Working mother while pregnant!

Working while pregnant with Kate was pretty easy I'd have to 

say.  I remember having some sickness while I was 

at work, but not too bad.  You'd think I'd have more dealing 

with other peoples mouths!! Teenage mouths for that matter! yuuck!

I worked up until 2 weeks of my due date ( I didn't want to leave but my office manager pretty much pushed me out haha), THEN had to wait until my due

date came and past, and WAIT ANOTHER two weeks for her to actually

come out! So I was still pretty big before I left, so my belly would bump patients in the head 

all the time!! Heehee!

Blueberry picking w/ my mom :)

Mariners game with Steven (groooss I am bigger them him!) WHAT!?

Oh well, he thinks I'm "cute" when I'm huge.. whatever that means right!

Looovee you babe!

But as you can see thats alot of extra weight on the back!

Being able to sit pretty much most of the day helped a lot so I didn't

have too much back pain, but sometimes being hunched over was a little hard 

at the end of the day.

My birth class teacher also gave me a bunch of stretches to do during the day and before bed, so that help a lot!

Kind of like this

In comparison I am already bigger then last time! So I'm hoping I'll do okay

at work.  I don't want another replay of being off work so long again, 

so I plan on working again until I'm sent home :)

The office I work in is so amazing, the boss, the girls, the actual job I have to do.

Its just going to make it so much easier to deal with the hard part I think.

They are always so considerate of how I'm feeling, when I'm hungry (hehe), if and when I need a break.  I can't even imagine working in a place that didn't have such amazing people!

I know it sounds like I live here... I pretty much do! I moved here by myself and I just never really went out on my own, so all my friends are here for the most part.  They are my family :)

Aww... Seahawks dress up day!

I got flowers the other day too from one of the girls :)

I had a little pregnant hormonal episode...sorries!

Needless to say, and not to brag or anything, I have it pretty easy, and I'm soooo

thankful for that!! Otherwise I would DIE!

Now AFTER work is a different story!!!

I get off work, go pick up Kate from daycare, come home, cook, relax for a hour, then bath time, then bed time! It is non-stop!  

We are pretty much all in bed by 8:30-9pm every night, just because everyone (meaning 

me and Steven) are just soo exhausted from work.

So I really want Steven and I to make it a goal to spend a little more time with her before we go to bed each night, especially before baby comes!  Any suggestions would be awesome!  

I feel like weekends are a big issue as well. I feel like "Ahhhh.... its the weekend, I can finally relax and have me time!" WRONG! I'm still up before 8.  And its go-go-go time with Kate.

We need more sunny days for one, and then we need to find more activities for free!

 Over all though I think I handle things pretty well.. I just need to learn how to wind down from the day...I would defiantly like advice if anyone has any, on any of my issues today :)

Wow.. this is a good place to vent! Love it!

~Names/Meanings/Visuals~

I've never actually payed much attention to names and the meaning of them. I thought it would be good to have a little visual to help me choose the right one! Now we aren't finding out the sex of the baby until birth so I hope I don't dwell on the "cutest" picture below, haha! I added in our names as well, again just to get a visual :)

Steven: Garland Crown

I'm sure they had manly garland crowns back in the day,

but this is wayy cuter :) Sorry Steven!

But he does sometimes think he is "king of the castle!" lol

Rebekah: Servant of God

I'm not a religious person but I feel this describes me pretty well.

I like to serve and give to others.

Kate: Pure

Ahh... I miss being so young and innocent, hehe

Possible baby names:

Calvin: Bald/Hairless

This meaning is a little sad,

but I guess it could be cute in its own way!

Marie:Bitter

I always think of bittersweet chocolate,

much better then just being bitter, I think.

Charlotte: Comes from Charles:

Feminine version of "Free Man"

In this case FREE WOMAN

Jane: God's Gracious Gift

I would think of Jane as OUR little gracious gift to each other

Brooke: Small Stream

I think this is one of Steven's favs!

Gwenivere: White Wave

This is the newest addition to our list.

We would call her Gwen, then how cute will

that be to be Grandma Gwenivere!

Now I don't have any FOR SURE middle names picked out yet, so any suggestions would be GREAT! Our last name is Neubauer (which I think means new farmer)

And if I come up with any other names I'll be sure to add them in another post :)

~Little about me ~

My husband, Steven, and I have been together for

almost 4 years and married for 5 months

photo taken by: Cheryl Jones

We did things a little backwards, but it works for

us! We have a little girl named Kate:

She will be 3 this year.

photo taken by: Kevin Russ

We are expecting our second little one in July!

And also the reason I started this blog!

Its a little late to track the whole pregnancy,

but I thought it would be fun to see if I can make mini-goals

for myself every week or so to help better myself

~and others~

through this pregnancy.

Hope you'll follow along my little journey!