2 More Weeks

As of today, I have 2 more weeks of being pregnant, and then we will have another baby around the house.  As I said, we are having a c-section on August 12th, Tuesday.

My sister is getting married on August 9th, and we won’t be able to make it, for obvious reasons, but we are thinking of you Sue–and praying for you!

These are things that have been on my mind:

1.  Being able to breastfeed.  With Elizabeth, she had a really hard time latching on correctly, and eventually, we switched to formula.  I’m praying that this one will be able to do it no problem, because I really want to be able to do this.  They say some babies have a natural ability to be able to latch on, while others don’t.

2.  Being depressed.  After Elizabeth was born, I went through about a month or so of “adjustment” and was rather weepy and sad.  It might have been because Alex was 2 and I had a new infant, but I don’t want to go through that again.  So again, I’m praying that I will have an easy time of adjusting.

3.  Dealing with colic.  Alex cried all the time–and that was hard.  I remember we had a wind up swing that ran for 9 minutes each wind, and I would put him in there and sleep for nine minutes at a time.  When the swing ran out, he would start screaming and I would groggily wind the swing up again.  Elizabeth, on the other hand, slept all the time.  The first night we brought her home, she slept from 7 p.m. until 11 a.m. the next day.  (I finally woke her up, because I was worried about her.)  She was fine.  We didn’t have many crying issues with her.  But as you can see, they were two different sides of the spectrum!  I’m praying that this baby doesn’t have colic and that she is comfortable.  I’m not expecting her to sleep all the time, but I wouldn’t mind, that’s for sure.

4.  Getting a schedule for home school.  We are going to have to “go with the flow” for the first couple months.  I don’t have a set schedule yet, but all I know is that when I am teaching one-on-one with one child, the other will have to hold/feed/rock/change/care for Emily, unless she is asleep.  I’m a little freaked out about being able to get everything in, but judging from their end-of-the-year test, (which they did great on,) They should do all right.  I got back the results last week, and they did fantastic, even though we weren’t as thorough as we could have been.

5.  Starting piano lessons in October.  I have a much smaller studio, so it should be easier.  Right now, I am planning on doing Mondays and Thursdays, and not all day, just for a couple hours.  We will have to see how things shape up.  If it doesn’t work out, it doesn’t work out and I’ll have to wait until next year, when Emily is older.  Since David will be working from home on Mondays, he said he could help, but I don’t want to expect him to do it, since he is “working from home,” and earning money for it.

6.  Finances.  With an extra mouth to feed, and more supplies like diapers, and related baby items, we will have to spend more.  We’re praying for provision.  This doesn’t come as a surprise to God, so I know he has it under control, but sometimes you worry.

These are some of the things I have been lifting up to the Father.  If you feel led, by all means, pray for us!  We’ll keep  you posted on the birth!