Baby Talk

Throughout my pregnancy, Josh and I have been getting a kick out of some of the "baby talk" we have been hearing from the kids lately.

During my first trimester (and before we announced the pregnancy to the kids), I spent many days and nights laying on the couch not feeling well. Throughout this time, I relied upon Abi to help out and do little things around the house, like letting the dog out, bringing things to me, helping out Brady, etc. One day, when she was clearly fed up with helping me, she looked at me and said, "Mom, how come you can't walk anymore?"

As soon as we announced the pregnancy to the kids, they were excited but the news took a while to sink in. After a brief conversation about it, they headed off to play and not another word was spoken until the next day. Apparently Abi did some serious thinking that night because from the moment she woke up the next morning, she started with the questions and she was very concerned about the logistics of the situation..."where is the baby going to sleep?", "Well, Daddy better build a new room", "Daddy better build a new house"..."Where is the baby going to sit in the car?" The conversation continued throughout the day and included an announcement at school to her teacher and friends that she(Abi) was having another baby! :)

Abi is convinced that we are having a girl and has a never-ending list of possible names for us. Brady is certain that we are having a boy. He often tells us that the "baby is coming out in 4 minutes and he will play trucks with me...but just one truck."

Hopefully they will continue to be this excited (and willing to share) once the baby is born!