2nd pregnancy= Oh yeah I'm pregnant

So let me tell ya, it was like it was just moments ago, that my feet still feel relaxed,
 that I took in deep breathes of pure relaxation from my almost daily foot massages from my husband.
 Being pregnant for the first time was a whirlwind alright, but boy oh boy was the treatment spectacular.

Funny how the second time around I have to dangle my feet practically in his face. I get a rub with my socks on and its oh 45 seconds.

I push for the " You know its really alot better with socks off and lotion." He agrees with me. Oh thank God I think, I can still get some special treatment here for helping a life DEVELOP inside me..

The socks stay on the rubbing decreases and boom a whole minute later its over.

I'm 20 weeks pregnant. Thats the only foot massage I've gotten.

With Riley I got texts all the time asking how I was feeling.

Oh let me think, one two, three, fou...not three thats how many I've gotten now. And those were in the first two weeks and when shock was still taking over.

It sure is different with the second isn't?

We took a pregnancy test around the same time I did with Riley. It was exciting and shocking of course like it always is for some reason.

When will we learn that unprotected sex pretty much means = BABY! :)

We didn't tell anyone for awhile.
And it was nice.
I liked having our own little secret and I liked not having people ask me all the time how I was.

I think when you are pregnant with the first and people are always telling you advice and asking you how you are, it really keeps you focused on the pregnancy and all the worries.

And although I miss the special treatment from my husband he is also tied up with our daughter. And in all honesty I am feeling just fine! ( But who doesn't love attention from their husbands, when we are constantly reminding them I carried this baby for 9 months and breastfeed it for 15 :)

Second time around, the constant reading of books and searching online are gone!

And that just may be because you have a toddler running around pulling at you every second, or the exhaustion from the baby, work, and toddler, and your husband.

The first time I was pregnant I'll be honest, I gave in to those cravings and hunger pains like I was feeding myself and an 8 pound baby. Heck yeah I was eating for two. ( This was in the first trimester before I found out I had gestational diabetes)

And heck yeah my husband ordered me pizza at 10 p.m. on a work night.

This time I haven't had so called cravings like that. Thank goodness, because I doubt he would do that again...

Or just maybe he would!

Of course being pregnant is exhausting. So I am feeling exhausted. But besides 15 min cat naps you know what the other thing I do that really energizes me?

Riley and I dance.

We start out in the living room and make our way through the whole house.

But its not to any music, its to usually Jars of Clay, but any type of worship music.

Hearing her say to me " Mommy dance" and seeing her crazy awesome funny dance moves and dancing myself knowing we have the next little person coming into our family just warms my heart.

And it has to be worship music because through the dancing we are singing and praising God, and feeling his spirit lift me up is just the best. 

Im reminded of how much he loves us. How precious this time is with our kids as they are young, as we are pregnant, as our marriages shift a bit. 

I am reminded that I have a family. 

So blessed. 

So grateful.

So excited.

So this time being pregnant is pretty sweet!

Our  favorites is Faith like a child. By Jars of Clay.

Here are the lyrics just in case your interested!

Dear God, surround me as I speak,
the bridges that I walk across are weak
Frustrations fill the void that I can't solely bear
Dear God, don't let me fall apart,
you've held me close to you
I have turned away and searched for answers I can't understand

[Chorus:]

They say that I can move the mountains
And send them crashing into the sea
They say that I can walk on water
If I would follow and believe
with faith like a child

Sometimes, when I feel miles away
and my eyes can't see your face
I wonder if I've grown to lose the recklessness
I walked in light of you

[Chorus]

[Little girl:]
"I've got joy like a fountain!"
"Be kind one to others"
"In Jesus Christ Your son"

They say that love can heal the broken
They say that hope can make you see
They say that faith can find a Savior
If you would follow and believe
with faith like a child