Baby #2

Well I realize I have completely neglected to update much on little boy Sanders. Its amazing to me how fast this pregnancy is going. I remember with Gracyn each week took forever, but here I am at 28 weeks and cant help but wonder where the time went! I have 12 weeks left to go and so much still to do! Tomorrow I go to the doctor for my glucose testing (praying I pass this time so I dont have to do the 3 hour test like I did with G). I also have to get a shot because Greg and I have incompatible blood types, and have my thyroid tested. We are keeping a close watch on it this pregnancy because of issues after Gracyn and hoping that if we control it I will be able to breastfeed, which I wasnt able to do with her. I have bought the babies new bedding and decided I want to use a puppy theme in the room but thats about as far as I have gotten. I am hoping to commission the artist who did Gracyn's paintings to do something custom for him, but it will depend on how finances are after the holidays. Otherwise, I think I will use a lot of my black and white images of Marley. There is a photographer I love, Erin Vey, who specializes in dog portraits, maybe I could look into some of her work as well. We plan to paint the room in January and start attempting to transition Gracyn to a twin mattress on the floor so that we dont have to buy another crib. I know thats a pretty bold move since she will only be 14months, but we are hoping we can make it work.

We still dont have a name for this little guy, but we have it narrowed down pretty well. I think I have my heart set on one and Greg has his set on another, so we will see how the compromise works out. You can vote here...



Anyway that is a quick update, I cant wait to meet this little man and snuggle with him, but its going to be a lot of change for Gracyn so for right now I am enjoying every minute alone I have with her. So far he is so much more mellow than she was inside, so I have a feeling he is going to have his daddy's laid back personality. I pray he gets his smarts, looks and athleticism too!