Is this really worth it!?!

Last night I attempted to take away Valerie's Binky...well lets be honest...I couldn't find it, so I decided there is no time like the present to try and break the habit right? Well it took her a minute longer to fall asleep, but she did fall asleep. I was really proud of both of us. That wasn't so bad after all! :) Little did I know what we were in for later that night. 3:30 rolls around and Valerie starts crying, I go in and tell her it is ok and to go back to sleep. She was quiet for about 20 minutes and then the real crying began. About an hour and a half later I finally decided to give in and look for her Binky....and look....and look...and look. By the time I had given up looking for Binky Valerie had apparently given up too and fallen back asleep. I think I lost a total of 3 hours of sleep...worth it...I think not! If anyone has any great tips that would be very much appreciated. (keep in mind I can't go back in time and try to break her habit at a younger age). Or maybe she will break the habit on her own when she gets to college and none of her other roommates are still sucking on their Binky's!!

"WOW...when did that happen!?!"

....this is a direct quote from Brandon a few days before Fathers Day when I had him open an early Fathers Day present...what was the present you ask...a positive pregnancy test! Yep...you heard right...we are baking baby # 2 as we speak! This came to us both as a huge surprise, as you can see by Brandon's reaction. We were not planning for, or trying for this quite yet, but we are very excited and can't wait to welcome the newest member of our family. :)

Both Mom and Baby are doing well. We got to see the little tadpole in an ultrasound last month and everything looks good. I feel very blessed to say that I have not been very sick at all, but my tummy has already started protruding quite a bit, so maybe that is the trade off. I will keep you updated on everything pregnancy related. And maybe some tummy pictures soon.