Hello, My name is Teresa and my husband Brandon and I are expecting our 2nd child August 18, 2008. We have 1 son Luke who will be 4 the beginning of April. He is a crazy character and we just love him. I work from home as a transcriptionist, but am planning on going back to school this fall. I have no idea how that is going to work since I am due approximately the same time that school starts. I am so looking forward to that (sarcasm)... I am looking forward to getting to know some other moms on this site as I have pretty much no friends who have kids that I talk to on a regular basis (except 1). I am really interested in music, tattoos, cooking (and eating too much), reading Patricia Cornwell and Stephen King types of books, shopping...I love to shop, especially for shoes! I am addicted to garage sales and can't wait for the weather to warm up so I can peruse through other people's used junk! Really I have found some of the best baby items at garage sales! Anway, I like to meet new people, so feel free to send me a message about, well, anything! Ooh, I also like horror movies and I am a hopeless Halloween (the holiday) junkie!

I am currently looking forward to my ultrasound in 2 days, but dying to know what the sex of this baby is. It is killing me! Lots of movement that is getting stronger and stronger every day, so hopefully everything goes well. The quad screen was negative, so at least I am not too worried about that. I find worrying about pregnancy stuff makes the pregnancy seem much longer, so I try not to do it too much!

March 29, 2008:

The ultrasound on Thursday went really well. Found out we are having another baby boy! My 4-year-old is so excited he is going to have a baby brother. I was convinced it was a girl, but everyone else seems to have thought it was going to be a boy. Oh well, I already have a ton of boy stuff, but I found a cute new bedding set I want. Trucks, planes, trains...very cute, but still can be used for a toddler too. I was really hoping to decorate a girl's room though. Black, pink, and white...It would have been gorgeous (at least it was in my mind)...Now if I can just convince my husband to get started on finishing the downstairs so I can get decorating! I feel really huge lately. I need to go buy some maternity underwear or something...

May 2, 2008:

Almost 25 weeks now...Wow. It seems like it's going fast, yet still taking forever! Still can't decide on a name, Dylan or Weston. I went shopping for maternity clothes again the other day. I pretty much can't find any maternity shirts that fit my style. Like my name, heavymetal mama, that is what I like...heavy metal and there are very few maternity clothes that reflect that. I did buy a black maternity shirt and a tiny stud skull iron-on that I am going to make this weekend, but other than that I have nothing that reflects me. I hate it. Oh, I suppose I could go online and buy some that are like $50.00 a piece, but for something I am going to wear for such a short time its really not worth it. I guess I will just deal with it until I can get back into my old clothes again. I've changed my mind about the nursery decor, I'm going to go with a nautical/sailor type theme. Something different, but really cute. I'm trying to convince my 4yo that he should move to a downstairs bedroom and then I will redecorate with a surfer theme, but no luck yet.

June 2, 2008

Pregnancy brain is killing me. I am so dumb lately that I can't believe it. I also don't sleep very well anymore as I am constantly peeing and rolling over to try and get comfortable. My body pillow was from 4 years ago, so it has kind of lost its fluff and is just kinda flat. It's not much help at this point anymore. We are getting a puppy next week. I am totally dreading potty training a puppy right now, but I guess I will just have to deal with it. We are getting a Boston terrier, his name is Vinnie. He is tooooo cute! I can't believe I'm almost 30 weeks pregnant already. Time has gone by quickly. My nursery isn't ready as my husband hasn't even started the downstairs yet, so my son can't move to his new room...he better hurry up. I want to paint and get the nursery ready. I also need to get my son's room decorated, he wants a cowboy theme and I have found some really cute stuff. I have been researching baby wearing the last few weeks and am really excited about it. I just can't decide which carriers to order. Most definitely getting a Babyhawk mei tei as that seems like the most comfy and will work with my lifestyle. I think I want a Slingling sling as well, but not sure yet. I am thinking a ring sling might be better, but we'll see...

June 6, 2008:

Holy crap my boobs are leaking! I am so excited! About 2 years ago I had a breast reduction and was told not to expect to be able to breast-feed or anything. I was thinking nothing would even come out, but I started leaking colostrum today! I realize that means nothing, but it is a small glimmer of hope that maybe I can at least get my baby some antibodies even if I will mainly be bottle-feeding with formula. Kind of a dumb thing to be excited about, but I'll take what I can get sometimes.