This is what my life looks like now...very pregnant and chasing a little rascal around. Except I'm not usually smiling. Noah doesn't walk, he only runs. Then after he gets all tired and sweaty, he says "Mommy carry."
He also does the exact opposite of everything we tell him to do. At lunch the other day, I asked him to use a fork, and he didn't want to. Then I said, "Okay, you don't have to use it if you don't want to." Then he picked up the fork and started using it. When Noah isn't being totally disobedient, he's usually bossing me around, telling me to get up, or sit down, or read this, or do that. Then the other 10% of the time he's really sweet and cute and does what I ask. All I can say is, it's a good thing I think he's cute. Haha!
The only change I've really noticed this past month is improved talking. He had been stringing two or three words together, but now every once in a while he can get out an almost real sentence! He also uses "I" sometimes, rather than "Noah". I don't recall him using the word "you" yet though.
Peter's been working late the past couple of weeks and was out of town this past weekend for his cousin's wedding so Noah has had a lot of just Mommy time. I don't know if it's because of that, or age, or the pregnancy, but he's become a lot more Mommy dependent. And while it's kind of nice since he's really always been all about Daddy, I'm getting a little worried about how he's going to handle having a new baby in the house in a couple of weeks! Okay, I'm actually a little worried about how we're all going to handle having a new baby in the house, but at least Peter and I are adults and will adjust. We've been reading to him about being a big brother and telling him he has a baby sister on the way. He seems about as aware as he can be, but I think I'm going to be hearing a lot of "Mommy carry" and "Sit down Mommy lap" in the near future.
Worries aside though, I'm ready to be not pregnant anymore! The anticipation has been kind of different this time around. With Noah, I really didn't know what to expect other than what people told me, and you know how they say that ignorance is bliss. Also, because Noah was the first, we had to actually prepare a room and space for him, so there was physical evidence ahead of time that change was on the way. This time around all I really needed to do was dig up Noah's old baby things, buy a few onesies, and wash some clothes. My sister-in-law, who was supposed to be due Aug 3, a week ahead of me, just had her baby this past Friday. Seeing the little baby actually helped get me into the baby mindset a bit more. I know that some things will probably be easier with baby #2 because I (hopefully) won't be as paranoid and neurotic about everything, but how do you prepare to take care of two kids? Two kids in diapers, two kids to schlep around, two kids to plan for, two kids to feed, two kids to nap...sigh. I remember what a logistical ordeal it was every time I just wanted to step out of the house with Noah. All of a sudden there was fifteen extra essentials I needed to have to go out. In the past, I had a hard enough time just remembering my wallet, cell phone, and keys. I guess all I can do is put forth my best and not stress too much, and let God and Peter fill in the rest.
Well, hopefully I will be updating again sooner rather than later about the new baby!
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