The Clock is Ticking Now

I found out I was pregnant with this second baby in mid December, and since then, it's definitely been a different experience than the first time around, and mostly being way more calm and expectant this time around. I didn't even tell AJ until Christmas as a surprise gift haha. Since then I've mostly been chillin', just cause after the first time around, you know that not only is 9 months quite a long time, but there's really nothing to be done but wait. Until I started showing and feeling the kicks and movements I would have moments of "oh yeah, I'm pregnant." Once, AJ wanted me to do something, and while I completely forget what it was I said "do you forget that I'm pregnant?" and he even stopped for a moment and said "actually yeah, sometimes," HA!

But that is no more, because I'm slowing down, third trimester is approaching soon, and the realities are really starting to hit. We actually really need to start thinking logistics, like cribs and any supplies for the second (which won't be much, but won't reuse pacifiers and stuff), planning our parental leaves, and trying to anticipate how we're going to not only do this all over again, but this time with a toddler in tow. The heat has ramped up now on getting Sophie potty trained, off of her bobos (pacifiers) and trying our best to help her comprehend the changes that are coming her way. And I am officially feeling the small amount of freedom that I have (as a mother of a toddler anyway) slip away as I get more aches and pains, am slowing down getting around and having to use more and more effort to switch to my other side when sleeping.

We're also trying our damndest to get Sophie enrolled at the French school preschool and everytime we think we have it solved something else comes up. Like okay, we can swing tuition, yes! Oh she has to be picked up by 3p? Okay, how do we also pay for the afterschool care. Okay we can squeeze it further if we're clever. Oh you're on the French system and have a week break every 7-8 weeks of instruction? Now how do we manage that too? How any parent manages these days is nothing short of miraculous.

To make this a little less pessimistic, here are some fun things we've been up to lately!

Hanging out at Luca's last t-ball game
of the season

Sophie enjoying dress up in her room

She prefers to help the adults with the
parachute in French class rather than
play under it!

Loving having sunglasses more and
more to match Mama and Dada

Cutie in her unicorn robe after her bath

I made a tent over her bed the other day
and now she's obsessed with tenting

Supermodel Documentary Hour

Usual Kiwi shenanigans

Sophie and Kiwi are turning more and more into siblings - they play together all the time, but they're also starting to fight - mostly Sophie getting territorial and annoyed with Kiwi playing with her stuff. She will make us inform Kiwi of the situation: "Mama, tell Kiwi this is Sophie's" and then I have to say "Kiwi, that is Sophie's crayon, not yours." Gosh if she feels this way about a cat... how's her baby sister going to fare??