Evan (bumblebee) is almost a year old!! I cannot believe how big he is and how much he's growing every day. I miss that teeny little guy that fit in the crook of my neck. I'm in awe of his little discoveries everyday and this little man is a momma's boy, it warms my heart. He's currently crawling everywhere, walking along furniture, saying "mama, dada, more, ball, and bye." He can wave bye-bye, clap his hands, patty cake, plays peek-a-boo, and high fives. Sometimes if I'm lucky he'll even give me a kiss. One of his favorite games is rolling/throwing a ball back and forth, he's pretty coordinated for an 11 month old! The last few days, he's even taking a few steps! He's fearless! We may have a toddler on our hands pretty soon.
Little dragonfly is now 15 weeks along! I'm in the second trimester and feeling great. I have a fetal doppler that I can use to hear baby's heartbeat and it is soooo reassuring, especially since I have very little pregnancy symptoms. We got to see dragonfly at my first appointment and everything looks perfect! He/she was wiggling around and it was just the cutest thing. I'm so in love with this little one already!
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| Dragonfly-11 weeks |
Our little Ladybug has been busy too. Not long ago, I had a conversation with my hubby talking about how Lillian seemed so much closer to us with Evan's pregnancy. I know I needed her desperately to get me through his pregnancy. This time around, we have Evan as a distraction and it helps the pregnancy go by quicker. But, as I was telling Brian, it still doesn't replace our firstborn, I still need her close to me. With Evan, I had ladybugs everywhere, all the time. It was even in the news how there were record amounts of ladybugs that spring. With this baby, I've maybe had a few here and there but they were very sparse. After that brief chat, I prayed that God would show me that Lillian knows this baby too, and that she knows that she's still such a huge part of our family. Low and behold, the next day I got 3! Randomly throughout the day, they popped up. My little girl is still right here keeping close to momma. It felt so good to see some ladybugs after not seeing any for so long. She always has a way to warm her mommy's heart.
I have another ladybug story from last night that made my jaw drop... I gave Evan a bath after dinner and used my apron-towel (I told you about winning this towel in THIS blog) to wrap him up and I came into the living room to snuggle with him on the couch. All the sudden he sits straight up and points to something on
the towel. I look down and whatdoyaknow? He's pointing right at the ladybug!! I am NOT even exaggerating, literally he was taking one finger and pointing directly at the ladybug on his towel. He started jabbering in his baby-nese about something but still, pointed only at the ladybug. I told Brian, "Look! He's pointing at the ladybug!" and told Evan, "Yes baby, that's for sissy. Ladybug" He kept pointing so I told Brian to grab his phone and take a pic. It was so sweet. This was the first time that Evan had ever made a gesture to acknowledge his sissy. I wonder if she sends him ladybugs in his dreams or something... For one reason or another, he was drawn to that ladybug and my heart was so full in that moment.
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