A LOT has happened in the THREE YEARS(!!!) since I last posted here (hello, Captain Obvious). I've (finally) finished my doctorate (YAY!!), and I am starting to get my house, and other things under control. Well, sort of. I don't think things will ever actually be under control, but I at least feel somewhat free to sit here & post this weekend. Nathan is almost 9, and Warren is a big 4 & 1/2. They're both doing well in homeschooling, and we've gone from an "unschooling" approach to a much more structured one, especially for Nathan. Warren is more interested in "doing school" than Nathan was at his age, so I've bought some curriculum, but it's still kinda hit-or-miss.
As of this post, I am in my 21st week of pregnancy, and Little Bean (as we've named this unborn) is finally starting to make him/herself known. I had the first unsolicited comment about my pregnant status from a lady at Chick-Fil-A last week (she asked when I was due), and this morning, hubby felt LB kicking for the first time! A Daddy-Quickening. I've been feeling the LB kick around since mid-morning, but mostly kicking down, where it can't be felt from the outside. We have decided NOT to find out the gender of this child until LB is born. We're working on a fun way that big brothers can do the reveal after the birth.
I have the big ultrasound scheduled for this Monday, where we'll find out if Little Bean seems to be developing normally, or if there is any concern. They found a Choroid Plexus Cyst at the last U/S (at 18 weeks). The cyst itself is absolutely nothing to think twice about, except that it CAN be a "soft marker" for Trisomy 18. I did have genetic testing done- the accurate one where they take a lot of my blood & analyze it for baby's chromosomes. That test was normal, with a 98% reliability. So, in all likelihood, this U/S will just be a nice chance to see Little Bean kicking around more clearly, and put our minds at ease about development. I hope.
Stay tuned for some upcoming projects I've been working on. Some that I've been doing over the last couple of years, taking pics, but not taking the time to sit down and post, and one that I just did today (Whipped Body Butter!).
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