Oh for the Love!!

Our sweet 100 pound lap dog Rascal is adjusting pretty well to all the changes going on in the house for the new baby. I was painting monkeys on the wall the past couple weekends and he loves to lay in the room while were in there. I’m curious to see if that will be his new sleeping spot when the baby comes =] It would definitely give us more room on OUR bed. Rascal is going to be a big brother and were so excited to bring him home a baby sister. We love our dog way too much, he is such a great dog, more like a kid really. His heart is as big as his head, and that’s pretty dang big. He is a cuddle bug and gives the biggest kisses anytime you want one. He loves to be touched, he always leans on Orlo or lays his head on you. He found a new favorite spot the other day , he loves to sleep on my pregnancy pillow! My heart melts every time I see him. His eyes are the most genuine sweetest eyes ever!!!

On the pregnancy side, everything is going great! We had a 3D ultrasound and got a peek @ her features. Yep, she is gonna have my nose that’s for sure =] Last night Orlo was watching my belly while I was laying down and she was moving like a crazy person in there!! My belly was moving like someone was trying to get out! It was pretty crazy.Orlo then noticed a dark line from my belly button to my pubic bone… Something I obviously didn’t see, since I cant see my own feet. He had to take me to our mirror to point it out. Oh the joys of my body changing in every way possible!!!! Its amazing how someone you have never met can make such a difference in your life. Being pregnant with our sweet baby girl has impacted me in more ways than one. Regardless of what happens in our life it seems like I am finding little ways to just work it out, move on, forgive and forget, and even smile when sometimes all I want to do is scream. There is a much more important person coming into our family in July and she is the reason for everything I do now. Who has time to worry about petty drama when you have such a beautiful thing happening. I have notice I am more relaxed and collected, no more stressed out Jamie.(But only when I’m not in one of my “hormonal mood swings” ;)

No one can bring down the newly made Cox Family =] Were are one tough little soon to be family who has such an adventure set for us with a great family and great friends =]

6 months!

6 months pregnant!!!! I am just now starting to feel the “inconveniences” of pregnancy… Right now my belly is no longer unnoticeable, and it is definitely a hand magnet; which I don’t mind at all. The lady @ the grocery store noticed I was pregnant? You mean it doesn’t just look like an extra layer hanging right above my pant line anymore?? NICE! My pants still fit but tend to fall down and show a little plumbers crack on occasion since my hip bones are disappearing and are no longer working as suspenders. My shirts are a whole different story; they just keep rolling up my stomach like Gus the mouse in Cinderella. I am determined not to buy maternity clothes and just go with extra large tanks and wife beaters, well see how it works out. I could go on for days about clothes not fitting, but this time when I say “ I have absolutely nothing to wear” looking a closet full of clothes, I really mean it this time and im not just saying it to get Orlo to take me to Kohls and get a cute new top. Besides the 6 pound weight gain, much more has happened since my last blissful post on pregnancy. I make at least 1 trip every 2 hours to the restroom and I wake up at least 3 to 4 times @ night to use the potty, and when I say wake up, I am rarely in a somber sleep. Trying to find a comfortable position to sleep in is difficult when you were a full time belly sleeper pre pregnancy. I am now a “roller” I guess you could call it, sitting straight up out of bed or getting off the couch is not a easy 1-2-3 step anymore, its still easier than its going to be when I’m 8-9 months pregnant but it’s a change for me and it’s a pain in my butt. I just do a backward rocking movement before I sit up and I tend to pop right up=] I tried to plop my 6 lb heavier butt on the counter yesterday and failed, I feel so out of shape and useless sometimes=[ I sometimes forget I have an appendage on my belly now and have to take it easy. The last thing I will complain about it bending over, I look like a sumo wrestler trying to pick something up!! Legs spread and knees bent. I have never been so upset about dropping something on the floor until I was pregnant. Needless to say I feel like a COW and I have 3 more months to go! But all for a good reason =] Worth every pound and every kick to my uterus our baby girl gives me.