The Big Sister

Written and posted by my husband, Jonathan.




Julianna and I have been planning to get a present for her new brother or sister. Yesterday, when I came home, Courtney told me that she suggested that Julianna buy the new baby a stuffed animal. She has always been attached to a little lamb named Lucy (named after the friend that gave it to her). Jules then says, "momma, I want to give the baby Lucy." Courtney waited, expecting a proposal to buy a new one for her, but it never came. It was a sincere and heartless offer. Throughout the evening, we both expected her to return the crib where Lucy had been deposited and retrieve her. At bedtime, we climbed into bed about to start our night time book. I saw Julianna instinctively look around for Lucy among her other friends (Lasso, little Lucy, Ralph, and Bean). Nothing was said as she scooped up Lasso and little Lucy and slid between the covers. After our story, Jules had a look of deep thought or concentration on her face. After asking "what's wrong," she paused and said, "daddy, I should have given the baby little Lucy instead of big Lucy." Well, the regretful look on her face coupled with this extremely mature logic melted my heart. I told her that the baby would love either of her friends and we could switch them out if she wanted. We switched big Lucy for little Lucy and life goes on. While there will be fights in the future over toys and territory, the fact that she wanted to give up her most prized possession for a sibling that she has yet to meet makes my heart swell.

Thanks Jules, I love you.

daddy

Ellie/Josh update

Five weeks and one day to go.  Bullets this morning because I'm too lazy and tired.

Pregnancy news:

• I have no dark line down my belly, but I do have an outtie belly button now.  When I was pregnant with Julianna I got the dark line but my belly button never popped out.
• I've gained about 37 pounds. With Jules I gained 39 total.  Have I mentioned that there are still five weeks to go?  Someone help me please; I am miserable.
• I've had less leg cramps this time around, but much more trouble with the peeing too many times at night thing.
• This time I've noticed that the baby is moving less at is grows. Well, not really moving less, just differently. Like it is stretching instead of flailing around in there. I didn't notice that before.
• I've also had less nosebleeds this time, but I'd imagine that's because it's SUMMERfreakin'HOT and not dry winter like it was when I was preggo with Jules.
• This baby definitely likes to lean off to one side, my right side, and I don't remember Julianna doing that.
• Oh yeah, this.  I am tired of eating my nightly Tums tablets, as I was when pregnant the first time.
• I go to the doctor today and every week until the baby arrives.  The past few times the baby has been measuring closer to just-slighter-bigger-than-normal instead of OMG-a-lot-bigger-than-normal.
• My sister started a baby pool for everyone to guess the baby's birth date.  The tie-breaker will be the weight and sex.  It is interesting to see what people think and it will be even more exciting to see who's right.  Most people have bet on a 9+ lb baby boy and most people are guessing that I will deliver before my official 10/22 due date.  If you'd like an invitation to join the pool, leave me a comment.

hamming it up with Lucy before preschool

Happy Grandparent's Day!

off to the Grandparent's breakfast at preschool

GRRRR!!!

Just went by a local credit union to buy my precious Dixie Classic Fair tickets and the annoying teller said they weren't selling them yet. When I told her that the website said that advance tickets went on sale on Tuesday she replied, "Oh, well we got a big stack of them in but we haven't opened them yet. We don't start selling them until two weeks before the fair."

Ugh! Frustrating!

I'm debating about whether I should complain or not. That was the only reason I stopped by there.

during planning today

so tired of studying when I really don't need to know this stuff to teach computer classes anyway

just asking

Is it bad that it's only early September and I already want to put the Halloween decorations out simply for the fact that my due date comes before Halloween?

Discuss.