Waiting for baby

Baby girl's first toy (picked out by her big brother). 

Henson's current obsession

Play-Doh! He can't get enough of this stuff. It's become part of our morning routine. Once breakfast and morning chores are finished he gets an hour of play-doh time while I get an hour of work done online. Today he was building a tractor that was pulling wagons full of animals. After that he made a big pie for the animals to eat. It's fun to see his imagination grow. He comes up with some entertaining ideas. 

44 Days

Every day one of my phone apps sends me an update about how many days are left till my due date. Today it was 44.

It's different with your second child because you don't have all the same milestones as with the first. No hospital tour, no baby shower, no birth classes or videos, and not nearly as much reading and research. It's just as exciting, but without some of those small things to make it seem real, time can sometimes get away from you. 

That's probably why it wasn't until this last week that I had a "this is real" moment. Over the weekend I attended two baby showers for baby girls who are due the same month as mine. Maybe it was all the cute clothes and baby items, or just the fact that everyone was talking about how April is almost here, but it feels very real now. 

As a result I have officially entered the frantic stage of feeling like I have nothing ready. Honestly all we really need to get is diapers, baby shampoo, and hopefully some girl clothes, but the list of things I would like to get done suddenly feels enormous. 

Whether we get any of it done or not, one thing is for certain, I can't wait to meet this little girl. Henson asks every day if she's big enough yet, and I'm excited for them to meet for the first time. So the countdown officially begins: 44 days. Don't be too late little girl!