Here's to a New Year with Many New Changes!

So we announced over the holidays that we are expecting our second little Tolle addition.  Instead of announcing we were having a baby, we wanted to include Madelyn in a big way by announcing she would be a BIG SISTER.  We had a shirt made for Thanksgiving that said "BIG SIS MADELYN".  Didn't play out exactly how we expected, but we really wanted to just make sure Madelyn was excited about the news.



Up to this point this whole pregnancy has felt completely different.  Unfortunately, sick again this round; however, only all day and all night feeling of nausea and on the better side--never actually gotten "sick".  In order to help me eat, sleep and pretty much be able to function/work, my doctor put me on medicine to subside the nausea.  Feeling guilty, I only took half the dose each day and tried repeatedly each week to stop taking it as I waited to naturally feel better.  Finally, when 18 weeks hit I was feeling better.  I think the biggest difference is that I feel my internal organs feel way more "squished" way more soon.  Otherwise, all is going very well.  As of my 20 week appointment I've gained five pounds.  Only one pound more than what I did with Madelyn at 20 weeks.  Perhaps it's because they also noted that this baby is measuring larger than her at 20 weeks as well....Everything checked out as healthy and we found out we are having a BOY!  Daddy was hoping for a boy to "even out the numbers in the house" and Madelyn was proclaiming a sister.  She wasn't upset when we shared the news and pictures with her; however, ever so often she still talks about what her and her sister are going to do when she gets here.  We have names narrowed down to either Grant or Carter (we think) and we're thinking since Ryan and I are split we'll let Madelyn pick???  We'll have to see about this.



Up to this point Madelyn has still been in her crib.  We didn't even convert it to a toddler bed because she seemed content and we didn't want her getting out of bed and wandering in the opposite side of
the house in the middle of the night.  As we approached Christmas time, she began to talk about a princess house with a princess bed and lots of princess toys.  So, we talked through it and decided to have her ask Santa for a big girl princess bed--and that she did!  We were thinking this was a great opportunity to move her into her own room so that she didn't feel that the new baby was pushing her out.  So, "Santa" put in weeks of planning and days of work to bring her a special present for being such a good girl this year.  I think she loved it  ;o)

 

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