You might notice that things are slowing down here on the blog and there’s a reason, I am slowing down. I’m 35 days from my due date and 29 days from my induction date and feeling quite large and umcomfortable. It’s NO JOKE that your belly gets larger and everything hurts more with your 2nd baby, there are nights when I can barely walk. This in addition to annoying contractions, I’m being forced to relax more and work less. My 4 or 5 sessions a week is being cut down to 2 or 3 until Oct 3rd and then I will be on maternity leave.
Despite being uncomforable and huge I’m enjoying every hiccup, roll, kick and punch because I know soon enough I will miss having him inside. While I can’t wait to meet our still nameless baby boy, I am going to relish these final weeks. I’ve been spending the last few days with my own Mom, she’s been staying with me and Carter while my husband is out of town and I’m not sure who’s happier, Carter having his Mimi here 24/7 or me having help! We’ve also been potty training since last Friday and I’m proud to report that as of today, little dude has had NO accidents either at home or school since Saturday! I was nervous to do this before his baby brother arrives but he seems to be taking to it like a champ.
My Mom and I were talking yesterday about how much she misses her own Mom and about kids growing up and leaving you. I asked her if she ever felt so much love for her children that it hurt and she said that it never goes away and sometimes it DOES hurt. She reminded me of all of the times she stayed up all night worried about me while I was out getting in trouble with my friends or the sadness she felt as she drove away and left me at college and I wanted to cry thinking about my own boys doing the same one day. This conversation reminded me how important it is to slow down, enjoy your babies/kids while they are little and even though we can’t freeze time, we can always capture it in photographs.
Carter & his Mimi.
(Ignore the messy hair, no makeup at the park look I’m rocking here, I’m just happy to have a photo of me with my boy)
