life and a view of how my life (and my family's lives) is going. I will try not to offer too much information, but I will warn that I may be vulgar and descriptive at times. No offense to those who dislike that, but hey, it's my blog, right. See the rule about not reading what you don't like :)

The other part that got me going again is this science project I have brewing in my uterus. Otherwise known as baby VB #2 or the bambino. Yes, I am pregnant. Sorry, I realized a week or so ago that I never made a formal announcement. Guess I figured those who need to know knew or had heard it through the grapevine. With Lilly, I blogged my entire pregnancy and it was fun to go back and re-read what we had gone through. Guess it would only be fair to do the same for this child.

So here are the details. Due on June 9th. That makes me 18.5 weeks along with 21.5 weeks to go. Yes, I am counting. Every month. Every week. Every day. Heck even every hour and minute. No, we are not finding out the sex. We like the surprises that God offers to us. Yes, Lilly knows that there is a baby in Mommy's tummy, but she also probably thinks there is one in her tummy too. She doesn't get it quite yet. All in due time. Get it? Due time???

Ok, enough thought for the day. More to come about this pregnancy in the near future. Goal = roughly one post per week until the kiddo arrives. I'm sure I will have enough time and thought to fullfill that goal, right??? Right???

~Sara

Another Summer Past?

I think not! I'm just not ready for fall. Time has gotten away from me yet again. Hopefully we have at least a few more warm days... I just don't want to put away all those cute little summer dresses that Lilly loves to wear.

Lilly's personality really bloomed over the summer. She's talking a lot, most times very loudly. She isn't shy and loves attention. Sound like someone else you might know??? Most nights she preaches to me about her day by standing on the stairs and screaming out her deepest feelings. Then we follow it up with a walk and some snuggle time. I swear, she melts every heart that gets the chance to meet her. Just love that little girl.

I guess it makes sense that summer has gone by in a wink. We've been BUSY! Work has kept me traveling almost every other week. Most trips I am only done a day or two, which is nice, since I cannot stand being away from LG. That alone makes time go fast. Add on Twins games, birthday parties, weddings and family gatherings, you'd think I'd lose track of where I am supposed to be!

I have a feeling that fall won't slow us down either, especially since hunting season is upon us. Bring on SHOPPING season, lol!

Ciao for now.

Ups and Downs

Ups and Downs... that's how life rolls.

Downs first:

April and the first part of May started off rocky. The majority of it was spent with family during the last days of my Grandpa's life. I really think that sometimes knowing that a family member is about to go to heaven is harder than it just happening suddenly. I am thankful that we were able to celebrate one last birthday with him and that I got to see him again before he passed. I do still feel a strange void now that he's gone. I miss you Grandpa! I thank God that I have such wonderful family and friends to help me through the hard times.

Onto the Ups!:

On the brighter side, I hosted my first Weber family gathering on Mother's Day. I cannot believe I actually got my entire family here. Yup, even my father who hates the 'cities' came for the event. Mother's day this year was different for me. Last year, I think I was still caught up in trying to figure the whole being a mother thing out. This year, I realized how much goes into being a Mom. Seriously, my Mom must be a saint! How she did with three kids is amazing. Well, at least I have a good role model :)

Also in May, Jereme and I brought Lilly on her first airplane ride. I had a business trip out to Portland, OR, so Jer and LG decided to tag along since we have friends in the area. Lilly did great. I think that we might even take her on another airplane ride someday! The best part was taking Lilly to the ocean for the first time. It was cold, but she loved the sand. I think she ate half the beach and the other half ended up in her diaper. Poor kid musta had sand in her bloomers for a week!

Since the last post, I've been to: Arizona, Kentucky, North Carolina, Oregon, California and Michigan... I think? Needless to say I have been busy traveling! Most of the reasoning is that Jereme has been gone for the past 3 week in Baltimore for work. His turn to travel I guess and payback for me always being on the road! Anyways, I put a bunch of travel in just to make sure I could stay home the whole time he was gone.

While Daddy was away at work, Lilly stopped taking a bottle, sleeps through the night, learned how to growl and how to scootch down the stairs on her butt. Amazing how much can happen in just a few weeks! We've been meaning to get Lilly completely off the bottle for a while, but she just didn't want to use a sippy. Maybe I just didn't want her off the bottle. Regardless, once Daddy left, I just stopped giving it to her. Guess what??? She drank out of the sippy when she got thirsty. It wasn't so bad after all. I think if we have another kid, I'll take em off the bottle right at one or sooner!

What else is new... geez, maybe quarterly is too long to wait to post! Oh, I know...

We've finally settled into our new home. I LOVE it! So much better than living in a townhome, except all the things that come with a house, ie yard work, lol. Yard work aside, we've now fully furnished our place and added a deck. Now time to party on it!

Well, that about covers it. Just ready to have a relaxing summer. Hugs to all...

Sara