Baby H #3 could arrive any day now and I'm not even sure if this baby has gotten any air time on the blog yet. I don't blog often anymore but thought I'd try to get some pre- baby 3 thoughts down before our family changes forever (again).
Tyler is super excited and attended a big brother class at the hospital a few weeks ago. He routinely feels the baby kicking and moving when he's sitting on my lap reading and he always notices and wants to talk about the baby. Grant, on the other hand, totally doesn't get the baby kicking or moving thing and also doesn't have much to say about the new baby. Tyler wants it to be a boy whenever anyone asks him, I think he says that because Grant is a boy and he knows he's someone to play with. Grant doesn't have an opinion on the gender. We routinely tell them both we don't get to decide so hopefully there aren't any major tears or disappointments if it does happen to be a girl!
At this point, no matter how hard I tried not to commit to a gender idea this time, I'm pretty sure it's a boy and I'll be surprised in the delivery room if it's a girl. I was expecting Grant to be a girl the entire pregnancy and when he was born I was SHOCKED he was a boy so I told myself this time that I wasn't going to make any predictions. Although, I find myself fully predicting BOY at this point.
I just said to Kevin tonight that I think we're as ready as we're ever going to be...we didn't need much of anything for Baby number 3 except a new vehicle! We're proud owners of a minivan now and after driving it for the past week, I'm kind of getting on board with it. There's SO much room inside, I can only imagine how our family will fill up that space in the coming years.
I have found that I pretty much have a one track mind these days...constantly thinking about the new baby, the labor and delivery, how the boys are going to do, etc. I can tell over the last few weeks that my body and mind is subconsciously preparing itself as I've been feeling the desire to do less and slow down combined with more and more thoughts about the new baby. We had a great first few months of the summer...in my more energetic moments we went on hikes, to parks, to the pool, on lake vacations, etc. I feel like the arrival of the baby in early September is good timing for getting to enjoy all of these things with the boys prior to the upcoming newborn phase. Tyler also starts preschool next week so he'll get into his first "school year" rhythm along with the new baby's arrival.
Tomorrow I'll be 39 weeks and I'm feeling pretty ready to roll at this point...knowing the baby is fully developed and with so much less concern about any premature challenges, I'm kind of willing the baby to come any day now!
Saturday, September 2, 2017
Happy 2nd Birthday, Grant!
Nothing like a birthday to make you want to reminisce and write it all down. Today is Grant's second birthday and last night I got to thinking about Tyler's second birthday which occurred exactly 7 days after Grant arrived in this world. It was a whirlwind that didn't include a birthday party because we just couldn't make it happen that year...I think Tyler has forgiven us.
But anyway, I've often heard the idea that the firstborn child is "the one who made me a mom" and while that is technically true that statement has never really resonated with me. 2 years ago, I had already been Tyler's mom for 2 years BUT then Grant was born and HE made me a different mom than the one I had been. So really, I've come to realize that each of them "made me a mom" in (mostly) opposite ways starting from the very beginning!
Tyler came into the world slow and steady after hours and hours at the hospital, Grant arrived fast and furious 15 whole minutes after Kevin parked the car! Grant is the talker, the climber, and the snuggler. Tyler is the thinker, the watcher and the rules man. And Grant has always smiled just a little easier than his older brother!
Grant at 2
Weight- 24 lbs
Height-
Diaper Size- 4
Clothes size- 18 months?!
Nap- 2 hours right after lunch
Bedtime- 7pm, wake up 7am but sometimes 730 or even 8am
Favorite thing he says- "Nuggle" for snuggle! He says SO many words and speaks in complete sentences something that his brother didn't even come remotely close to doing at this same age.
But anyway, I've often heard the idea that the firstborn child is "the one who made me a mom" and while that is technically true that statement has never really resonated with me. 2 years ago, I had already been Tyler's mom for 2 years BUT then Grant was born and HE made me a different mom than the one I had been. So really, I've come to realize that each of them "made me a mom" in (mostly) opposite ways starting from the very beginning!
Tyler came into the world slow and steady after hours and hours at the hospital, Grant arrived fast and furious 15 whole minutes after Kevin parked the car! Grant is the talker, the climber, and the snuggler. Tyler is the thinker, the watcher and the rules man. And Grant has always smiled just a little easier than his older brother!
Grant at 2
Weight- 24 lbs
Height-
Diaper Size- 4
Clothes size- 18 months?!
Nap- 2 hours right after lunch
Bedtime- 7pm, wake up 7am but sometimes 730 or even 8am
Favorite thing he says- "Nuggle" for snuggle! He says SO many words and speaks in complete sentences something that his brother didn't even come remotely close to doing at this same age.
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