How could I forget?

Well this is something I thought wouldn’t cross my mind but throughout this whole pregnancy, I have on occasion had to remind myself I am pregnant.

It’s getting hard not to notice how pregnant I actually am. My tummy feels huge this time round and the baby is 500grams bigger then what Maksim was at this time.

Day by day, it’s getting a little more difficult to get things done. The grocery shopping, chasing around Maksi boom boom, hanging out the washing, just walking in general etc.

I’m just over the 6 month mark now and this whole pregnancy has been so different to my first. Still as beautiful just not the same.

I knew it would be different but I didn’t realise it would only really hit me now that I’m 3 – 4 months away from popping out another.

I don’t feel as stressed as I did the first time. In fact, I’m feeling a lot more calmer and prepared then I did in the months leading up to Maksim’s birth, which is strange because technically I feel like Maksim takes up all my time and I’m not resting as often as I would like.

So you would think that because of not much rest and chasing around another baby it would be more stressful, but it’s done the opposite for me.

I think maybe because Mak takes up all my time, I haven’t got time to think about the stressful intricacies of a newborn baby and what that could hold for me and our family dynamic. ( breastfeeding again, sleepless nights, two children to look after, etc.)

I’m taking things in my stride and I feel much more comfortable about it and I know deep within me that I’m going to be fine.

Since these thoughts have sprung, we are making a start on clearing out our 3rd bedroom to make way for another child’s room, which makes things exciting again and gives me the space to think about him.

So you could say the nesting has finally begun and I’ve started to imagine what it’s going to be like having a newborn around again.

The little cries, the memorable scent, the little tiny clothes, it makes my heart sing just thinking about it!!

If this baby is anything like what we truly value in a new little being, which of course he will be, we are going to have some blissful moments that are bursting with love!

Thinking out loud about this has me truly excited to meet my next little precious bundle, despite my claims of forgetting about him sometimes. You never truly forget, you just get distracted.

We can’t wait to meet you little man 💓