Little Man

Today our little man is considered full term at 37 weeks! I'm so happy to have made it to this point. While he still might be like his sister and make a fashionably late appearance into the world, I was a little worried he might pop out early what with all the contractions I have been having for weeks now, when I experianced none with Willow. Its nice to know that while we would love a 40 week baby, he is "allowed" to come out now if he wishes :-) I am so thankful for healthy and mostly easy pregnancies.

This time around I have been in a WORLD more pain then with Willow! Dont get me wrong, I still love being pregnant, know I will miss it, and pray I will get to experience it again! However, due to man hormones raging inside of me I am more grumpy & tired, and due to 3 months recovery time between baby I am SO sore! I was just chillin a week after Willows due date totally comfortable... for weeks now I have been waddling around like a over fed cat who cant get up or down without making an awful ruckus about it. I honestly try to keep my house on high safety levels for little miss cause I cant chase after her that quickly any more :-P haha

As for how I am feeling about the little guy himself, SO excited! Being a mom is the best thing to ever happen to me and I would be thrilled to have another, but to be luck enough to get to have a little guy to experience is so exciting :-) I dont know why but I feel like its going to be very different and Im not sure what to expect but I know I'm going to love it. Because it is my second though I honestly havent spent very much time thinking about what its going to be like, I know everything will fall into place and work out :-)

How we have prepared for him... well we haven't! Hahahaha between enjoying the 1st year with Willow, Codys paramedic school, illness and just life, we kinda put it off and now its here :-) There are days, depending on when you talk to me, that this FREAKS me out. BUT, in my heart I know that no matter what everything is going to be perfect and nothing really matters. I'm just excited for this new stage of life for us and getting to meet him <3

How I feel about labor, both calmer and more freaked out. I feel great about doing it natural IF they dont put me on the pitocin! If they have to induce my labor again though I'm going to be so afraid of that pain that I'm afraid I might just give into anything they want to give me for pain lol. However, just like last time all I really care about is a healthy baby. I will do my best to do it on my own and if it doesn't work, then it doesn't work :-) God is good and I will either have what it takes to get through, or to feel ok about it.

So thats kinda the thoughts on little guy. Oh and he is little guy or man because we arent sharing his name, not because we haven't decided. When naming Willow we discussed every option with people and while its true that its our kid, hubby felt like there were certain opinions that he let influence him to much. So this way no one gets to say and we get to pick without knowing if they like it or not (for the most part;-). So stay tuned for his arrival and announcement of his name!