18 weeks today!
Wowzers.
This pregnancy is going by so much quicker than the first.
I'm assuming a big part of that is having Elijah around.
He keeps me busy and always enjoying my time in the present.
He is absolutely hilarious
with an mind and imagination of his own.
He knows what he wants and when he wants it.
His attention span is still limited
and we bounce all day from
playing with blocks to painting;
then on to playing trains then coloring;
next play-doh and then snack.
Whew.
Every day it's something else.
It's a job to keep up with him.
But I so enjoy watching him embrace his independence.
He can't make all his own decisions
so I try and give him the freedom for the things he can.
I am so grateful to be home now and be able to somewhat sleep in.
Adam gets up and goes to work and I stay in bed.
When Elijah wakes up
he comes into my room,
climbs on the bed,
and wakes me up with sweet kisses.
Well, Saturday he came in and woke us up
stating that he was ready to eat breakfast.
Off the bed and away he went.
I hear him go into the kitchen so I get up to follow.
And guess what my little one decided to have for breakfast?
Yup. Oreos.
Within the 30 seconds it took me to get there
he had managed to devour a cookie
and his face bore the evidence
with chocolate all over it.
What could I do but laugh.
A favorite new Elijah-ism I'm loving these days
is his "thinking face".
If I ask him a question he has to think about,
he taps his finger to his cheek and says,
"hmmm."
It's the cutest thing ever.
We went over and saw Shelbie and Emery last week
and Elijah wanted to hold the baby.
So he came and sat on the chair with me
and Shelbie brought her over.
She placed her in our arms,
Elijah looked down at her and said,
"done."
And that was it.
:)
He talks about his M&M all day
but he doesn't quite understand that she's just a baby.
He's always had a hard time understanding
why he can't do things any other kid or person can.
I don't think he understands that a baby
can't even do the things that he can.
He is very sweet with her though
and at one point tried to take her outside with him.
Another new favorite thing Elijah likes to do is "cook".
By cook I mean press the buttons on the microwave.
He gets a really big kick out of it.
No longer are Adam or I allowed to put anything
in the microwave without having
Elijah press the buttons.
In baby #2 news...
As I mentioned we're 18 weeks today!
2 weeks until we find out if it's a boy or girl.
Crazy that we're almost half way there.
Although we haven't officially scheduled our C-section,
the Dr said it will most likely be March 29.
That means 5 months from tomorrow!
I'm feeling the baby move now
but it's nothing consistent
and not strong enough for Adam to feel yet.
I still love feeling those small reminders
that our baby is growing and will be here in no time.
That's all the new news from our family.
We're staying very busy getting ready
for Elijah's birthday party
(he'll be TWO next weekend!)
and beginning the transformation
of the office to a nursery
(SO very much to do!).
Here are some pics to enjoy :)
Another new thing E loves doing,
making his own peanut butter sandwiches.
Play-Doh!
Driving Mommy's car
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