Baby!

Ashlynn has now been informed that Mommy has a baby in her belly. I can't begin to explain how darn adorable it is! She'll lift my shirt to see my belly and give it loves, kisses, poke it (just wait until s/he pokes back!) and now says "Baby!"
Before this, she never, ever said the word baby. Now she's pointing out babies in pictures 24/7. "Baby?? Baby?"
And she'll give my belly loves and say "Hi Baby!"
It's exciting seeing her excited about it. Granted, once the baby arrives she won't be so thrilled, but we'll work through it.
She also STILL has not weaned. It's to be expected, I suppose. Her nursing sessions are multiple times daily, but very brief (seconds at most) but she still doesn't want to give it up.
She has begun to climb into my bed at night some nights, and I admit that some nights I will also get her from her bed and put her in mine for bedtime snuggles. I'm enjoying her being an "only child" as much as possible.
I still have morning sickness, and a serious aversion to chicken. I can't for the life of me eat anything with chicken. Chicken broth is fine, but actual chicken isn't. If I do eat it, I feel seriously ill for 1hr+

Our moving date has been moved up as well. It's frustrating but also a good thing. Instead of looking at $1,200 a month for a 2 bedroom apartment, we'll be spending $900/month for our own condo, which will include our own washer and dryer! YAY for washing cloth diapers in our home! It makes things much, much easier since I'll have 2 in diapers. I've tried to potty train Miss Ashlynn, but she's too easily distracted. She will sit on the potty briefly then get up and go about her business, eventually peeing on the floor if I don't diaper her asap.

On another note, we're looking at a pretty bad milk intolerance.
I noticed that scrambled eggs made her vomit almost every time she had them, but I just took it as I should avoid them and not give her cups of milk (which at almost 2 years old she has never had) but then macaroni and cheese, which on occasion she used to throw up as well, made her get the poops the next day. And I'm talking vile smelling, gross poops.
To which she insists on shoving hands in her diaper to dig for instead of informing me that she pooped. She only tells me AFTER she's caught digging around.
One afternoon she had 7 poops and 2 baths..and lots of wiping down.. This was the day after she had eaten macaroni and cheese for lunch.
Today it was just 2 poops and one bath (and a wipe down) but she had also barely eaten her lunch the day before.
I'm frustrated!
I LOVE macaroni and cheese right now. It's one of the few foods I can guaranteed stomach, along with bagels, hot chocolate, goldfish crackers and salt and vinegar chips. Everything else is a hit or miss.
But with the way she reacts, Mac n Cheese may very well be a no-no in our home. We also just got SEVEN coupons from Kraft after I told them their boxes were hard to tell apart. I had accidentally purchase a thick n creamy mac when I meant to purchase original. They taste VERY different, and my stomach was not pleased with my choice. I didn't expect compensation (and most certainly not 7 boxes worth, as I only bought one box) but I was pleased with how they responded. Hopefully they change their boxes a bit for other poor morning sickness plagued mommies.
Well, it's almost 10:30 and I'm ready to crash for the night :) I will for sure update soon. Things should be kicking into gear VERY soon with moving and that amazing ultrasound I want to get so badly. I need to see my Blueberry!

Ashlynn is going to be a....

BIG SISTER!
Yes, you read that right!
This Mama is 6 weeks and 5 days along with Baby number 2!
I found out a while back and just 3 1/2 weeks. I had been taking a walk on a nice, cool day and suddenly got very hot and dizzy. The only time this happened before was with my pregnancy with Ashlynn. Ding ding ding! Alarms went off in my head.
I was also cramping quite a bit. A test the next day confirmed my thoughts.
I kept it quiet for a while because at 5 weeks I was in the ER for severe dehydration, I continued to cramp for a bit after that and just felt..blah.
But in the past week or so, I grew a cup size, my pants don't button..oh..and here's the best (worst!) part... Morning sickness!!!
I never had it with Ashlynn, but here it is.. Every morning I want to die (figuratively) and by nighttime I'm just tired.
I'm nauseous most of the time and already threw up once.
I think it's a boy, for sure.
Ashlynn has yet to wean, so if she doesn't by June, I'll be a tandem nursing mama. She's in her own bed, by her own choice, but is welcome in Mama's bed whenever she wants.