Shark Night!!!

Really the title of this blog should be turned into "Ramblings of a crazy lady on bed rest that has way more energy than any human that is pregnant and has a baby should have at 11pm."
Anyway, back onto the main topic here. Netflix has been my go to. Unfortunately the past 24 hours have been filled more with searching for movies more than actually watching them. Tonight I stumbled across this beauty...

SHARK NIGHT!!! (In 3D...which I don't even know how that works on Netflix). Anywho, This is the description of the movie

A weekend of beach-house debauchery turns into a nightmare for a group of friends when they discover that the waters are infested with vicious sharks.

Soo... What is   the nightmare? They can't have a relaxing weekend in the water? So unless the sharks are growing legs and walking up onto the beach and into their houses to attack them, the logical thing to do is to not go in the water....right? But we all know that this is not how that movie will go. They will keep trying to swim in the waters and as a result keep getting eaten...Basically i've solved the mystery for myself from just reading the description. Here's my movie summary...

"Teens go to a beach house for a fun weekend. They start swimming. A shark swims up to one of them and "Chomp" he's probably not dead. Just lost an extremity and everyone swims to shore. The next day one of the teens says "Hey lets go swim again". And this same story line will go on and on until most of the teens have been attacked  or eaten..with the exception of one or two. And then after they have lost limbs and friends they finally decide "Maybe we shouldn't go in the water anymore""

The end. 

I really need something more productive to do with my time. 

Too much time, not enough to do!

I never thought I would be saying that as a mom! Geez! Today we had an ultrasound and the Dr. put me on strict bed rest indefinitely. I don't even get to shower every day! How gross is that? I get a shower every 2 days. Ughhh. I can't pick up my baby. I can't lay on my side. I can't lay on my belly. I can't even get up to go to the kitchen to get food or a drink. Basically I feel like i'm in time out. I'm only 7 hours into my first day and I'm already going a little stir crazy. Netflix is boring. I'm tired of Facebook and Pinterest. I think I need to find a good book to read. Luckily Josh has been an angel today and basically been me for a day. He is amazing! I also have an amazing mother that is driving up here as we speak to help us through the rest of the week while Josh goes to work and school. I am so lucky to have such amazing people in my life right now! I have been battling a range of emotions today. I have felt guilt, making my husband watch the baby and do the chores around the house. I have felt guilt for having my mom drive all the way up here when she just got home from Europe 2 days ago! I feel guilt for not being able to be the most attentive mom to my baby. I feel stressed for this tiny baby i'm pregnant with. I feel helpless barely being able to take care of myself and having to rely on others. Through all of this though I feel closer to Heavenly Father. This day has been filled with prayers and priesthood blessings. Begging and pleading. And whatever the outcome is it has strengthened both mine and Josh's relationship with God. I feel so grateful that my family has been sealed in the temple and I know that we will be together for eternity.

Anyway, I need to find something to do to pass the time so I don't go crazy! Anyone have good suggestions on netflix movies/shows? Books? How to find the black market and sell things on there? :)

What I have learned as a mom...

These are hard lessons I never thought I would come to terms with...but lo and behold, I sit on my couch writing this post.
I may not be a veteran mom like some of you reading this, but I have learned many valuable lessons being a mom of 1 and pregnant with another. Let's list a few...

• Sometimes your house is just going to smell like poop even after you take out the diaper garbage, and that is OK. 
• You may be cleaning your house and find a bottle of chunky milk, that has been under the crib for who knows how long, and gag while you wash it out. (Tip: Vinegar gets the rotten milk smell out of plastic)
• Your rug has seen it's last days by the time your baby comes along and there is no way to prevent it. Spit up happens, spilled milk happens, and poop happens all too often. 
• The cost of diapers, formula, and baby food are most often going to double the bill it takes to feed you and your husband for a month. 
• Everyone and their dog has an opinion about how to raise your baby (Some old lady in the grocery store told me it's not safe to put your carseat in a cart? I'm pretty sure he's not going anywhere lady) and you can just nod politely then move on and tell your husband that your kid is still alive, right? What else do people want! Geez! 
• Babies are sturdy. They get bumps and bruises when they are being naughty (Clarification...I don't recommend beating your children. They do that to themselves). But even a good knock on the head doesn't require a trip to the Dr. or emergency room. Kids survive. Remember how our parents survived lead paint and no carseats during their baby years? Even though it might explain a lot, they survived! And our kids are way safer than that. 
• Your baby will learn how to roll one day when you are not looking and he is somewhere he should not be rolling. And again I emphasize, every bump and goose egg does not require a trip to the Dr....it's just a really good excuse if your kids get bad grades later on in life ;) 
• Babies like to eat everything. I mean EVERYTHING! Our magazines, books, remotes, cellphones, pillows, blankets, and extremities have seen better days. Just make sure they don't eat anything potentially hazardous. 
• Kids love to prove you wrong. Don't believe me? Go tell your kid something and I guarantee they will quickly start doing the opposite! "My baby has been sleeping so good! 9 hours straight each night!" That night your baby sleeps in 20 minute increments and wakes you up for the day at 5am. Then the pattern keeps going for endless months! 
• Kids aren't fooled by reverse psychology. They are smarter than you think. So if you are considering using the previous tip to your benefit, good luck! 
• You will most likely smell like spit up, vomit, and poop for the next 10 years. Accept it. Try to fool your husband into thinking it's the latest and greatest Ed Hardy scent.  
• You will see mom's out there that are always put together. That work out every single day and have rocking hot bods, are dressed unreasonably fashionable, their children are perfectly put together, and they have their hair down because some how there babies don't rip it out in chunks if it's not in a ponytail! Who know's how these woman do it, but even though they do it doesn't mean you're not a good mom and wife if you don't match up to their looks. As long as you get a shower in at least once a week (or more) consider yourself just as put together as them. 
• Bottles, caps, pieces to toys, baby socks, clothes, etc will go missing. Don't waste your days searching for them. There is some little house elf that steals them and takes them away and you will never find them once they are gone. It's their way of messing with your sanity. 
• Accept that part of your mind is gone and you will inevitably forget things. Just don't forget the baby somewhere important :) 
• If the house isn't clean, FINE! Our children only have a few short years that they are children. We will have plenty of time later on in life to have our house's perfect and at OCD standards. But for now play with your children. Take time to put down your phone, get off Facebook, and play with your baby while you can (I write this as he sleeps, so no hypocrisy here!) 

There are plenty more lessons learned. Mainly I have learned to chill. Everything works out. Kids are sturdy. The only thing that being uptight, perfect, and on a schedule kept to the second, will bring you is tiredness, stress, and overall unhappiness. Slow down and enjoy your kids :)

Being pregnant the second time around

Being pregnant the second time around is nothing like the first. It's not that it's not exciting, but it's not as new and fun as it was the first time. Last night I turned to Josh and said "How far along am I? Do we even know?" Josh: "Like a 3 months? Idk". I had to sit on my phone and do the calculations to figure out how many weeks along I am. Then I put a week by week in my calendar so I won't forget again :) Basically I'm afraid one day I will go into labor and be like "Is it April already?! It can't be!" Actually, I had a dream about that last night. haha.
What I do know is, I feel sick, my bladder lasts about the same amount of time as a 1 year olds attention span, I feel fat and bloated. I'm sure people look at me and say "That lady has totally not lost her baby fat from that 4 month old baby" When in reality I have and now there's just another baby brewing in there. I really just need a shirt "Not leftover baby fat, i'm just pregnant again".
Me and Maddox are enjoying our days he has left as an only child. We love to play together and sing songs, and his favorite game is peek a boo. We are excited to have #2 join our family. Hopefully we just don't forget when s/he is coming :)