While we were initially shocked at the positive pregnancy test, and the emotions that went along with that, we are getting very excited to welcome this new baby boy into our home.
I try to spend my days imagining what it will be like to be responsible for two little lives. Somedays are filled with sheer joy as I play with Parker and imagine him with his little brother and them playing together. Other days are filled with sheer terror anxiety of how I am going to balance it all and deal with a special needs toddler and a newborn.
We are now roughly 8 weeks away from the due date, and it's getting more real that this is really happening!! My wonderful mom washed all of Parker's baby clothes for me and I got them organized and put away in his room. The boys will share a room for now, and it's so fun to see their stuff side by side and imagine what it will be like when both of them are in there together.
There are still some things to do to get ready for this baby, but for the most part I think our hearts and minds are prepared to welcome this baby into our home and now I am enjoying the fun things like baby showers, newborn sleepers and new baby things.
We were blessed to receive the double stroller I had been wanting as a gift. I have been researching double strollers for a while and after considering all our needs, we settled on the Double Baby Jogger by City Mini. It is currently in the mail and I am daily stalking checking the website for the status of delivery.
I ordered this sweet little crochet football hat for baby boy to wear in and home from the hospital. It came in the mail yesterday and it is so tiny!!! It's hard to believe that this hat will probably be too big for him! You quickly forget how tiny newborns are. I am just imagining snuggling his sweet little body while he wears this hat. And he will be born a Packer fan, so just preparing him for his first football season :)
We have been working really hard on Parker's speech and physical therapy lately. He has the month of August off of therapy because they are closed for summer break, so I have been pushing him really hard at home. He really is making progress with his signs and speech and you can tell he is trying so hard to communicate with us. He is also getting really strong and bearing weight on his legs for a long while. He is so close to crawling and will stand and play with his toys for a while. It's hard to explain to people who have typically developing children how big of a deal this is, but this is a HUGE accomplishment for him and we celebrate daily and let him know how proud we are of all his hard work. My goal is to have him at least crawling by the time the baby comes so that he can get to where he wants to go, and this little trooper is working hard to get there!
I am still trying to decide on a diaper bag for the new baby. I have just gotten to the point where I don't really carry one anymore for Parker, but newborn's require much more and I will need things to keep Parker entertained while we are out so I have been looking for a big bag that can be a catch all for everything. It will be my diaper bag/purse/toy bin/lifeline for a while, so I want to get something big enough and cute to carry around. I think I am going to go with the Petunia Pickle Bottom "Wistful Weekender" but haven't decided on color.
Other than that our summer travel is winding down {finally!} and we are spending our time getting organized and preparing for what is to come in the next few months. Trying to enjoy my last few months of pregnancy and my time with my firstborn.
Although this pregnancy has come with a lot of nerves, ultrasounds, testing and a whole lot of surrendering things to the Lord, I am enjoying the fun little things as well and love being able to pick out a new sleeper or diaper bag and dreaming about the future :)
