Catching up

So to get everyone caught up a little more we enjoyed summer, with lots of trike rides on our street and playing with friends. Cassie got a new big girl room, and Anthony and I just tried to stay on top of everything! I have the big news in the family, a new job! I started in September and immediately got to do a little travel. Week one on the job I went to Las Vegas for a team meeting and managed to sneak in a bit of time with two of my favorite girls who are lucky enough to live so close to one another! Of course on my first trip away Cassie got the stomach flu and gave daddy quite an experience!

Here I am with Steph and Jamie!
The next two weeks included trips as well, Albuquerque where I got a great dinner out with my mom and Larry and finally get a taste of green chili again! The following week I hit up Phoenix for a Ruth Clark Certification training with my whole team. Three weeks of straight travel was crazy, but also nice to meet my team, as we are virtual and no one else lives in Iowa.







Cassie has been practicing her new role of BIG SISTER by singing to my ever growing stomach and naming the baby, "Baby Huffington" ( From the Max & Ruby show) That's right if you really haven't heard from me in a long time We are expecting baby # 2. Due on April 8th. I am 17 weeks and things were pretty uneventful in this pregnancy until yesterday. Of course in true fashion I cannot just have an easy pregnancy right? Well yesterday morning I thought I had started to go into pre term labor and knowing that I am not near far enough along for that I immediately hit the dr. Turns out I am not in Labor THANK GOD, but I do have a conditional called Placental Previa. For me that means no lifting over 25 lbs, so I cannot pick up Cassie at all... and if it doesn't migrate I will need a C-section at about 37 weeks. We are just keeping out fingers crossed the placenta migrates and I am being very careful not to do anything I shouldn't and we'll see what happens! We tried to get a sneak peek at what we are having yesterday but baby brown was sitting on his/her legs and hiding all the goods, We'll look again in 3 weeks and hopefully know how to decorate the nursery!

Birthday Girl - Long Overdue

My great intentions never seem to follow through but I will say in my defense I have been busy since June. Cassie turned 3 June 19th! She had a PINK party, everything was pink and in her eyes perfect! Here are a few of her Third Birthday Photos,

And here she is on the tilt a whirl during her birthday trip to Adventure land!