he seems to be getting it
Last Tuesday at my Dr. Apt Elliot was playing in the waiting room which was full of women. From across the room he lifts up his shirt, points to his tummy and says “baby” then he points to me and says to everyone “mommy baby there” and finally he runs over to me to kiss my tummy. It was so sweet and everyone laughed. He always likes to tell everyone who his family is when we are out, which makes me know he’s happy to be our son! But this was fun because it meant that he really gets that a baby is inside mommy….and little does he know she’ll be out soon! But he’s learning, because this weekend we installed the baby carseats and put the cradle up in our bedroom. As well as moved her clothes into their (I first typed “his”) room. He loves babies and always points them out to me whether in real life or in pictures, so I’m hoping he enjoys his baby sister as much.
I’m getting a little anxious for her arrival - I’m not nervous about labor at all, and actually am excited in anticipation of it. Occasionally a shudder of fear hits when I remember how painful transistion was, but I am confident because I also remember how short that pain lasted and how wonderful it felt as soon as he was born. With Elliot I felt ready to accept his late arrival and was just happy to be pregnant, this time I’m more tired, more sore, and really just want to meet this little girl.
Elliot was rather calm in utero - he moved enough, but not a lot, and his movements were smooth and gentle. NOT SO with his sister. She is very active and often moves strong enough to hurt me. She is most active between 11:00pm and 1:00a.m. in the morning. Elliot was a very calm, very easy baby and continues to have a rather easy going personality and as of late I’ve also realized he’s not nearly as loud as many children are. So….it has me wondering if his sister is going to be a little fireball. I must admit I feel like we deserve one - I wonder where Elliot got his personality sometimes. On the other hand, I hate to brand her like that - especially before meeting her, or even to have expectations seems wrong to me, but I just can’t help wondering since I feel like I’m getting to know her little personality as she swims around inside me. I won’t be dissapointed no matter what…in fact I’d love a little girl with a lot of spirit!
