Twas the night before…
Tomorrow at this time we will be in the hospital with our new little baby, scheduled to make his or her debut tomorrow morning around 10 am. It is so hard to believe that two years ago we were preparing for Hazel’s arrival and tomorrow we will meet our second child. In many ways this pregnancy has been similar to my first- I have felt very good throughout and haven’t had any complications. In other ways, though, this pregnancy has been completely different. For one, with a toddler to keep up with there hasn’t been nearly as much time to focus on the pregnancy itself. With Hazel I read all the books, knew exactly what was developing during which week, how fast she was growing and all of those details (which you may recall I posted to this blog on a very regular basis!). The second time around we have been so much busier with the activities of living life. We haven’t been any less excited about this little one’s development, but the luxury of pondering his or her in-utero development hasn’t been one we’ve been afforded! In a way this has made tonight even more meaningful because tomorrow this baby will become a very real part of our family- one we can’t wait to meet.
Jered and I dropped Hazel off with Omi tonight after a fun-filled afternoon as our last day as a family of three. It was bittersweet to drop her off because I know that things will be so different starting tomorrow morning but we are so excited to let our love grow, grow, grow as our family grows. Our little girl isn’t so little anymore and this little baby is getting too big for my tummy (as Hazel has said many many times today “Time to come out, Baby!”). Tomorrow begins a new chapter in our life as a family and I can’t wait to share it with you all.
For old time’s sake, a picture of vintage Hazel- gets me all excited just looking at her newborn sweetness. Send thoughts and prayers tomorrow- I’ll be steeling my nerves all night!
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