Well, at least this update didn’t come two years later.

But a lot has changed since my last post!

I’m almost 38 weeks pregnant now with our second baby girl. They’ll be almost exactly 2 years apart.

I found out I was pregnant early in the month of January again. And with the exact same estimated due date as Diana’s original due date. I guess our family really loves Christmas… and August/September.

The pregnancy has been a lot rougher this time around. Juggling a toddler, full-time work, and pregnancy is a challenge I didn’t think I’d be undertaking so soon. But at the end of the day, I’m glad for it. And I’m looking forward to the small age gap between the girls.

As is the common theme with all my posts, it’s late. Almost 2 AM. So a brief list of everything will have to suffice for now:

• Diana turned 2 just three days ago! Where has the time gone? She is an absolute chatterbox with a hilarious sense of humor, the sweetest attitude, and a frighteningly good memory. We end up loving her more and more each day and feel so blessed to have such a perfect little girl.
• The company I work for got acquired (again). As thankful as I am to have survived the layoff, it was a crazy last week of work. From meeting my new boss to learning everything I could and meeting everyone I could at the new company.
• Paul’s been recalled a lot. When the fires up north broke out, the recalls were even more intense. He’s been gone 4-5 days straight at a time. Home 1 day. 2 if we’re lucky. And then he’s off again. We can’t wait for his AV in 2 days where he’ll be off for a month and a half.
• I think this is my body’s way of saying, “Jen, you’re done.” Because this pregnancy has been tough. I’ve had almost every symptom in the book. All day sickness. Sciatica on both sides. More weight gain. Insomnia. Charlie horses on both calves. Extremely low blood pressure. Lightning crotch. And just so, so much fatigue and brain fog. I find myself tripping over my words when I speak. And I feel like I’ve just lost so many IQ points.
• But, we’re almost to the finish line! Our baby girl is healthy, measuring right on track, and has been kicking and moving like no one’s business. Paul picked out the name Victoria. And passing on his middle name, Reed, to her as well. I love that Diana’s middle name is from my grandma, and Victoria’s is from Paul’s mom’s side. I also love that both Diana and Victoria are Roman goddesses.

There is so much more to say, but we also create family home videos. So hopefully I muster up the energy to do more updates that way as well.

For now, we are all so very happy, healthy, and in love. And that’s all I could ever ask for.