Saying Goodbye to Summer...Hello Fall!

As many of you know Eric and I are thrilled to be adding to our family. I am due with baby #2 in March. Just like we did with Tatum, we plan on waiting till this baby is born to find out the sex. We had an ultra sound back in July and were able to see the heart beating. Since then we have heard the hear beating at a visit to the Midwives as well. It is a blessing to know that all is going well so far.

Many of you have asked what Tatum thinks about being a big sister. Here is what I can tell you. First of all I am not sure if she really understands what it all means. From her two year old perspective here is what she seems to know. If I ask her "Tatum what can you say?" she replies "Mommy's having a baby!" When I ask her "Where is Mommy's baby?" she says "In Mommy's tummy." When you ask her "Who made the baby?" She says "God makes the baby!" It is pretty cute and I am pleased with her response. She will randomly come up and kiss my tummy and say "I kissed the baby!" She is going to be a great big sister.

There is one phrase that she has picked up that I wish she hadn't. It goes like this..."Mommy's not sick, Mommy's preg-a-net". She has such compassion in her that when I gag/get sick, which is often, she cries and I have to tell her that it's ok, Mommy's not sick Mommy's pregnant. This is a new pregnancy symptom for me as I never felt sick while pregnant with Tatum. I will say that I was tired while pregnant with her. My energy level this time hasn't suffered. Which is nice because Tatum is a very active little girl.

Other exciting things that have happened are: Tatum is potty trained as of August, we had two crysallis that turned into Monarch butterflies, I have taken over grooming Normandy and she looks great, we have been making homemade apple pies from the tree out back and Eric had a pretty cool day at work today, it was Pirate Day! How fun. We are getting ready to say goodbye to summer, but there is so much to look forward to this fall!

I have some pictures for this post, I just can't upload them right now so check back in a few days.