No news is good news.

Sorry, it's been a while since my last post. I really have nothing much to report. Well I take that back, there's always something to report with Kaua, but seriously, who really wants to read about these things, other than me.... lol. Kaua is FINALLY walking. I'd say he's about a 75% of the time walker. He does not walk well and resorts to crawling if there's uneven surfaces (ie. extra long grass) or when he wants to get somewhere in a hurry. I must say, getting to this stage has been tough. Tough in the sense that I've been feeling as if he'll never walk and combatting those awkward exchanges with other moms/guardians who make me feel as if Kaua is "slow" because he's a "late walker." I know this is not the case because I myself didn't walk till I was 15 months old, which Kaua will be in about 5 days, and that his pediatrician is not concerned at all because she also didn't walk till she was 16 months old and said not walking up to 18 months is still "normal." This "late" walking has also been tough because we know Kaua can do it, as he's been taking steps for almost over a month now. He's just been slow to rely upon walking as his primary form of transportation and really seems attached to crawling. He's also a taller/heavier baby than the average, so he's been pretty heavy to tote around. I've been relishing those days when he can walk on his own, though I know I'll be singing a different tune when I have to chase after him constantly. But nevertheless, it seems he's finally realizing that walking is better than crawling, it's less painful on the knees and he can HOLD stuff in his hands and move around! Oooh la la!

The pregnany with #2 is good so far. I'm two days away from being 17 weeks pregnant. My next PNA is this Friday so we'll find out if bebe still has a heartbeat and such. (I say this jokingly, kinda....you know how it goes, with MC in your history, it's always a scary and sad possibility in your mind.) I think I've felt a few kicks here and there, but its very sporadic and not daily. I still dont really feel pregnant, but I have been having very sore BBs this month and have found that I outgrew one of my pre-pregnancy bras already. So that makes me feel somewhat pregnant...that and the fact that I'm now wearing various maternity clothes since some of my regular clothes aren't fitting any more.

We're still on the path of keeping the baby's gender a surprise for birth, but I'm still thinking and hoping - girl, girl, girl! We have our Quad screening test this Friday and am hoping for good results. With Kaua, this test came back with an increased risk for Downs which caused me some concern for a little while, but we did get to have two "big" ultrasounds with him because of the risk and those ultrasounds put our fears to rest. I hope we have great results this time around and only need to have the one "big" ultrasound, which I believe we'll schedule around my 5th month. That's all for now....will check back in in a month or so.