Andrews Family

Where has the time gone? Our new baby is already almost 16 weeks along! If I’d written a couple weeks ago, I would’ve told you that I’m barely showing, but after complaining of uncomfortable clothes, I broke down and spent an afternoon at the mall buying a few maternity clothes. With one look in the mirror, there was no question I am showing! It’s a nice change to go from looking & feeling a bit pudgy to looking & feeling pregnant. As one of the sales girls sweetly told me, "Everyone’s cuter when they’re pregnant." When I was pregnant with Olivia, my friend Amy Hardin most generously loaned me all of her maternity clothes and I only had to buy a few pieces here and there, so when it came time to make the big switch to all maternity clothes this time around, I was a little short handed. Amy is expecting her third boy in April, so her clothes are in use by their rightful owner. At the mall I picked up a couple pairs of jeans and some t-shirts and a simple black dress. I have to admit that I do feel cuter in my maternity clothes and it’s nice to go back to elastic waistband pants! The second trimester is starting off great. I feel good and though I am starting to notice a difference when picking up Olivia or reaching into the sink, my tummy isn’t really big enough to cause much difficulty yet. I’m looking forward to enjoying the next three months.  

So it’s already less than six months until this little one is expected and we haven’t really made many practical decisions. I suppose we’re waiting for the ultrasound that will most likely tell us if Olivia is getting a baby brother or sister. There’s also the experience of having one child already and knowing that not everything needs to be set up the minute this one comes home from the hospital. But at some point, we’ll tackle the decision of making Livy and the baby roommates or collapsing our office and having two children’s bedrooms. We’ll also have to begin that difficult search for the perfect name and take stock of the baby items and make sure everything is ready by August. I have a few non-baby-related tasks that I’d like to tackle before D-day (Delivery day) and I decided this weekend that if they’re really going to get done, I better come up with some sort of schedule or the next trimester will pass as quickly a the first one did without anything getting accomplished. I also have an ever-growing "Honey-do" list and thankfully, I have an excpetionally handy husband to give it to! The nice thing is that for me this trimester is one where I will likely feel pretty good and be able to enjoy the expectation without having to be stressed about planning and preparations.