I got a new template for my blog!! I think it's beautiful, and hopefully it will be easier to read. :)

I'm doing pretty well - I'm in my 12th week already! That's hard to believe. Does that mean I'm out of the first trimester, or do I still have one week to go? I never could figure out that numbering system. It's starting to feel more *real* now - my tummy is pooching out, so I feel more pregnant, which always helps.

I'm also selling candles!! Yay! I put some info for friends on my Glow Diva Candles blog, and I'm getting a few orders through that. I also sold a couple candles from my store display, so I'm pumped about that too! People want to pay money for these things! Wow! Now to get more pictures taken and online... always something else to do. But I'm just so jazzed that this thing is going somewhere, I can't even tell you.

Rhiannon is still testing her limits and giving me many challenges per day. I'm hanging in there and sticking to my guns, and not letting her pull me into these battles of will. I could have ran screaming down the street today, though, I tell ya! Then on the other hand, she's just the sweetest thing. "Are you happy, Mama?" she asks me. Then tonight I was rubbing her back and she slid over so she could rub my back too. She also gave me the longest hug today, and said "I love you, Mama" before I said anything to her. And this is all in the same day. LOL Did anyone say parenting is a roller coaster??? I wouldn't trade her for the world. I also love my life, and love being home with her through all the ups and downs, even though I'm exhausted and wrung out by the end of the day. It's a good thing though. I love being a Mom!

Ok, enough mush from this hormonal crazy woman. Just wanted to pop in and say hello, and that everything is going really well. We got some bad news on Friday though; Dave (my husband)'s sister was about 2 weeks behind me in her pregnancy, and she went in a week ago for an ultrasound since she was concerned about some spotting she'd had. It turns out the baby was about 3 weeks behind in its development, with a very slow heartbeat. She went back on Friday for a followup, and there was no heartbeat. :( She has some health issues (a blood disorder to do with clotting), which probably contributed to the loss. She is doing all right - she's sad of course, but is hopeful that they will be able to manage the pregnancy more effectively next time she gets pregnant. I feel bad for her. It's never easy. It just makes me even more grateful for the blessings I've been given.