22 weeks along!

Jeremy and I were talking the other night about someone else being pregnant who is half way through the pregnancy, and Jeremy says: “well, we’re not quite there yet, so we don’t need to worry about it” (whatever it was that we were talking about). I laughed out loud!!! My husband did not realize that we are past the half way point! I am at 22 weeks already. We only have four months left before our family gets bigger :)

This week I have another ultrasound, and we should know if we’re having a boy or a girl. At first I had the best intentions of not finding out, but then I realized that by the time the baby comes we would be past the prime garage season - and if we are having a boy we don’t have any newborn/baby boy stuff (we have plenty for when he gets a bit bigger). So we will find out...and I shall update you all on our findings!

I am starting to feel a bit better - finally! I have some more energy left by the time the afternoon comes around. Bailey and I get to do a lot more fun things again - we went back to the reading classes at the library, music lessons, and play dates with some of her new & “old” friends. My real estate is picking up some more also, which is great because once baby #2 is here I am not certain how quickly I will be out showing houses. Jeremy is busy as always at his job, but he and Bailey have a great routine both in the mornings and at night. Almost every morning Bay gets woken up by daddy and they have some milk and watch a half-episode of Dora. Afterwards we blow kisses and hugs to daddy, and he goes to work. In the evenings Jeremy usually feeds Bay dinner, then they play & read books, bath time, again milk time with Dora, and nighty-night time around 8:00pm. Mommy usually crashes soon after Bailey :)

I keep trying to explain to Boo there’s a baby in mommy’s belly, and that soon we will have a baby in the house, and that I will need her help with it. I don’t think she understands any of this crazy concept! And every time we talk about my belly she tries to tickle it...Is there a good way to prepare your toddler for a baby? I’ve heard many times that girls will just automatically will get in their “mommy-modes” and will try to help - but does that really happen or is that just a rumor? I guess we will find out soon enough...