Tuesday

18 Months, 27 Weeks, Easter and The Move

Hold on. Rewind to exactly a month ago and you'd find this:
I think she was saying "Oiii."

This past month has flown by. Norah and I spent a good three weeks with my Mom and Grandma in New Jersey. We had this trip planned months ago, although it happened to fall at the exact time we would move to Virginia. That means that my amazing husband put his excellent packing skills to good work and did the whole thing without us! He had a lot of help though and I need to give a BIG thanks to those that did help him. After driving the 36+ hours from Utah to Virginia, unpacking and getting to work the next day, he then drove the 4 hours to my parents house to spend Easter with us. It was a great reunion of sorts and Norah was thrilled to see him, of course. So over the course of the last few weeks, Norah has turned 18 months and is a little ball of love. She has turned into a little parrot and will repeat pretty much anything you say to her. Her first sentence was "Here you go Momma" when she hands me something and "Thank you Momma" when I hand her something. She is so fun!

I passed the 27 week mark in this pregnancy and am in the "good" phase of pregnancy where I am (finally) past being sick, yet not uncomfortable quite yet. The little man is growing like a weed though and I can start to feel and distinguish his little feet from his bum, etc. I'm starting to get a little - OK, a lot - anxious about having two kids. Not so much the amount of work it's going to be, because I'm already preparing myself for that, but I'm trying to comprehend how I'm possibly going to love two kids the way I love Norah. I know I will love "the boy," but how will I keep on loving Norah the way I do? It's hard to explain and it makes me sad to think about. I read a blog recently (can't remember where) where a mother had similar feelings. Her conclusion was to "love the lamb you're with." That's what I'm going to do - and it will all work out in the end.

So here we are - a new place, new people, a new adjustment. We like it (Joe, actually has said he "could live the rest of his life here") so far and we are excited to see what the future brings. Here are some pictures taken on Easter..
Norah and Nay Nay (my Mom)

Norah and GG (my Grandma)
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2 comments:

  1. Lorene12:26 PM

    Lauren, you look so good, what a wonderful belly! I remember the same feelings and sadness for Lindsay when I was expecting Ben. I also was a little sad for Ben because I had more time loving Lindsay and I didn't want him to have less of my love just because of time. Words can't really give the feelings justice. It sounds silly as I try and write it, but the feelings were extremely poignant at the time. When I expressed them to my mom, she just said, "Don't worry, love grows." At the time it seemed so flippant. But it was so true. Sort of the way my skin grew to accommodate my belly, my love just grew to envelop Ben completely. I thought it was quite miraculous. You don't even need to take my word for it.:)Time will bring you your own miracle.
    I like the love the lamb your are with idea and by the same token, there are so many emotions that accompany pregnancy, you just get to go with the emotion that comes. Thank you for the posts. It makes you guys feel closer. It also inspires me to be a better blogger. Maybe someday we can come and see you out there! Now there's something to stay up and night planning and dreaming about!

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  2. pat karl7:25 PM

    LAUREN & Joe. great pictures!! thanks so much for sharing. Miss you all so much,but this time you don't feel so far away. Lots of luck Joe, love you and miss you,especially "Hi GG" grandma

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