Still sick, YMCA, Christmas Special

So I thought I was in the clear with the sickness, but apparently, it refuses to leave me. I'm still experiencing nausea, although mild and definitely nothing as intense as I experienced in the 1st trimester. It comes and goes throughout the day, mostly at night. It's manageable though and at least I can get things done now.

Cliff and I are dying to find out the sex of our baby. They can tell now, but since I have no medical need for an ultrasound, we have to wait several more weeks.

I did something I thought I would never do this morning. I canceled my YMCA membership! :-( I haven't gone in 2 months due to being sick, so I figured I'd cancel now and renew at a later time. The girls there were very sad to see me go and were shocked since they now how much I love going there. I also stopped by the Child Watch room and said my good byes to the ladies there. They asked about Sawyer and wondered why he hadn't come in so long. The Y has been so wonderful, a home away from home. I will miss them, but hopefully not for long.

Sawyer will be singing and performing on stage with his class next month at his school's Christmas Special! We can't wait to see this! He's been singing the songs at home and really getting into it. I'm going to try and catch it on video, if possible.

Big News

There's a good reason why I haven't updated this blog in so long. I'm pregnant!! I will be 14 weeks as of tomorrow.

The 1st trimester was horrendous. I was sick all day with full blown nausea, vomiting, and acid reflux so intense I was convinced my stomach and esophagus was going to get eaten up by the acid. I barely got out of bed and for awhile there, I didn't think I was going to make it. I never experienced this level of sickness during my pregnancy with Sawyer so it caught me completely off guard. The sickness finally ended all of a sudden, just like that this past Monday. I finally feel normal again. Thank God the 1st trimester is over and done with!

Cliff has been an absolute lifesaver through this entire ordeal! He has spent the last few months taking care of both me and Sawyer. He's been doing everything from cooking and cleaning to waiting on us hand and foot without complaining even once or making me feel guilty. The level of patience and wherewithal he has shown absolutely amazes me. I am so lucky and proud to have him as my husband. My mother-in-law, Judy also flew down for a week to take care of us so that Cliff could get a break. Thank God for Moms!

In other news, Sawyer started preschool this past September. It took him a couple of weeks to adjust, but now he's loving it! He goes 3 times a week, which is perfect. His favorite activity in school is circle time. He loves to sing and dance during circle time and really gets into playing instruments. He has always shown a high level of interest in music and I'm so excited to encourage this as he grows. His favorite toy for the longest time was plastic violin. He played that thing for months and would really get into it.

For Halloween this year, Sawyer dressed up as a cowboy. The costume belonged to Cliff when he was 3! It's full on 1970's vintage leather with chaps and all. lol

At first Sawyer didn't want to get into his costume, but then he saw kids coming to our door with their costumes on getting candy. He figured it out real quick and wanted to get dressed immediately after that. We had so much fun trick or treating around the neighborhood. There were a ton of kids out of all ages and a lot of our neighbors really went all out with decorating. We had so many trick or treaters come to our door that night!

We took Sawyer to get pumpkins 2 weeks before Halloween. Cliff and Sawyer carved them up once we got them home.