The reality of having another daughter continues to settle in more and more each day. I hadn't really felt her move much (or at all) until a week or so ago. The day we found out that she's a girl, she really started moving around. Since then, I feel her moving a lot. She rolls and squirms, and the other night I actually felt (on the outside) her kick or punch me. It's the most amazing thing about pregnancy in my opinion. Even as I'm typing this, I can feel her squirming around. Hmmmm....maybe she's hungry since I haven't eaten breakfast yet.
I don't think Keira really "gets it" that there'll be another baby around here in a few months. Shawn and I talk to her about Mommy having a "baby in her belly", and she'll pat my stomach and say "baby", but I don't think she'll understand it completetly for awhile.
Hopefully she won't be too jealous of Reagan. She's (pretty) good with Tyler and so far with Aidan. She has a tendency to be a bit rough with Tyler, but I don't think it's agression. I think she's just being a kid. She doesn't seem to mind when Shawn or I hold either of the other babies, so that's good. Although, it may be a different story all together once the baby is actually living in our home with us and Keira has to share some of our attention with Reagan. My goal is to continue to spend as much time as possible with Keira once Reagan gets here so she doesn't become too jealous or resentful. I'm hoping that she's young enough that it'll just feel normal to her. My plan is to try to involve her as much as I can with caring for Reagan....getting me diapers and so on. I also read somewhere that it might be a good idea to get Keira a present from the baby and give it to her when we bring Reagan home with us. Someone suggested getting her a baby doll (with a bottle, pacifier, stroller, diapers, etc) that she can take care of when Mommy is taking care of the new baby. That might work.
I guess we'll learn as we go. If any of you have any suggestions or words of wisdom, I'm always open and willing to try new things!! Wish us luck!
19 weeks, 3 days to go until my due date!!
3 comments:
Congrats on having another girl! They will have so much fun together. Reagan is one of the names on our girl list too! Layne was number 1, but another girl could end up being a Reagan if we have more!
We got Mason a doll while I was pregnant, and he got really attached to it and it helped in the early weeks when I was holding Layne and he wanted attention. I think what helped him the most was being around other babies (in our playgroup and another friend). He was excited to be getting a baby in our house too. Always refer to the baby as "our" instead of "mine" etc. We didn't really have any jealousy issues, so it is possible for things to go smoothly. Mason was a little mad at me when I first got home from the hospital because he hadn't seen me for 2.5 days, but he warmed up pretty quickly.
Keep updating us. I really enjoy hearing how you're doing.
Take care!
There's an advantage to having a boy first-when the second baby comes he doesn't give a rip about it and just wants to play with his trucks! At least, that was my experience! I'm betting that Keira won't have any trouble at all. She's totally loved and secure in your love and will be so young she won't even remember life without Reagan. I found the transition from 1 to 2 kids a lot easier than from 0 to 1. You're so much more relaxed, you know what to expect, what to be concerned about it. There's not that feeling of trepidation upon leaving the hospital without so much as an instruction manual!
Thanks, girls, for the advice. I'll (hopefully) remember it once Reagan gets here! BTW, my edd is November 21, 2006.
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