B. Got some sunshine and warm(er) weather
C. Filled this house to capacity and added another baby
D. All of the above
Yes, my friends..."D" is the correct answer. We are, indeed, finally updating this blog and we are thrilled to finally have some summery weather that looks like it might actually stick around for awhile. But the big news, for those who might not yet know, is that we will be adding to our family by way of one tiny baby in January 2011. But Kurt is laid off! you might say. Your house is the size of most Americans' garages! It seems like lately you can barely manage the one child you've got! Yes. Yes, all these things are true, and we are thrilled nonetheless.
Given the impending arrival of said tiny baby, we've been doing a lot of prep work around here. Madelyn does not yet know that Mommy has a baby in her tummy, and we will hold off on telling her as long as possible (primarily because as soon as she finds out she'll want the baby to arrive immediately and we all know that pregnancy is anything but "immediate"). Nevertheless, we've been reading a lot of books about babies and becoming a Big Sister, and we talk frequently about what it might be like to have a baby live at our house. Perhaps every mom thinks this (or hopes it, at least), but I think Madelyn is going to be a fantastic Big Sister. She LOVES our friends' babies and has even lobbied to just have one of them come live at our house. She gets on the floor and coos and smiles at babies as soon as she sees one (even ones we don't know at the park), and her rough-and-tumble body can instantly become so sweetly gentle when she touches a baby. During our nightly prayer, if I happen to forget, she will say "Jesus, be with the baby that will one day come live at our house so I can be a Big Sister." Heart. Melting.
Adding a new baby to our lives does present some logistical challenges, however. We do, indeed, live in a very tiny house. We love it and are so grateful for it, but boy it's tiny. We're not exactly sure how we're going to fit both kiddos in Madelyn's room together, but for certain, they both can't sleep in the crib together. So. Last night, we ventured to Ikea (friend of all those with small rooms and small wallets) and picked out a Big Girl Bed. Kurt put it together this morning, and she loves it, to say the least. She played in there the rest of the morning and had no trouble at all falling asleep for nap today (she's cozied up in there fast asleep as I write). It's a bunk-bed, as you can see, which we figure will carry us several years into the future with two kiddos, but for now, it's just an open canopy for some of her friends to hang out. Super cute!
Given the impending arrival of said tiny baby, we've been doing a lot of prep work around here. Madelyn does not yet know that Mommy has a baby in her tummy, and we will hold off on telling her as long as possible (primarily because as soon as she finds out she'll want the baby to arrive immediately and we all know that pregnancy is anything but "immediate"). Nevertheless, we've been reading a lot of books about babies and becoming a Big Sister, and we talk frequently about what it might be like to have a baby live at our house. Perhaps every mom thinks this (or hopes it, at least), but I think Madelyn is going to be a fantastic Big Sister. She LOVES our friends' babies and has even lobbied to just have one of them come live at our house. She gets on the floor and coos and smiles at babies as soon as she sees one (even ones we don't know at the park), and her rough-and-tumble body can instantly become so sweetly gentle when she touches a baby. During our nightly prayer, if I happen to forget, she will say "Jesus, be with the baby that will one day come live at our house so I can be a Big Sister." Heart. Melting.
Adding a new baby to our lives does present some logistical challenges, however. We do, indeed, live in a very tiny house. We love it and are so grateful for it, but boy it's tiny. We're not exactly sure how we're going to fit both kiddos in Madelyn's room together, but for certain, they both can't sleep in the crib together. So. Last night, we ventured to Ikea (friend of all those with small rooms and small wallets) and picked out a Big Girl Bed. Kurt put it together this morning, and she loves it, to say the least. She played in there the rest of the morning and had no trouble at all falling asleep for nap today (she's cozied up in there fast asleep as I write). It's a bunk-bed, as you can see, which we figure will carry us several years into the future with two kiddos, but for now, it's just an open canopy for some of her friends to hang out. Super cute!
3 comments:
Congratulations! That is outstanding. Can't Kurt simply move into the man-cave in the basement to make room?
Woo Hoo! Congratulations! I am so excited for you all! Sounds like Maddie is indeed ready to be a big sister!
Love Maddie's prayer. Priceless!
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