Camden is going to be a Big Brother!

Long overdue post I know, weve been traveling, going to the lake, school, starting a new daycare, working etc... And I guess the biggest thing we have on the plate is we found out we are expecting baby #2! I am currently 15 weeks along (due date Feb. 9th) and I've been to the doctor 3 times all good visits. The baby's heart rate is anywhere from 180's to 150's which makes me think it could be a girl but there is no telling. We have decided that we will not find out the gender of the baby and let the sex of the baby be a surprise on delivery day! It may be hard (for me especially since I'm such a planner) but I am determined to make the delivery day a special exciting day even more than it already would be! Camden has been told he will be a big brother, but we aren't sure if he really understands he will not be the "baby" anymore! He says, while pointing to my belly "dares a baby in dare" (translation: there's a baby in there). And when I mention the baby in my stomach he always says "I wanna see!" Sometimes when we are talking about the baby he'll tell us that in his belly "dares a frog in dare" (there's a frog in there!) It's hilarious, so I guess we will have to wait until February to find out what our little frog is a girl or a boy. I've been feeling alot worse with this pregnancy than the first. Alot of nausea and VERY tired. Somedays I just want to sleep the entire day. I've gotten two different prescriptions for nausea medicine and chew ginger gum frequently. I was anemic prior to this but that seems to have resolved. The doctor is confident that I should be coming out of all of it since I'm now in my second trimester, and I hope she's right! It's strange b/c other than that and my ever growing abdomen I sometimes forget about being pregnant. I guess it's because I've been so busy with this summer session with school and work and trying to make the transition to my new position at work as a day weekender (starting early September). I cannot wait to be on a day schedule! I've worked nights for the past 2.5 years and it is pretty taxing on me and Trey. My sleep schedule will hopefully begin to stabilize and I will feel like a normal  wife and mom.

In other news, Trey's parents (gran gran and jo jo to Camden) bought a boat for the lake at Pickwick. The bought a lot last year and plan to start building in March of 2012 (which can't get here soon enough!) We took it out for the first time 2 weekends ago and had a blast. It was still a little hot for Cam and since he has to wear the life jacket the whole time he got a little fussy but luckily we met up with some of James' really wealthy (and generous) friends who allowed us to troll around the lake on their 3 story (air conditioned) yacht! It was a blast, we hope to make it back down there soon and looking forward to many summer trips to the lake with friends and family.

Camden is doing great, he started a new daycare a month ago and is finally starting to do well there. His other daycare was on the verge of closing (which is did a few weeks after we left) and I thought it was time he was around more kids. Some days he was the only child there! So we got him in a the Little People's Learning barn and the first 2 weeks he cried every day when we dropped him off and many days was crying when we picked him up. It broke my heart and I prayed about it everydayand finally he just started walking in like a pro and made friends with a little boy named Henry. The teacher informed me that they were "BFF's" (best friends). He has been playing and acting like his old self again.

Like I said I start weekends in the fall in order to accomodate my clinical hour rotations. I begin with Adult health where I will spend the fall semester in a family medical clinic in Olive Branch with Dr. McClatchy a family friend and my primary care physician. I am really looking forward to learning alot and hopefully starting to feel like a real Nurse Practitioner. The spring I chose not to do a clinical due to the baby coming then and then resume in the Summer of 2011. My expected graduation date had to be moved back a semester due to the birth of our new little one, but I would rather not be completely overwhelmed and stressed! We are praying that all is well with this new little life and God will bless us with a healthy baby girl or boy in early 2011! We have 3 other ladies pregnant in our sunday school class so it's been fun going through all the labor pains with others who can sympathize with me! We will be keeping you updated on all the exciting news our ever growing family has in the works.

Keep us in your prayers as we approach our first ultrasound September 14th. I'm anxiously awaiting seeing the baby and making sure that it is healthy and growing well!