30 weeks down, 10 to go (and so much in between)

The last thirty weeks have been a whirlwind.  It's sad that I took such a long break from blogging.  In June, we took a family vacation/road trip (cross country).  That was an adventure.  It was good to get off of the island.  I think that we were all getting island fever.

I guess that I should probably start with an update.  But, if you're a FB follower you know what's going on. On March 31, 2010, I had a positive pregnancy test.  Shocked?  Absolutely.  It was not something that we were expecting, though, definitely not avoiding.  We had discussed whether or not to start trying to conceive.  In February, I had a ruptured hemorrhagic ovarian cyst.  And, what do you know?  The next month, we're pregnant!

We are overjoyed.  After the initial shock hit, excitement set in.  The kids are ecstatic too.  The first twelve weeks were uneventful, for the most part.  I had nausea and food aversion.  And exhaustion.  Lots and lots of exhaustion.  Add to that, a trip.  

Our trip to the mainland was full of activities and visiting family and friends (some that I had not seen in over 10 years).  It was a great way to bond with the kids and see the countryside.  I don't know that I want to do another month-long trip like that anytime soon!

Summer was filled with craziness with pool trips, library trips, visits to the aquarium and catching movies.  But, overall it was fun.

On July 30th, we found out that the baby we are expecting is a girl!  So, that makes three girls and one boy for us.  This will be fun!

August 2nd, Princess Cranky Pants started school and now we're in September.  Almost two months of school down and getting ready for the arrival of Miller Lite.  Just ten weeks left.  It's gone so quickly.


And, hopefully I won't wait so long for the next blog post. :)

What we've been up to...

There is no excuse for my lack of posting.  So, I'm just going to move forward.

February and March were busy, as life often gets.  I spent some time in the ER at Tripler Army Medical Center in February for a ruptured ovarian cyst.  Thankfully there has not been any other issue with it.  In March, we moved from Mililani to Honolulu.  We decided to move on base for the remainder of our time here in Hawaii.  It reduces our expenses.  It was a stressful move.  I am thankful that it is over!

The move down to joint base Pearl Harbor-Hickam meant a move in school districts for Annika.  We decided, though, that we would let her choose whether she wanted to complete her school year at the current elementary school or move over to the new one.  She chose to stay at the old school.  She has already built up a rapport with her teacher and she absolutely loves her!  Mrs. K was so excited to have Annika for the rest of the year.  This will be good for Annika as she won't have to change curriculum and build up new relationships.

We are celebrating a few birthdays this month.  Good times, good times!

Not much longer until we're back to the mainland for a visit with family and friends!  Yay!  I know this is a boring update, but, there isn't much going on.  I'm fighting fatigue and nausea, but overall enjoying life!

Mahalo nui loa for reading my blog!

Super Bowl Sunday

It's been almost two months since I blogged last?  Wow.  Where does the time go?  Life has been crazy busy.  But fun-filled!  January was a packed month.  School, fun activities, etc.  The Lt. Dan Band was at Freedom Tower on 30 January, so we went to the free concert in the park.  It was great fun.  We were babysitting for some friends of ours and the girls had a blast!  Yesterday's F3 event was shopping, eating and haircuts.  Nothing new to report on this end.  Just keeping on keeping on.  Had some vog last week.  The temps have been mild and it's been rainy.  Overall, just right for the season.

I'll write more later... off to update Annika's school blog :-)

Mahalo nui loa!