Some newer pictures of the kids! They are growing so fast and getting so big!
Monday, February 23, 2009
Awaiting Isla...
We now are awaiting the arrival of our beautiful baby girl Isla (EYE-lah). We seem to be completely prepared for her. I am 37 weeks this Thursday and I am feeling very confidant that if I go into labor at any time I will be completely ready. I have even taken some time to prepare emotionally. Haylie and Ethan are so much older now than Haylie was when I had Ethan. I think Haylie is getting a little anxious about Isla's arrival. We have had a few sleeping and potty set backs with her. It is actually getting a little frustrating because she has been potty trained for a little over a year now and these set backs just seem ridiculous to me. But I know to her it is not ridiculous and she is just feeling scared. We never experienced this when Ethan was born because she was so little and unaware of Ethan or a while. So we are taking everything in stride and praying, and then hopefully they will get better once she is her and Haylie realizes we love her no less.
I am so happy to be having another girl! I know I would have loved a boy, but there is something to be said for having a sister. I wanted Haylie to experience having a little sister. I do want Ethan to have a brother, that would be great, but a sister relationship is special. I am just praying that I can nurture that bond between them. That God will bond our family together and that Haylie and Isla can have something special for life. We talk a lot about Isla and her coming into our family. Haylie is very sweet! She will kiss my belly and tell her that she loves her. I think now at almost 3 she gets the concept (at least a little bit) of a new baby.
I have been pretty conscience of spending extra time with Haylie and making her feel important and special to me. We even had a "girls day" together, which was so great to have with her. Having her alone without Ethan and just seeing her personality come out in the conversations we had was amazing. I am going to be taking Ethan out this next week as well to spend some alone time with him too. He knows there is a baby coming but I don't think he quite gets the concept yet. At least not like Haylie does. Michael and I have been talking a lot about being parents to three little ones. I know it will be a change. A little chaotic. I am used to chaos though. Having two toddlers is quite a feat! I feel I can add a newborn to that and still be ok. I am preparing for the adjustment and I know there will be tough days, but we have such great friends and family that are here for us. We also have such an amazing small group too!
All-in-all I think God is knitting our family together so well and so carefully. Michael is so excited to be having another little baby girl and I know I am so very thankful to have such an amazing husband who, I know will be here, helpful, and a great daddy! I thank God for such a wonderful man!
I am so happy to be having another girl! I know I would have loved a boy, but there is something to be said for having a sister. I wanted Haylie to experience having a little sister. I do want Ethan to have a brother, that would be great, but a sister relationship is special. I am just praying that I can nurture that bond between them. That God will bond our family together and that Haylie and Isla can have something special for life. We talk a lot about Isla and her coming into our family. Haylie is very sweet! She will kiss my belly and tell her that she loves her. I think now at almost 3 she gets the concept (at least a little bit) of a new baby.
I have been pretty conscience of spending extra time with Haylie and making her feel important and special to me. We even had a "girls day" together, which was so great to have with her. Having her alone without Ethan and just seeing her personality come out in the conversations we had was amazing. I am going to be taking Ethan out this next week as well to spend some alone time with him too. He knows there is a baby coming but I don't think he quite gets the concept yet. At least not like Haylie does. Michael and I have been talking a lot about being parents to three little ones. I know it will be a change. A little chaotic. I am used to chaos though. Having two toddlers is quite a feat! I feel I can add a newborn to that and still be ok. I am preparing for the adjustment and I know there will be tough days, but we have such great friends and family that are here for us. We also have such an amazing small group too!
All-in-all I think God is knitting our family together so well and so carefully. Michael is so excited to be having another little baby girl and I know I am so very thankful to have such an amazing husband who, I know will be here, helpful, and a great daddy! I thank God for such a wonderful man!
Our home!
It feels so nice to call a place home that is ours. It has been quite a journey to get here over the past few years. Sometimes a rough road, sometimes a funny one, none the less we have finally taken the leap and jumped into the world of house payments, yard work, and many more things that come along with owning your own home. We have been here a little over 2 months now and have already had to fix a few things, but it is fun. Our neighborhood is great. There are lots of kids around even a few that are Haylie and Ethan's age. I know as the weather gets warmer we will be making a lot of friends around here. Even on the few "warmer" days we have had, people are out on walks, taking their dogs out, and enjoying the weather. I don't have any pictures or the outside of the house yet. I will be taking some as soon as the weather breaks this spring. I will post them then!
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