Halloween

Halloween is so close! Just around the corner! 4 days away! I started thinking the other day about my past Halloweens. How crazy of a kid I was ( or wanted to be), and how many things I did (and didn't do). I used to love all things spooky. My big thing was telling scary stories in our storage shed with close friends. I LOVED doing that. Now, I have a cute little boy and one on the way to share awesome traditions with. I love having my own little family! Speaking of scary stories, I thought maybe for the Halloween spirit I will tell a few of my scariest :)

Growing up, I had a really close friend that lived with me basically all summer every year for a lot of years! We did everything together and trusted each other 100%. At one point, we were home alone, all of my family had went out to dinner, and there was not another soul ( atleast living!) in the house. We, being the goofy girls we were, went to the storage room to tell scary stories. The usual. This storage room does not have a lock on either side. We got all settled in, sitting on plastic bins and getting deeply into our scary stories. After a few we started to really freak our selves out and darted toward the door. One problem. The door wouldn't open. Here we are sitting in the pitch black and the door is shut. Great. We screamed and pulled and pushed. Finally, my mom got home and opened the door for us. We have NO idea what happened, but it scared the crap out of me. I know it sounds like silly and scared girls being tricked by there mind, but I know what happened!


Now back to Halloween. Logan has a few costumes to choose from but he will most likely only wear his monkey one. We are carving pumpkins tomorrow night and than going to a Halloween party for my nieces birthday on saturday. Monday we will go trick or treating with my younger siblings. I love Halloween. It is such a fun holiday!

TERRIBLE Twos

So We are pretty sure Logan has hit the terrible two stage. Although he is only a year and a half, he hits everything pretty early, and I don't know how else to explain the things he has been doing! His newest thing, besides dumping spices every where and baking powder all over, is being either really sensitive or really mad and running to his room and he even shuts the door! It is so funny and cute, but it is sad too! It is weird how grown up he is getting.

I am now 9 weeks and 1 day. I have had cravings up the ying yang, and Rory has fulfilled every one! I am still dying of morning sickness, and my house is a mess because if I even attempt to start getting up, I puke. So Rory has been working extra hard after coming home from work to clean it and help with Logan.

I am so blessed!

8 1/2 weeks and dragging.

It seems like this pregnancy is going by so slow, but so fast at the same time. I think it is because of the morning sickness. Which, actually is not morning sickness at all. It is all night and day sickness. Bleh. I am now 8 1/2 weeks. 2 1/2 weeks til I am in the safe zone! Rory and I are stoked. According to the Chinese gender predictor, I am having a girl this time, and it was correct with Logan! But I knew with logan that he was a boy all along, but with this one I keep switching to girl than to boy. Either way, we would be happy. We just want our baby to be healthy. I know every one says that, but from the moment you get pregnant, your worry kicks in for the baby, and it does not go away after they come out! I constantly worry about Logan. Is he getting sick? Did he break a bone? Is he getting enough attention? With pregnancy too! I love being a mommy. I love that Logan runs to me and daddy when he gets hurt or scared. I love having him want us to hold and cuddle him at night. I love everything about it. So last night Rory surprised me and brought me home dinner, movies, a very sweet love note and some flowers. I can't get over him. The butterflies he gives me 24/7. Everything about him. I am just so in love with him. We got some of our Christmas shopping done last week. My mom and I went with Logan too! We put a lot on layaway because I know I would end up giving him his gifts early lol. For his big present we got him a portable DVD player to take in the car with us. He LOVES movies. When he wants to watch a movie he brings it to me so I can put it on for him. :) We got him lots of trucks which he loves, toy vacuum, play phones and lots more. I have a lot more to do though. My belly is slowly starting to get bigger. You wouldn't be able to tell I was pregnant, but it is fun to watch it grow! Well, gotta get ready! Bye!

Sensing Change

Logan, he is starting to sense a change is coming. He is either very clingy or very stand offish. I have been doing everything possible to spend as much time with him as possible. He usually doesn't like to run errands, but that is all he wants lately. It is funny to watch him grow into this little boy and not a baby. He can say so many things. Sometimes me and Rory will just watch him in amazement. He has watched his mommy puke over and over all night and all day, and I think he knows something new is coming. I know though, he will be a great big brother.

New day New ways!

Well, my morning sickness seems to have let up a bit. I know I am going to jinx my self but hey, I need to brag a little. Instead of puking four times a day, it is down to one or two, for the last two days! Yay! I do feel extra tired though, which I think is due to chasing around my little man and being pregnant. Being pregnant and being a mom to an almost toddler is a lot different than being pregnant with no kids. But, it is so worth it and so fun too. I love when Logan gives baby kisses and loves. Yesterday we went to John and Tiffs and had hot chocolate, home made soup and watched movies while the kids played. It was a fun time and I love hanging out with them. Today, we took Logan to Petco to look at all the animals. He LOVED it. He loves birds and cats. He is so funny. Than we took him to the Halloween store, he laughed at some things and freaked about others. He is getting so big. Tonight, Reece, my little brother and my niece Presley and step-nephew Cameron are sleeping at our place. Logan LOVES Reece. They are best friends. He also loves Presley and Cameron. It is so fun to interact with other kids. He is talking like crazy and he loves to sing twinkle twinkle little star.

Rory,
It was awesome watching you interact with Logan while teaching him about the reptiles and animals. He is so much like you in so many ways. You guys even pull the same faces. I love when you kiss Logan, me and baby goodbye before you leave any where. I love that you are so supportive and go get any craving I want. I love when you hug me for no reason and tell me how pretty I am. I love you.

Logan,
You loved looking at all the pets today. Especially the cats, birds and lizards. You learn to fast. Listening to you try and have conversations with us is so funny. You love your Uncle Reece and you guys play so well. Thanks for being the best little boy ever.

Baby Hoffman,
I have been thinking a lot about what you are lately. I am thinking girl, but I will love you no matter what. I just want you to be healthy and happy. You already bring all of us so much joy and happiness. Your big brother loves you already.

Yesterday, not so much the best. My morning sickness is getting worst. It lasts from about 10 in the morning to sick at night with non stop puking. Luckily, Rory took care of Logan and I am gave in to my cravings and bought me sticky fingers from wingers :) Than he went and bought me a bunch of smart waters. It wasn't such a great day but Rory made it so much easier on me. Friday, we are hopefully taking Logan on a little date to get ice cream and watch Lion King. I think he is going to love it. We have started our Christmas list for him. I am so excited!

Rory,
You take such good care of me. You make me feel beautiful even when I am puking my brains out. You make sure I get my vitamins and you just care for me so much. I love you and I am so thankful for you.

Logan,
Today, while I had my daily puking session, you didn't cry like usual. Instead, you told me "Dont!" Over and over while shutting the toilet lid and flushing it. You also tried copying me a few times and laughed. You loved the rain though. You kept opening our back door and running out side to play in it. I have to keep ALL doors locked now. You have become professional at opening it.

Baby Hoffman,
I hope you are doing okay in there. Mommy is not able to keep much down, but I am trying my hardest for you. You make me crave the silliest things. Newest one is rootbeer popsicles.

Birthdays

Yesterday was a great day. Rory took the morning off to come with me to my ultrasound. Everything looks great! He had us scared because he said he could see two flickers which usually indicates twins, but when he looked more into it he said he is sure there is only one. The bummer about it was that I am not as far a long as the doctor thought. I am only about 6 weeks 2 days, which means, this little baby is due on Logans original due date, May 28th. We are a little shocked, we thought we had planned around this but whats meant to be will happen I guess! We also found out I had group strep b which they cant do anything about til I am in labor. It shouldnt trnsfer to the baby but if it does there are some potential problems. Rory had to work 2-10 at night so I went and cooked dinner at my moms house and hung out with every one there. It was nice. Logan is finally getting back on his sleep schedule. FINALLY. Lol. Here is a few moments.

Rory,
Today you helped me drink 36 oz.'s of water and hold it in for 3 hours. Yea it hurt like crazy but you did everything you could to help me get through lol! I saw your face light up when we got to see our little bean and I loved watching you hold Logan a little tighter. Than we went to my moms and watched Dexter again. You are so cute how into it you get. I love you.

Logan
You got to see your little sibling today, and although you didn't quite understand, you were very interested in the pictures on the screen. You will have a very close birthday to your sibling but we are okay with that and will promise to make sure you each have a special day for each of you. You had lots of fun playing with Knox and all of your cousins. You are getting so big. Your new word is banana and it is so cute!

Baby Hoffman,
Today we got to see you for the first time. It was so surreal. Your little heart was flickering and healthy. We are already proud of you. Logan loves you lots. You will share a birthday month with him and maybe even a birthday day! We cant wait to meet you little one.

New idea

I have been thinking about how much I cherish every moment I have with my little family, and how fearful I am of forgetting these memories that mean so much to me. I guess that is why I have this blog, but I need to update it more. I am hoping I can write atleast a small paragraph once a day about my amazing husband, my perfect little boy, and our bun in the oven. Starting now :)

Logan
Today we took you and got chicken nuggets from Mcdonalds. Your absolute favorite. It is one of the very few things we can actually get you to eat. Than we went to Grandma Connies to visit and play with your cousins and Aunts and Uncles. You also spilled neon finger paint all over their beige carpets! Uh oh. Luckily we got it all up :) Grandma took us to dinner, which you were not to excited about, you hate going to dinner. Than back to Grandmas and Grandpas to play with some puppies. On the drive home, the sound of rain hitting the car put you to sleep and you are now cuddled up sleeping at home :)

Rory
As usual, I shared a lot of laughs with you. We also talked about how proud of Logan we are. We cleaned and scrubbed paint off the floor on our hands and knees and than took Logan on a drive. You sang your usual silly songs with ridiculous lyrics. You made me happy. Like every day you do. You made me feel beautiful. You just finished your phlebotomy class a few days ago and received your certificate and took your test. I am so proud of you. You are so smart and you have such a thrive to learn. You are getting into Welding school next, well that is your plan. I love how you strive to get to where you want and do what is best for your family.

Baby Hoffman
Today, I puked twice. With Logan I puked like this every day of my pregnancy, and I am trying to prepare my self for that. I also knew at this point that Logan was a boy, just by feeling, but I have NO idea with you. Infact, the only intuition I have about you is that there is more than one of you. We are so excited to grow with you and eventually meet you. Brother Logan knows all about you and loves you a lot. He loves giving my belly kisses and hugs. Tomorrow, we will confirm if there are infact more than one of you, and I am super nervous.