February Survival Mode

You'll notice that I do no have many pictures to document the month of February. That is because I was about 10 weeks pregnant and very much just trying to get through the day. My mom came to visit the end of January and we also got to celebrate her birthday (Feb 5th). She helped with dinner, kids, and cleaning. And we can't forget her infamous last day when Jett consumed a lot of dark chocolate and I had to take him to the vet. More of that below.

This was after one of my OB appts. I went to Jamba Juice because being nauseous all day long sucks and smoothies at least taste good. You know, treat yo self!

If you look closely you can see Jett's head popping out of the blanket. This was the bed that Mckenzie made for him after he came home from spending the night at the animal hospital. Isaac accidentally shared dark chocolate with Jett (a lot of it). I took Jett to the vet while my mom took Lyft to the airport. I had a babysitter come for the kids at home. Jett was alright in the end but it was a good thing I took him in. Otherwise we might be looking for a new dog right now.

One day, while I was doing my usual surviving from the couch, Isaac came downstairs in Mckenzie's pj's. Apparently they had been playing bedtime and Isaac let Mckenzie dress him for the occasion. I'm glad they can play well together.

This was Feb 14th, Channing's first Valentine's Day at school. And it was also his class picture day. He's getting so grown up!

One Saturday I took Channing with me to run some errands. As mentioned earlier I was craving cold, fruit smoothies. So we went to Dutch Bros and Channing was so excited to get his own!

Then we went to the mall, I don't remember what for, and ended up splitting a cinnamon roll. Channing loved the attention. When I told him we were going to the mall he said, "What's a mall?" Haha! I guess I've never taken my kids to a mall before.

Well that was the month of February. I'm glad we made it through! Pregnancy nausea and fatigue is not for wimps. I'm super grateful that my mom came to visit and helped me. I'm also so glad that Justin seriously stepped up and starting doing everything I normal do. It takes a village to survive a pregnancy!

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