Two Is Better Than One

19 week ultrasound

The only thing better than having one girl in the family is having two (and three girls is better than two, four girls is better than three...you get the picture). We are so so excited to be adding a girl to the family! The only thing that worries me is that Ben and his younger brother Jared were both supposed to be girls. Talk about surprise on the day of delivery. Little baby Brooke turned into little baby Benjamin. Luckily, I think technology has advance in the past 25 years and this baby has a good chance of being a girl. Although we do have a friend that was having a girl at 16 weeks and then found out he was a boy at 20 weeks....here's looking at you, Randee & baby Cooper. Basically, I'm keeping all my receipts just in case our sweet little girl magically turns into a sweet baby boy. I'm pretty sure I would bawl my eyes out. I don't like surprises. I'm a planner. For those of you that are wondering if we have names...we have a couple. Ones like Barbie Dolphin and Bethsheba Bubbles. Obviously it's a work in progress. I feel her move more and more everyday. She moves a lot when I have my laptop on my stomach. My first reaction was something along the lines of "She likes this!". Ben's reaction was more like "What if she doesn't like it? What if you are hurting her?" This is the story of our relationship. I think things are fine, Ben worries, and somehow we are madly in love. As far as how I'm feeling, I'm still taking medication but I try every couple weeks to go off it. The last time I tried to stop taking medication I didn't even make it to the bathroom (less than 2 feet from our bed) and ended up throwing up on top of the toilet seat. I also managed to sneeze and subsequently pee my pants a little bit the other day so every day is an adventure at the Wenzel home. Pregnancy is truly a wondrous thing.  

In other news....my wonderful parents and younger sister Kelsey came out to visit! It was only for a few days, but we had so much fun! It makes me miss living closer to everyone, but it also makes the time we do get to spend together that much sweeter. While they were here we were able to go to Carthage, IL and visit Carthage Jail and also Nauvoo, IL, which is always a great experience. This year is a busy one for our family with Rachel coming home from her mission in July and the baby being born in September, so there will be plenty of opportunities for us to all be together.

Everything else is pretty usual. Ben is busy at work and then comes home to a needy pregnant wife. I just stay at home and try to keep busy. Sometimes I think about finding work through a temp agency, but then I'm lazy and Ben tells me to enjoy my quiet time before the baby gets here...so no job at this point. We are loving the warmer weather, even though we both get ridiculously hot at night and are currently sleeping with 2 fans and the AC, and I can't wait for summer activities in the area to start. 

For those of you that commented on my Facebook post the other day with recipes for dinner, thank you! Since then, I have had a greater resolve for cooking and finding recipes that I wouldn't normally try. Here are some of the recipes that I have cooked within the past couple weeks: Slow Cooker BBQ Ribs from The Girl Who Ate Everything with Memphis-Style Coleslaw from Our Best Bites, Hawaiian-Style Sloppy Joes from Our Best Bites with pineapple (I used the rings from a can, put a little butter and brown sugar in a pan on the stove and let them caramelize. Too good), PF Changs Mongolian Beef Copycat Recipe from Damn Delicious (excuse the blog title...), I have also made a couple delicious homemade pizzas, tonight I'm doing Eggplant Parm, and Sunday I'm trying Cashew Sweet and Sour Pork from Our Best Bites. It's a wonderful food life these days.

Now I'm off to go eat some delicious leftovers and run errands before Ben gets home!

Kristen