Change is in the air

Can you believe this little boy is going to be a big brother in just a few weeks??? I've been watching Zack the last few weeks and marveling at how BIG my little boy is getting (he just informed me that MY Dad is HIS Grandson ha ha) and I can't believe how time flies!

As I sit here week after week, I have to admit I'm getting nervous to be a mommy of 2 and also to go through the whole delivery thing again. It's so freaking unpredictable! Can I go through all this again? Ha, the answer to that is YES. I would go through labor 75 times before doing 9 months again. I hate being pregnant! This go round has been 100% different, in good ways and bad ways. The beginning of Zack's pregnancy was awful because I was sick for 3 months and wanted to die. After that his wasn't too bad. (that I can remember) His delivery was pretty good too. This little girl has been different. I wasn't nearly as sick with her in the beginning but am finding that being pregnant and a mommy at the same time is difficult! I have so much more to do than last go round and this little person who needs my constant love and attention. Besides the fact that the last month I have been having migraines on a weekly and sometimes daily basis. The other thing about being pregnant for the second time is your body is a little bit different. I have already exceeded my delivery weight with Zack. Something every woman jumps for joy over discovering, and the best news of all is I have 5 weeks left! YES!

Zack is slowly grasping the concept of a sibling. Although it's still going to slap him in the face. He likes to talk to baby in my belly and sometimes is really sweet with her. He also gets excited when we talk about her coming because he knows that Grandma Rita is coming then too and we all know how much he loves his Grandma Rita! He also likes to look at her diapers. I got one out one day and showed him how tiny they are. He was relieved to know he wouldn't have to share his diapers with her. He got to meet a new cousin the other day and I was telling him that our baby is going to be just like that. He wasn't too interested. I hope he likes our baby a little better. I worry that he is going to totally freak out, he has been really testy lately and constantly wants me to hold him or carry him and has to follow me wherever I go. He'll get the hang of it though, I think he'll enjoy getting her toys and keeping her binky in. But I think the thing he will like most is picking her clothes out each day. He has enjoyed picking things out at the store when we go shopping for her. He will be a really sweet big brother, so long as she doesn't mess up his trains!

Just a little something I whipped up

I made this a week or so ago for my nephew Luke. The pictures don't do it justice. I loved how it turned out and then I washed it and saw how perfectly frayed it was and I fell even harder! I had to hurry and give it to him before I kept it for myself. Zack was so upset that I gave it to Luke before he had a chance to see it. He had a special interest in this blanket because it's like one that I did for him a few years ago.

Word of the Day BOASTED

There is this little boy that lives in my house. He is quite a character. He loves trains and plays with his train set on a daily basis. Most days that is all he will play with. (BEST INVESTMENT EVER!) He also enjoys watching the Thomas the Train episodes. Recently he has been watching them and the reenacting them with his train set. The first time I heard him doing this was the other day. It went something like this (screaming) "Thomas! Out of the way!" followed by a calm "Gordan said." If you could only hear it! If you've seen the episodes you will recognize the lingo. At the moment Victor is wheeshing and the caboose just boasted. This morning I was putting his track together, my most important task of the day. Zack was already putting his trains to work when I heard him say "Thomas is driving up the hill, he boasted". I died laughing. Have you ever heard an almost 3 year old use the word BOASTED? This afternoon we were eating a snack and he told me that he had just boasted. What a little character! I've been trying to get his narrations on video but i'm always too late. I'll keep trying.