Prenatal Visit

Today I finally had my first prenatal visit. I finally got to hear my baby's heart for the first time. The baby seems real to me now, and I am just barely realizing what I am getting myself into. I really hope this baby isn't as needy as Tyler was. I'm sure most of my family remembers what he was like. Let's just say the baby stage isn't my favorite and I am scared to go through it again. But I am also excited. I love looking at other people's cute little babies and it really makes me so excited to see what my baby is going to look like, what kind of a personality it will have, and all those fun things. It's going to be an adventure!

Our Garden

I'm trying to be as good as my sister and update my blog more often. Here goes nothing! Ha ha! Today I finally weeded my vegetable garden. It had gotten so bad that I could hardly see the veggies. My sister-in-law Angie came to help me. We share the garden, and I am so glad I have her to help me. I don't think I ever could have motivated myself enough to do it alone. We made an interesting discovery: most of the weeds were actually tomato plants, tons and tons of them! We think they may have grown from the tomatoes that fell off the bushes last year that I didn't get around to cleaning up. We kept a few of the little plants to see if they will grow. We already have a bunch of them that we bought from the store. We also have Jalapeño plants, three kinds of bell peppers, some zucchini, onions, and cucumbers. I can't wait for the tomatoes to ripen. I love tomatoes!

I think I have been feeling the baby kick a little today. I drank a bunch of water and I keep feeling little flutters at the bottom of my stomach. I think I was a lot further with Ty before I felt him. Maybe this baby is bigger. Ty had IUGR (Intrauterine growth restriction), so he was really small through the whole pregnancy, and still is now! He only weighs about 23lbs and he's almost 3. I hope he will be happy to get a sibling. We keep trying to tell him that I have a baby in my stomach, but every time we do he cups his hand, scoops up air from my belly and says, "Baby crying, Mommy!" and he puts his hand up to my face so I can kiss his imaginary baby. It's funny! He thinks we are pretending. He's so darn cute!

I guess I should update since that last post was such a downer. I am doing a lot better. I went to a doctor and got some anti-nausea pills, and some days I don't even have to take them! I am 16 weeks along now, and definitely showing. I was pretty small with Tyler, so by the time I was showing with him I could feel him move. I feel like I'm just getting fat now. I have begun to wear maternity pants, which has definitely made it more comfortable for me. I love that I can eat and drink!!!!!!! Life is so much better. The only complaint I really have is that it is so stinking hot!

At the end of June we went to Park City for a Hart Family Reunion. It was really fun, and I want to thank my in-laws for such a fun time. We stayed in a really nice condo for about 8 days. It had a nice swimming pool with a few hot tubs that were different temperatures, so I was able to go in them and take Tyler with me. He loved being able to swim whenever he wanted. He had a little floater that he stayed in most of the time, and was quite content to just float around on his own. I was surprised at his balance. I forgot to take my camera, so sorry no pictures. We did a bunch of family things and also got to go on the Alpine Slide and the other rides at the park. It was a lot of fun.

My uncle Alan died while we were there. I felt bad that I didn't get to attend his funeral. I hope his family is doing well. I also had a relative named Rachel Hamblin die in a four wheeler accident this last week. She was only 17. I didn't know her, but I really feel bad for her family. I don't know what I would do if my son died so young. May God bless these two families.