Well, I haven't written a post here since Eli was 7 months old! That was forever ago... and now here I am about to give birth to my second baby. I wanted to just write down a bunch of my feelings and an update on our lives since we usually update everyone on Youtube but it's much more work to make a video than just type everything here.
So there are just 6 days until my "due date". I think due dates are stupid though so I've just always said the beginning of April, and now here we are. Baby girl can come any day now. I forgot how hard the end of pregnancy is. It's very hard not knowing when labor will start. I have contractions everyday and sometimes they are intense! But they always fade away and I'm left exhausted just hoping the real thing will start soon. I keep saying though, this girl will be in our lives forever so what's 2 or 3 more weeks? No big deal. I can wait. BUT I'm SO excited to meet her. I keep wondering what she'll look like. Will she have hair? Will she look Asian? How will she look in all the cute dresses I made for her?
Overall I think this is a really special time. These are the last days of just me and Eli hangin out. These are the last days of him having all of my attention, all the time. He's been very cuddly and a bit clingy to me the last few days. I know he can sense what's about to happen. He already loves his sister, or maybe he just loves my big belly :) He doesn't really understand the difference. I think he'll be a great brother but I am preparing myself for a few meltdowns and jealousy as he adjusts to getting less attention.
So how are we spending our last days before things change big time? Basically we do whatever Eli wants to do. Lots of playing ninjas and dinosaurs. and lots of cuddling. Eli is still nursing a few times a day and when he does, I always think labor is starting. Those contractions are intense! I'm sure as soon as baby is ready, those contractions will become the real thing though. Just waiting on her. We want her nice and big and healthy.
I am focusing on eating really well so I have energy and staying hydrated because I really don't want to go through labor being dehydrated again like last time. I think that made it much more difficult. Of course I won't be in a hospital this time and I will be encouraged to eat and drink as much as I can, but I want to be feeling great when labor starts.
I have really enjoyed this pregnancy. I love this little girl so much and we are all looking forward to holding her and kissing her.
