I know, I know, it’s been a long time since I updated the blog. I’ve been more than a little busy, though. :)
As you all know who read this blog regularly…well, as regularly as I post, you can basically catch up on it quarterly. “I wonder what Tarina is thinking this season” you might muse before seeing I still haven’t updated anything.
Okay, I’m veering a bit off-track. I mainly want to tell everyone that Atkins and I are expecting our first baby! He or she is due on April 27th, which means as of this posting, I am about 14 weeks along.
Soon, one of these will be ours!
The beginning of the pregnancy was a little rough on me. I had some bad cramps and morning sickness (not just in the morning) but things seem to have settled down. Food actually tastes good and I am enjoying eating again. Yay!
I am sure, if you haven’t been able to talk to us lately, you have a few questions, and I’ll attempt to answer them here:
-Yes, we are extremely excited and we are also quite nervous!
-No, we don’t think we’re going to find out the gender before the big day. This is something that we kinda go back and forth on, but I think the idea of the surprise is the most appealing (at least for now).
-Yes, we have started thinking about names, though not too seriously as we still have a little while to go. There are a few that I like that Atkins seems to tolerate. ;)
-No, I will not tell you these names. haha
-Yes, we are registered. We’ve started registries at Target and Amazon though neither registry is complete. We don’t even really know what we need, so we probably have some pretty big holes there. Plus, we just started looking at things and thinking about this whole “lives are changing completely in 6 months” thing.
-No, we haven’t started putting a nursery together yet. We have a room right across the hall from our bedroom that will be the nursery and we like the idea of a jungle theme, but that’s about as far as we’ve gotten. Right now, that room holds our bookcases and cat boxes.
-Yes, I will move the cat boxes when the baby comes. ;)
We are a little concerned how the cats will handle the new addition to the family. We’re pretty sure Anubis will be cool about it, because he seems unphased by anything. Loki will probably be scared–that’s typical Loki style. The big question mark is Raika. Those of you who know her need no further explanation, but she is a little unpredictable. She gets overstimulated easily and doesn’t like loud noises. That being said, I think she has a bit of a mothering instinct. It will be interesting to see how it plays out.
Thanksgiving is coming up and we are so happy to be traveling to Colorado and seeing our friends and family soon! We miss everyone. It’s fun in Chicago, but it can be lonely without our loved ones!
