34 Weeks

Here we are....34 weeks later and only 6 more to go before we get to meet our second little girl. I can't believe how fast the time has gone by. It seems like we just found out that we were going to be adding to our family. It's interesting to think about, but we weren't planning on a new addition quite so soon, but I already can't imagine our lives without her and she's not even here yet!

I've been feeling pretty good the entire time and have absolutely nothing to complain about. Except the heat outside. It's hot. We try not to spend too much time in the great outdoors, unless it's the pool or the beach.

I will say that this pregnancy has surprised me a little. I just assumed that I would feel the same way I did the first time around, but that hasn't really been the case. With Haley, my ankles swelled up like oranges around 5 months and lasted the remaining 4 months. This time I have barely had any swelling at all (which has been awesome!). I was also under the assumption that the second time around the belly popped out quicker and you got a little bit bigger. Not so much this time. You couldn't even tell I was pregnant until about 25 weeks or so and I still feel like I am pretty small. Haley moved around quite a bit, but nothing like this little one. #2 has moved and kicked so much more and I am pretty sure she is going to do the same thing once she gets here.

We have started getting everything ready for our little girl. We don't have enough rooms for each girl to have their own space, so they will be sharing (at least for the next 27 months we are here). We changed up the room a little bit- adding Haley's big girl bed, another dresser, and a few special things here and there. It is definitely a room for two adorable little girls. We do have a name picked out, but we are waiting until she gets here to share that with everyone. There has to be at least one surprise, right?

I have already started wondering how the girls will be different from each other. Will little girl have the same small curls in her hair that Haley has? Will she have Zach's gorgeous eyelashes like Haley does? Will she get my dimples? Only 6 more weeks to find out!

And speaking of Haley, she has done really well through out the pregnancy. We talk to her and let her know that she is going to be a big sister and that there is a baby coming. If you ask here where mommy's baby is she will point to my tummy and sometimes she even gives her baby sister a kiss. It has been so sweet. We even got her a book on being a big sister and she wants to read it all the time! She is going to be a wonderful big sister.

I know that this will be the last time I am pregnant, so I have tried to enjoy every moment. Zach and I decided a while back that a family of four is just perfect for us. I will miss the experience of pregnancy, but am looking forward even more to the experience of being a mommy to two beautiful little girls.