Leah is gearing up for the baby. Everything is all about the baby with her. She asks about a thousand different questions a day. About the baby, about the pregnancy, the labor, the delivery, what happens after, tons of questions about breastfeeding and what she can and cannot do once the baby is here. She can explain the whole breastfeeding/pumping process to you at this point. She cannot wait till she can have bottles to feed the baby. The idea of waiting weeks is not appealing to her at all but she understands why she has to wait.
I don't think we could have asked for a more supportive partner through all of this. She more than picks up the slack for her dad's lack of interest in all things baby related. lol. She watches what I eat, if I don't eat or don't eat enough. She always checks to see if I have a water bottle with me. She makes it a point to ask me how I am feeling and if I need anything.
She never forgets to include the baby as part of our family. This is probably what warms my heart the most. As far as she is concerned from the moment she learned her sibling was growing in my womb he was an addition the family,present, alive and breathing. In all her drawings of our family at school she includes the baby and our two cats. She recently did an art project with leaves of different sizes and she picked out a leaf for the baby and two leaves for the cats. She always says good morning to him and always remember to say good night. She kisses my belly goodbye every day before she gets on her school bus. She reads him stories, talks to him and plays with him. When he is most active Leah pushes back at him when he is moving around in my belly. She pushes him and he kicks back. She can also blow raspberries on my tummy and get him to move around.
This weekend will be spent getting the upstairs all set up. Loads of laundry, loads of cleaning and getting rid of stuff. Leah's room is getting a major revamp. Baby/toddler stuff out and big girl stuff in. Master bedroom is going to start the process of being converted into part nursery. Next week will be Halloween and the downstairs cleaning/organization storm. Week after that is baby gear and baby items shopping :D We will have to get around to dealing with painting the downstairs before Thanksgiving and then getting the carpets steam cleaned after. After that we are all set for the baby. All that is left is waiting.
In all of this we haven't forgotten about how important it is to include Leah in the process...not that she would let us forget to anyway. She has a few special jobs picked out for her. She is going to pick out the babies crib accessories & mobile. She is going to pick out his coming home outfits and a bunch of other firsts.
I am not sure how as parents we will handle the transition of having one child to two but I do know, I am 100% sure that I don't have to worry about Leah.
