The countdown is on!

I feel like Maia is getting gipped out of blog entries. I was so good about documenting everything with Zayne, but this time around, I'm just not as consistent. Nearly every day, I feel like I should write, but then when it comes down to it, it just never gets done. Most days, I feel like I have a good outline in my head of everything I want to say, but then when I actually sit down at the computer, it's all left me. Mommy brain? Pregnancy brain? Laziness? Who knows. Probably all of the above. So Maia, when you're old enough to read this, know that I had the best intentions, but poor follow thru. Bad mommy. First off, I have been getting a lot of questions about where baby girl's name came from. I fell in love with the name Maia after the lead actress in one of my favorite tv shows, The Fosters. Maia Mitchell plays the lead character, and she's just gorgeous! She's from Australia, so she has a cool accent too. The middle name that we chose is Ann, which was the same as Brian's mom. We had decided long ago that if we ever had a girl, her middle name would be Ann. Thankfully, I think that Maia and Ann go well together. Health wise, things are going well with me. I'm still very thankful that my morning sickness (aka all day sickness) has finally gone away completely. Man, that was rough. I'm not a person that ever gets sick, so to feel that way for nearly 5 months was really hard for me. I did have a touch of the stomach flu for about a week, which brought back some bad memories, but my symptoms weren't near as bad as what I had experienced early on with my sickness. Like with Zayne, heartburn has become a constant presence in my life. I can't hardly eat or drink anything without my throat feeling like it's on fire. Brian insisted that I start taking some of his prilosec, and thankfully, it helps! I'm not a very good pill-taker, especially when I'm pregnant, but I take the prilosec regularly and willingly! I have also started to notice clusters of tiny veins emerging from my legs. Particularly my left knee and ankle. So gross! I sure hope that they go away after Maia is born. I'd hate to have to wear jeans for the rest of my life. It's too hot here for that! The only other thing going on with me is exhaustion. I've had to slow down a little bit, because at the end of my workday, I start job number 2... mommy. I crash after Zayne falls asleep. We play so hard in the evenings, that we wear each other out! But I wouldn't trade it for the world! Speaking of Zayne, Mr. Independent is growing up way too fast. He is 19 months old now, and hit his terrible twos about 3 months ago. I'm telling you, the kid is a mess! If you tell him no, the world is coming to an end! He will throw himself to the floor and kick and scream like a crazy person! Most of the time, it's a little hard not to laugh, but he's slowly starting to figure out that tantrums don't help him get his way. His current obsessions are climbing on the couch (which he is not allowed to do), and reading "booky's." Brian and I read book after book to him, and he loves it. I think we all have every booky memorized! Hopefully he will continue being interested in books and learning. We just recently got a small pool for Zayne, and holy moly does he love it. One of us (always me) has to get in with him because the pool floor is too slick for him, but he gets a kick out of splashing and playing in the water. He really is a riot. There's never a dull moment in our house! I can only imagine what life will be like with two babies! Lord help me! ;)