Madeline!!
I just realized I haven't actually shared the name of our soon-to-be-born daughter. We've had her first name picked out since before we even thought about having another child. Her middle name was finally decided upon not that long ago. Madeline Mae will be her name. I can not wait to finally see her little face and hold her in my arms.
She is due on Memorial Day which is just 4 short weeks away. I feel as though the time has flown by and I can most likely thank Delia for that. She has kept me quite busy and for that I am thankful.
Since I found out I was pregnant I've had many thoughts that I'm sure every mother of one has had when they are about to welcome another child into their lives. I am not really worried about not being able to love them both enough. I think that will be easy. I think I'm mostly worried about Delia and what this is going to do to her. Madeline will not know any different. Delia will always be a part of her life. But for Delia I worry that she will feel left out or something. We've already been including her in everything. She knows there is a baby coming and she calls her by her name. She often tells her sister that she loves her and gives my belly lots of hugs and kisses. Delia is such a sweet little girl (most of the time) so I don't really see her being mean or doing things to hurt Madeline. She has become quite aware of other peoples feelings (possibly because I have been a little emotional...)and likes to make sure that we are happy. She likes to help us do things around the house so I think she will like helping with the baby too. For those of you who have been there done that...please share your thoughts and tips for helping your first born adjust to a new baby in the house.
We plan on having Delia at the hospital for the birth. I don't like the idea of bringing the baby home or having Delia come to the hospital and here we are holding and gushing over this new little baby whose going to take up a lot of our time. I think she will understand more if she is there when Madeline is born. We want Delia to be a part of everything because frankly we don't think there is any reason why she shouldn't be. Now I'm just hoping the hospital will allow it.
I think at this point I am ready to have this baby. For awhile I was a little unsure about it. I let anxiety and worry poke their little head in and make me second guess myself. I kept thinking, What if I can't handle it the way I handled Delia's?, What if it's different?, What if it hurts more?, What if I freak out?, etc, etc. And then I looked anxiety and worry in the face and banished them with a swift slap to the face. They don't belong here anymore. You see, I had a pretty easy pregnancy, labor and delivery with Delia. I think I must have a high tolerance for pain because it really wasn't that bad!!!! It did hurt and me being the anxious hypochondriac that I was (I'm in recovery) everyone in my family thought I'd have a horrible time. But I knew before hand that it was going to hurt, I knew that there was a reason for why it was going to hurt and I knew the beautiful gift that would result from the pain. I've been telling myself this and reminding myself that it will be okay. Plus I think I've reached the point where I just want to see her and hold her, I want to see my toes, I want to hold Delia, I want to bend over and pick something up off the floor, I want to wear my clothes again, I want to sleep on my stomach, I want to tie my own shoes...the list could go on and on but I'm sounding a little selfish. Being a mother has definetly changed me. I don't worry hardly at all anymore and like I said I'm no longer a hypochondriac. I laugh in the face of anxiety, fear and the unknown! So pain, sleepless nights, raging hormones....BRING IT ON!!
Tuesday, April 29
Thursday, April 24
Delia's Been Tagged
That's right tagged. Let's try to make this as confusing as possible. Jake's cousin's wife's two daughter's tagged Delia in a post on their blog. So anyways I am supposed to ask Delia to tell me 10 unique things about herself. I knew this would be interesting since she's only 2.5.
I just asked her if she could tell me 10 unique things about herself and she politely said no. Since I spend almost every waking moment with the crazy child I think I can come up with 10 unique things about her.
So here it goes:
1. Delia loves oatmeal. Sometimes she will have as many as three bowls full for breakfast. She pretty much eats more than I do.
2. She loves music and dancing. She has rhythm, something we noticed she had by the time she was one. She can hear the beats in songs and clap along at the right time and she has started singing along to some of the CDs we play often. Which leads me to #3...
3. She has an amazing memory. I posted a long time ago about how she has memorized a certain favorite book of hers....well she did it again. I've been taking her to the library and we picked out a few books. Within the week she had them memorized and can basically read the book by herself. The other day I had to go to Rite Aid, we hadn't been there in months and months but she remembered that they had these little tiny miniature cars in the card aisle and asked if she could play with them.
4. She is very observant. When we are driving around town she knows exactly where we are. And if I haven't told her where we are going she can usually guess because she knows where we are. She sees certain things and knows that we are on our way to Jake's work, the grocery store, or the library. She just always knows. We were driving in a parking lot that happened to have the restuarant where we ate weeks before at with Jake's parents. She saw it and said, "Hey, we ate there with Grammy and Grampa!" She doesn't just do this at home either. She knows where things are when we visit family too.
5. She would rather watch other kids play at the park than actually play at the park. Kids tend to scare her and she gets very unsure when in their presence. It certainly makes going to the park interesting. Here we are at the park and she just stands there right next to me, watching the other kids play all around her. I encourage her to go on the slide, she firmly says no. She has never been a fan of the swings so I don't even suggest that. She just watches.
6. She loves HOCKEY! And Jake can be blamed, er I mean thanked for that. Delia's been around hockey since she was in the womb. When Jake had tournaments we were always there and so before she was even born she knew the sounds of hockey. Too bad she hadn't been introduced to the smells of hockey as well. As it was she didn't seem to mind the stench once she finally witnessed a game with all of her senses. Sadly Jake doesn't play as much as he would like since there isn't a league here. They do have an outdoor rink that we try to frequent as often as possible. She absolutley loves it and even has her own little hockey stick (an old one of Jake's that he shortened for her). She can actually hit the puck quite well and she and her daddy enjoy playing together. If there is a game on she will watch most of it with him and even asks every once in a while if there is a game on. Too cute! She loves her daddy.
7. She is a ballerina! Everyday this phrase is stated at least three times. She is constantly changing into this dress or that and dances around while saying, "I am a ballerina!"
8. She loves shoes. At any given time there are at least 8 or so pairs of shoes strewn around our living room. Some of them hers and some of them mine. Her favorites are a red high-heeled pair of mine that have gotten more familiar with her feet than mine. I'm currently trying to teach her to put them away before she gets another pair out.
9. She has become obsessed with her birthday. Yes, it is months away. She flips through magazines and asks, "Can I have this for my birthday?" Or she'll ask about things in the store. The other day we were driving by a car dealership and she asked for a new car! Silly girl!
10. I just asked her what her favorite toy, food, song, etc was and here is what she said:
*toy-Dollhouse
*food-Special treat (what she gets when she goes potty)
*song-Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (but she sings it Twinkle Little Little Star)
*book-"The Great Gracie Chase"
*color-Red
*show-Wonder Pets and Little Einsteins
*animal-Piggy
Delia would like to tag: Soren, Micah and Natalie
I just asked her if she could tell me 10 unique things about herself and she politely said no. Since I spend almost every waking moment with the crazy child I think I can come up with 10 unique things about her.
So here it goes:
1. Delia loves oatmeal. Sometimes she will have as many as three bowls full for breakfast. She pretty much eats more than I do.
2. She loves music and dancing. She has rhythm, something we noticed she had by the time she was one. She can hear the beats in songs and clap along at the right time and she has started singing along to some of the CDs we play often. Which leads me to #3...
3. She has an amazing memory. I posted a long time ago about how she has memorized a certain favorite book of hers....well she did it again. I've been taking her to the library and we picked out a few books. Within the week she had them memorized and can basically read the book by herself. The other day I had to go to Rite Aid, we hadn't been there in months and months but she remembered that they had these little tiny miniature cars in the card aisle and asked if she could play with them.
4. She is very observant. When we are driving around town she knows exactly where we are. And if I haven't told her where we are going she can usually guess because she knows where we are. She sees certain things and knows that we are on our way to Jake's work, the grocery store, or the library. She just always knows. We were driving in a parking lot that happened to have the restuarant where we ate weeks before at with Jake's parents. She saw it and said, "Hey, we ate there with Grammy and Grampa!" She doesn't just do this at home either. She knows where things are when we visit family too.
5. She would rather watch other kids play at the park than actually play at the park. Kids tend to scare her and she gets very unsure when in their presence. It certainly makes going to the park interesting. Here we are at the park and she just stands there right next to me, watching the other kids play all around her. I encourage her to go on the slide, she firmly says no. She has never been a fan of the swings so I don't even suggest that. She just watches.
6. She loves HOCKEY! And Jake can be blamed, er I mean thanked for that. Delia's been around hockey since she was in the womb. When Jake had tournaments we were always there and so before she was even born she knew the sounds of hockey. Too bad she hadn't been introduced to the smells of hockey as well. As it was she didn't seem to mind the stench once she finally witnessed a game with all of her senses. Sadly Jake doesn't play as much as he would like since there isn't a league here. They do have an outdoor rink that we try to frequent as often as possible. She absolutley loves it and even has her own little hockey stick (an old one of Jake's that he shortened for her). She can actually hit the puck quite well and she and her daddy enjoy playing together. If there is a game on she will watch most of it with him and even asks every once in a while if there is a game on. Too cute! She loves her daddy.
7. She is a ballerina! Everyday this phrase is stated at least three times. She is constantly changing into this dress or that and dances around while saying, "I am a ballerina!"
8. She loves shoes. At any given time there are at least 8 or so pairs of shoes strewn around our living room. Some of them hers and some of them mine. Her favorites are a red high-heeled pair of mine that have gotten more familiar with her feet than mine. I'm currently trying to teach her to put them away before she gets another pair out.
9. She has become obsessed with her birthday. Yes, it is months away. She flips through magazines and asks, "Can I have this for my birthday?" Or she'll ask about things in the store. The other day we were driving by a car dealership and she asked for a new car! Silly girl!
10. I just asked her what her favorite toy, food, song, etc was and here is what she said:
*toy-Dollhouse
*food-Special treat (what she gets when she goes potty)
*song-Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (but she sings it Twinkle Little Little Star)
*book-"The Great Gracie Chase"
*color-Red
*show-Wonder Pets and Little Einsteins
*animal-Piggy
Delia would like to tag: Soren, Micah and Natalie
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