So, I havent posted a picture in a while... this is just the most recent one! I am officially showing! Still small, but definitely there! These past few weeks have been good and busy. I finished P3 and Tara completed her Weekend this past weekend. Good stuff... I am ready to be done with Pathways though. It has been an amazing experience but I feel like I am ready to take control of my life. Thats the kind of stuff we will learn in P3 so it will be good stuff. Other than that, Taylor and I have been excellent. Trying to make time for each other, class, and extra activities is tough. I am in the process of cutting back more hours on work. I wanted to quit but they are giving me an opportunity to facillitate groups which will be a really good opportunity for me. So, I might stick around but not as much. I really need more time to focus on school. Last week I was behind and really stressed... I would rather focus more time on school right now than a job. So we will see how that goes. I got a new car too! I wasnt expecting to get it so soon but we ended up getting a good deal. Its a Jeep Grand Cherokee "Cherry", fully loaded and freaking awesome! I love it. It is a lot bigger than my other Jeep so I am still getting used to parking. It was fun to drive to Dallas though!

So pregnancy is moving along and going really well so far. Now that I am in month 5, things are going more smoothly. Some symptoms are: acne (ugh, still!), tiredness though not as much, breast tenderness, itchy belly, back and leg aches, dry skin, irregular bowels, weird appetite although I am eating more, waking a lot during sleep... Thats all I can think of for now. Taylor has been amazing and supportive throughout all of this, which makes me so happy. He tells me I am beautiful even though I feel fat, and will rub my belly and kiss it and talk to the baby :) So sweet. We are both so happy and ready for this new experience. I think we are also both grateful that this has helped us to grow up a little more. We are at the point where growing up is ok; we have lived a lot and had our fun college moments. This seems right for us right now. Anyway we are planning the gender cake party and we are excited for our friends and family to come down and support us. Big ultrasound is this week! I am so pumped and ready to see my little mango... Its finally starting to feel real! Oh! And I joined a Mentoring Moms bible study yesterday! It was really cool and inspirational. They meet at Oak Hills every 1st Monday of the month. Theres free dinner and guest speakers and small group talk. I'm pretty sure I am the youngest and only unmarried one there but its ok! Everyone was nice.. they even brought their babies! Well, some of them did. Its neat to get to know other moms and their experiences, I feel like I am going to learn a lot. Its nice because none of my friends have babies yet so they dont realy understand what I am going through, not in a bad way, just in a "they havent been there yet" way. But its a good thing because now they want to take care of my baby because they dont have kids of their own yet! Which will be nice! I love my friends! hehe

Ok, working still... UGH!

Love,
Alyssa and Mango