New Baby!

This week I finally hit 12 weeks so I have been telling all of our friends and coworkers the good news that we are pregnant again! It's so funny the difference in the 2nd time around. First of all, all that hard work in getting down below pre-pregnancy weight seems to go away when you pop out at like 8 weeks! Seriously, I am having to wear some pregnancy things already. Last week, I was having to be pretty creative to hide my bump and luckily the weather cooperated and it was cold so I could layer. Secondly, it is really hard to get attached to the idea of a baby, when I already have such a wonderful baby here in the flesh. Not that I'm not excited....I am thrilled...it's just that I can't imagine loving anything more than Joel. And I know that when that baby gets here I will, but right now, it's still hard to imagine. I can't wait to find out whether it is a boy or girl and to know it's own personality the way I know Joel's. The best thing though is to be able to give Joel something that I can never provide for him....a friend. I have always felt so lucky that Ben, Michelle, and I were so close in age and that we always had someone to do things with. I can't wait to have that for Joel.
Halloween was fun. Joel was a dinosaur and almost tuckered out while he was trick or treating. He was so tired. Seems that candy affects him the way it affects his mom. I'll post pictures of that soon. He was the cutest little dinosaur!