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The news is out! Baby #2 is on the way and we are excited to add another little Brooks member to our family. I'm currently 15 weeks and just started the second trimester.

This pregnancy has not been as smooth as my pregnancy with Luke and the whole first trimester was riddled with many questions about whether this pregnancy was viable. Many weeks of bleeding and one major episode of heavy bleeding that resulted in ER visit and concluded in an "I don't know why you're bleeding because everything looks fine on the ultrasound" is a bit of what I've been experiencing this time around. I bled the entire first trimester. Morning sickness and allergies/pregnancy rhinitis are way worse with this pregnancy. From the moment two lines showed up on that pregnancy test, my nasal passages and sinuses plugged right up. I've had to be on some pregnancy safe allergy meds pretty much up until now. Nausea is finally tapering off but I still have the odd episodes.

Relieved to finally be in the second trimester!

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The Terrible Twos

It has begun. The terrible twos. There isn't much to be done except to pray for lots of patience and remember this too shall pass.

Today has been a day that has tested my patience and it's not even noon. Some of the topics of Luke's meltdowns? I said no to having a donut for breakfast and I told him not to hang off the couch anymore after he fell off. He's growing and learning so fast that I have to remind myself he's learning to feel his emotions and he's still learning how to handle them and deal with them.

Let's touch upon the topic of meal times, shall we? I should have named my son Picky McPickerson because anything will keep him from eating his once favourite foods. A speck on his a banana? "Ewww. Yutty." A green spot on his potato? "Ewww. Yutty." Offer him a sandwich and he'll say "Nooo!" And punch it away faster than you can say please eat. I don't believe in forcing my kid to eat or forcing him to finish everything on his plate before he's allowed to leave the table. That's fine if you like to do things that way. My kid will be at the table forever. He has a will and determination of steel. He will not eat if he doesn't want to and the last thing I want to do is make meal times a battle. I just remind myself that he will eventually eat.

He's not quite yet two, but I'm sure we have a lot more to look forward to.

A Look Back at 2018

2018 was a year of learning and continuing to grow into my role as a mother but also learning to maintain my interests and activities outside of being a mother.

When you become a mom, your child becomes everything to you and that's wonderful and overwhelming and tiring all at once. Once they become a little more independent, you can slowly claw your way back to a little more sanity.

I know one day, when my kids are grown and they're adults and accomplishing their own feats, I will know I wasn't perfect but I gave it my all for those little human beings to become wonderful, respectful, courageous and amazing grown adults.

Motherhood is the most important task of all. The fruits of our long nights, sleep deprivation and tears may not immediately be realized, but we are sewing love, strength, and good will into the next generation who will shape the future.

Bah-byyyyyye. His favourite word right now.

This. I try to remember this when all he wants to do is sit on my lap. Also when he wants to keep flipping through the same book four times. I try to remember this when the house is a disaster but Luke just wants to play and have me chase him around the house. Even now, when he's going through his 18 month sleep regression and waking up in the middle of the night. I'm reminding myself that time is going by so fast and one day, I'll only have pictures and videos as a memory of his littleness.

Four years ago, I tapped Jeff on the shoulder and said, "This is it, you're stuck with this!" Thank you babe for being you and being the best for me. https://www.instagram.com/p/Bn9wfWAn3tt/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1vvrbag4666g9

Getting Things Done When You're a SAHM

It has taken me almost a year and a half to figure out a schedule and a consistent routine and honestly, I'm not quite sure if I'll ever find something that will be consistent given that toddlers are little hurricanes and not everyday is the same.

I'm so so so blessed and thankful to be able to stay home with my Lukey. I'm also so grateful to have a husband who understands when the house looks like a tornado has hit it. I clean one mess while Luke makes three at the same time. At the end of the day, I frankly just don't feel like tackling that pile of dishes and cleaning all those crumbs off the floor. I just want to curl up on the couch and watch my favourite tv show, especially after a long day with a grumpy and demanding toddler. Some days are very repetive yet in some ways I have more freedom. Cleaning has always been a struggle because it frankly just goes to the bottom of the list. My toddler doesn't always let me go to the other room. In fact, more often than not, when I'm cleaning and running around the house, he becomes concerned about why I keep walking all over the house that he constantly asks to be picked up and won't let me put him down. So that eliminates any ability to clean while he's awake.

So I have resorted to waking up early to clean. Every morning, I have one goal. Today, that goal is to clean the bathroom. Why not do it when luke is asleep for the night? I want my nights to be relaxing. I have the least capacity for decision making and energy in the evenings. I most likely won't do what I need to get done. Also, I feel better knowing that "I'm ahead" each morning because I've already completed my goal. Each goal is small. Clean the living room or clean the bathroom. Do 2 loads of laundry. They're simple because I don't like extensive checklists. So far so good. Waking up early just means I need an extra cup of Joe.

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