Christmas Lights are up!

2020 has been a pretty intense year so far. We purchased our home almost a year ago next month and it has been a lot of fun making personal changes.

The inside had brass fixtures everywhere and was pretty dated but we have been working on updating them one by one. It’s been an adventure for sure. Oh the joys of owning a home.

A few months ago we found out we were pregnant. We were pretty excited. I went to the doctor for the confirmation scan and she told me I had miscarried. It was devastating. We ran blood tests and hormone tests and on the ultrasound didn’t see anything really. However, I felt like I wasn’t as far along as the doctor did and decided to wait for a second opinion. Two weeks later I had another scan and it showed a heartbeat. My doctor said because of the blood tests she didn’t expect it to last. It’s been a crazy adventure ever since. Lots of tests, scans, intense morning sickness, etc. It’s been 30 weeks now.

Our baby shower was mostly online because of all of the COVID stuff going. My doctor wants me around as few people as possible. I have been having some health issues that put me at a higher risk. The doctor says I’ll need some extra stress tests and will likely be switching to weekly appointments soon. If I don’t have any other health issues I might be able to wait until 39 weeks to deliver. But if there are any added issues then there is a chance I will have to deliver at 37 weeks. So for the next 7-8 weeks our little family will be in quarantine. No gatherings over 5 people, no grocery stores, and no big outings where there will be lots of other people. The holidays are going to be rough this year but we are going to make the best of them. It’s also why we started decorating already!

We have been social distancing up to this point as much as possible. But we will be playing it extra safe until this next one is born. The kids are pretty excited to have another sibling and have been trying to come up with their own names. Arabella likes Twilight Sparkle and Elijah likes Kevin. Its been adorable. We’ve all been preparing as much as possible. Miraculously all three car seats even fit in the car!

Well kids are getting restless but here are a few photos of how gigantic they have gotten!