24 Weeks

I will be 24 weeks tomorrow – how is that possible?  Time is flying and I’m getting big and uncomfortable already.  Not sure what to anticipate for the next 16 weeks.  I think Sweetpea is going to be a big boy like his brother!

Liam is doing better sleep wise.  He started to cry about 2 minutes after putting him to bed.  He was fine and had everything he needed.  So we let him cry for 15 minutes the first night, then 3 minutes the next and then he hasn’t cried for the past week.  I think it was a phase and he was trying to test us.  Glad to have him back to normal.

Liam came down with a fever on Thursday.  My husband was knee deep in work starting Thursday thru Saturday so I was a solo parent.  I’m not going to lie, it was tough.  I was exhausted at the end of each day.  Thankfully my husband took Liam to church on Sunday morning and I stayed home and had a nap.  I don’t think I have ever needed a nap so bad.  These past few days have made me realize how grateful I am to have my husband in my life.  And I give credit to all those single parents out there.  Parenting is tough.

Sweetpea has turned into a machine.  This boy is active, all the time.  Mornings at work have been challenging concentrating because he is so active.  And it’s starting to hurt when he kicks and moves.  I’m so grateful to feel his movement.  It is a constant reassurance that he is ok.  I am anticipating another very active little boy on my hands come October!

I’m starting to freak out that we need to get stuff ready for Sweetpea’s arrival.  The biggest thing is we need to go out and get a big boy bed for Liam so that Sweetpea can have his crib.  It’s on our to-do list for this month.  I’m hoping to pull out all of Liam’s clothes in the next few weeks and go through them to see what Sweetpea can wear when he is born.  I’ve already bought hangers so we can start hanging the clothes.  I know that the next 16 weeks are going to fly by fast. 

We are still working on a name.  I’m pretty set on one.  I keep saying it and it just sounds right.  My husband said it’s still growing on him.  I know he has been busy with work and hasn’t had much time to think about it.  I just want to choose a name.  I think it will put my mind at ease.  The name I really like I think would fit Sweetpea perfectly.  And I get the middle name this time which is a family name I always wanted to use if we had a boy.  My hubby got the family name for our first child so now it’s my turn.  And the middle name goes perfectly (in my opinion) with the first name. 

I’ve really worked hard to accept that we aren’t having a girl.  It’s not in our cards and that’s ok.  God has given me two healthy little boys and I couldn’t be more grateful.  Would I have wanted a girl?  Oh yes.  But I have a healthy boy.  I am reminded of the struggles we went through to get here.  Any healthy child I have received is a gift.  I am working on remembering that.