a completely excused absence.

Well friends, I totally get a pass on my over 2 month silence from the blog. Why you might ask?

We are expecting baby Hudson #2 this November! Which means I took an excused absence during my first trimester as I, well, just tried to survive. Being pregnant with a crazy toddler running me ragged has been a challenge to say the least. Thankfully I haven't been as pukey sick this time around as I was with Lucas. After the morning wave passes I'm usually good to go throughout the day as long as I snack. But the exhaustion? Ha. Unmatched. On my days off of work it takes every ounce of energy in me to get Lucas down for his nap after lunch, after which I basically run to my bed and collapse into a REM cycle sleep. We aren't talking about couch naps, we are talking under the covers in the bed naps. Therefore all else around the house goes ignored, including blogging.

We told our family of the news in a subtle and adorable way by letting Lucas's new tee shirt do all the talking:

So here we are in the second trimester and I am waiting and praying for my energy to come back! I mopped my kitchen a few days ago for the first time in, well, it doesn't really matter...so, baby steps! Brandon and I are thrilled to be on this journey again. I am a nervous wreck at times, which comes both from my personality and the sometimes messed up job I work in where we see some really scary stuff. But we have relied on the Lord's grace and peace in a beautiful way, and we are doing just fine.

I have enjoyed seeing differences in this pregnancy already, a lot of which have taken me completely by surprise. For example, on Easter Sunday my pants wouldn't zip. I was only 9 weeks pregnant, and already my pants wouldn't zip! Thanks second pregnancy, my abdominal muscles have nothing left to give. There have also been the typical food cravings and aversions, some of the same I had with Lucas. Anything salty, give it to me! Sweets? No thanks, unless it's fruit. Coffee has been a turn off which is a good thing I guess, and water had been less than appealing which is not a good thing.

Our due date is November 25, 2014. So we may be getting a little Thanksgiving turkey this year!  Please keep us in your prayers as we prepare for this new blessing.