I'm Alive....Barely

Yep, we are expecting baby number 3 and therefore, I've dropped off the face of the earth for a while!!

I'm not really sure why it's taken me so long to update my blog since for the past 6 weeks I've spent 98% of my time not leaving my house. It's been rough, but I'm hoping I'm more than halfway through the worst of it! I'm a few days away from the second trimester, and thank goodness!

We are very excited here in the Mooney household to welcome a new little baby! Avery really has no clue what is going on except that she is spending a great deal of time in the care of others. I think she enjoys the "playtime" but always seems to be very happy when she gets to come back with me for snuggling. Bridget is thrilled to be getting a new sibling and has made it clear that she will be greatly disappointed if it's not a boy... that's a lot of pressure! For the first time, we have decided to find out the sex of the baby, so in about 7 or 8 weeks we'll know!

I can't wait to be over the morning (all-day) sickness, it really is the pits. I feel terrible for my kids who are only getting "Boring, No Fun, Sleeps a Lot, Throwing Up Mom." And I feel terrible for Patrick who has to come straight home from work and turn into Mr. Mom. Poor guy comes home to a messy house and bored kids. And he's missing his formerly affectionate wife, too.

We are so grateful to friends and family who are helping us so much. Nona (Patrick's mom) is taking care of the girls so much for me. And my mom is coming in less than a week to spend time with them too and to help us catch up on the housework. Aren't Mom's the BEST!?!

Oh, and the due date for this little one is October 26th. Did you hear that, people? NOT DECEMBER!! :)