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What a roller coaster the summer has been!

June 2012: After Hubs and I decided to schedule his vasectomy and a trip to the ER for ovarian cysts, we found out I'm pregnant! Number 3.

Holy shit.

I shed a few tears and Tanner wrapped his arms around me and and gave me much needed words of comfort. I wasn't sad, I was just overwhelmed at the time. This is the first unplanned pregnancy I've ever had and it freaked me out. Those of you that know me on a personal level know that I don't leave much room for spontaneity in my life. It's a blessing and a curse. I take comfort in knowing what most of my days are going to be like. I always have a plan. The news of a pregnancy blind-sided me. Tanner was so cool about it. He helped me calm down and appreciate the fact that we are going to add another adorable Steinbauer to our little family.

One of the things about the SAHM gig is that I don't find many opportunities to relieve stress. I find myself wound a little tight some days. I need to work on that.

July 2012: My first trimester was not easy. I was very ill and exhausted most days. I definitely appreciate my first two pregnancies much more than I did before. But I soldiered on and before I knew it, week 11 arrived. My energy returned and life went back to normal. Thank goodness for that because the heat this summer kicked my ass!

September 2012: Lauren turned 18 months and the tantrums and rebellion have begun. On the same token, she is the sweetest little girl in the whole world. She is so loving! It's pure joy to have to opportunity to spend my days with her.

Turner turns 5 years old soon and I find it challenging to spend one-on-one time with him because of the to-do's that I can't seem to keep up with these days. I try my best. I think I'm doing a pretty good job, but there is always room for improvement. We are planning a Ninja-themed birthday party this year. He's SO into it. His enthusiasm is contagious. I'm really looking forward to it.

We went to Disney World! Four days and three nights of good times. Ok, so we had a rocky start. The kids didn't hardly sleep at all the night before, I only had 3 hours of sleep before traveling, and Tanner got a stress migraine and puked the entire first day. After all of that was out of the way, the fun began. We partied. it. up. The kids loved it. We loved it. We are already planning to go back in three years. Can't wait!

October 2012: Here we are. Eleven weeks from adding another addition to the family. I'm feeling stressed and anxious. All of the normal feelings people experience before a life-changing even takes place.

As part of the de-stress thing I'm working on, I'm going to blog more frequently. I find that writing helps me relax. I promise it won't all be about pregnancy and baby-stuff. I've got way more things on my mind, just not a whole lot of time.

Speaking of...evening time with the Hubs is a rarity and I need to take advantage of being able to use cuss words and behave inappropriately.

Later!

Oh, and like the rest of the American female population, I read Fifty Shades of Grey this summer. I finished the first book, but wasn't intrigued enough to pick up the second book of the series. Overrated.

K, I really should go now.

Thanks for continuing to follow me despite my absence! Love you guys.