Mar 02 2010
We’re half way there!
I hit my 20th week of pregnancy yesterday and am feeling pretty good. The nausea is gone and although I get tired pretty easily, I am now able to really enjoy this pregnancy. Our little person is quite active, especially at night. It’s not yet hard enough for Brad to feel the kicks or movements on the outside but he does talk to the belly often. Even though we’d decided on some names, we now seem to be back to square one on that but luckily there are still a few months left. If you have any suggestions, feel free to pass them along! We (well, really it was me and Brad seems to have given in) decided to not find out the sex of the baby. We originally wanted to do that with Sophie as well but due to some unforeseen circumstances, we did find out and Brad really enjoyed knowing that this little person I was carrying, was now someone he could start to call by name and form an even closer bond with, even outside of the womb. This time though, we are going to wait to hear our dear friend and wonderful doc Karyn call out: “It’s a _____” sometime in the middle of July. I feel like it’ll be a really nice surprise after the work of bringing her or him into the world.
This weekend we are planning to make a big push on starting the room switch/transition. Brad is going to move into what is currently Sophie’s room and we are going to turn the current office/guest room into the kids room. Our plan is to have Sophie get used to her new room (and new twin bed which we picked up this past weekend but have yet to put together) for the next few months before the baby arrives. We are doing all we can to not make her feel like the baby is going to take over all of her things and she’s being pushed to the side (one of my biggest fears but more on that later). Our pediatrician even recommended covering up the crib so when the baby starts to sleep in it, it’ll seem like it’s brand-new and not Sophie’s old bed. We’re not going to go that far but are planning on having the baby either sleep in the crib in the office (at least at night when Brad’s not working) or in a basinet in our room until it sleeps through the night, and doesn’t disturb Sophie. At some point though, hopefully sooner rather than later, they will share a room.
Lots of you have asked us what Sophie thinks about getting a baby sister or brother but we are not sure yet she fully grasps what’s going to happen. She seems to know that I have a baby in my belly and “it’s not time yet” for it to come out and meet us. She goes back and forth on wanting a brother or sister but does seem to get excited when I tell her that she’ll be able to help me take care of the baby and that the baby is going to stay with us. She is a very caring and loving little girl – just tonight she was feeding her bears a home-cooked meal from her kitchen, changed them, let them watch a little tv and then put them down for naps – so we hope that she’ll share that love and attention with her little sibling once he or she joins us sometime in July.
Below are some belly shots for those of you wanting to take a peek at my ever-expanding waist line:)
