Family

I thought I would show off my family here.

This is my brother, Micah, his daughter, Carly, who is 20 months old, and of course, Jace.


And my parents, Linda and Melvin.


Love you guys!!!

26 weeks 6 days

I am happy to report that it appears my rash is going away. I still have areas that bother me, but after getting worse last week, it is getting better.



Me modeling the bridesmaid shirt I made for my friend Nancy's upcoming wedding!

Itchy and Scratchy

UGH!! I have a rash that is killing me! It is on my arms, chest, stomach, sides of my body, hips, buttocks, and thighs. I had one with Jace too and it was bad, but I think it is worse this time around. The midwife thinks I have PUPPS. You can read more about it HERE.

The only cure for this is to deliver, so unless it goes away on it's own, I have another 14 weeks of this! 70% of these cases occur in women carrying boys. So I guess I am just allergic to all this testosterone! It does not harm the baby or me, it just makes me miserable and I can't sleep. And that equals one grumpy Mommy. I am trying some stronger stuff that was prescribed to me today, so hopefully I can get some relief.

Here is a picture so you can see my agony. This was taken last night and this is the "calm" state. It is 10 times worse when it flares up. The spots on my stomach are bigger and there are more of them today. They will probably develop into the large patches like the others. So please, feel sorry for me...just a little.

24 weeks 3 days

Cars, Chocolate, Bears...oh my!

So a new yearly tradition for my parents is to take a trip in their RV to a huge Corvette show in Carlisle, PA. This year Jace and I joined them, along with my Aunt. Four adults and one toddler in an RV for 5 days...FUN! Day 1 and Day 2 consisted of traveling from KY to West Virginia, Marlyland, and then Pennsylvania. Day 3 was spent at the Corvette show where Jace got a lifetime fill of cars. Then we made a quick trip to Hershey,PA to Chocolate World! YUM! Day 4 we went to a great orchard and Gettysburg,PA with the Boyds Bear Farm being our final stop. Talk about a collectors heaven. Then Day 5 was a long one spent driving all the way back home. Although a great time was had by all, I don't think we will be making that trip again next year with a 4 year old and an 8 month old!

Yummy, lots of chocolate!


Corvettes galore


Where's Jace?


Aren't we cute?


After making his own bear...The End!