15 weeks

Hard to believe that I'm already in my 15th week of this pregnancy. As you see, this is only my 2nd post about this pregnancy...way different from my pregnancy with the twins when I was writing about their developments very routinely. I know I have excuses though, the twins being the major excuse of keeping me busy and then the excuse of just not feeling well. This pregnancy has been so different from the twins. I had a dream pregnancy with Berkley and Meredith; I was only sick twice! This go round I was sick all day for the 1st 12-13 weeks. I'm so thankful to be coming out of the cloud of morning sickness. I'm thankful for my mom, brother, husband, and in-laws for all the help they gave me w/ the twins! And I'm thankful for my precious twins who didn't complain about me being in bed all the time; instead they would join me or tell me I needed to rest. So, 15 weeks has been rough, but reassuring that this baby is growing as it should. I'm pretty sure that this week I started feeling the baby move; not real kicks, but quickening, which is really awesome! I've also started to show a bit in the last two weeks, but to most folks I still just look like my plus-size self. I'm excited to see my baby belly grow though (don't know if I'll be saying that in a few more months). Now we're looking forward to our ultrasound on October 24th to find out the health and sex of our newest little Manning!

Day Out With Thomas

We had a fun family adventure today, we took the kids to ride Thomas the Train in Spencer, NC. The kids had anticipated the trip all week and I think they had a blast! Berkley was mesmerized the entire ride, staring out the window in a daze. Meredith was purely giddy during the ride. Not only was it an adventure thanks to Thomas, but we also stayed in a hotel for the first time with the twins. It was pretty hilarious being in one room with two three year olds and your doctor husband who gets paged at all hours. To say the least, we laughed a lot last night and had fun together. We also were blessed to visit my Aunt Gwen and Uncle Norman in Charlotte, along with my Uncle Phil and his family. It was so refreshing to see my precious family, even for a brief visit. So, thank you Thomas the Train for visiting NC and giving our little family the opportunity to make some great memories!