I'm 34 weeks today. There's 6 weeks left of this hot summer (because I'm sure that once I deliver, I will feel 20 degrees cooler and it won't feel like summer anymore) and we will celebrate our newest addition. We can hardly wait! It's been so special having each of our daughters connect with their sister-in-the-works in their own ways.
Aliza seems to have had a special longing to be with her so she can hold her. She's always asking me, "How's Alivia today, Mama?". Many times she's just passing by me and asking on her way to some other place. Or she'll ask us how much longer til she can come out. At times, she's been genuinely upset and in tears that she's not with us right now.
Adalyn is quite funny. She can be sweet with tummy pats and kisses, and the next moment just belt me a good one. After delivery, she may be a little confused that "Baby" will have features of a real baby and will no longer mean my poked out belly button.
Anna has this Human Body book and her favorite thing to do is to go to the Reproduction Pages where there's a little spinner diagram showing what a baby in the womb looks like at different stages in pregnancy. She's also been the one who has prodded about how the baby comes out. She's not accepting the "She's just born" answer like the others. Ahh, our little science girl.
Abigail has been a huge help to me...she's always looking out for me. "I'll get it Mom" have become the sweetest words to hear. She's processing alot. Like..."If you eat peanut butter, will it hurt the baby?". Girls squeal and scream. It's like part of what makes them a girl...ya know- sugar and spice, and everything nice. Squeals and screams and all in between. So then Abigail will ask, "Can Alivia hear us?" She's been concerned with me eating, "Does Alivia need to eat?"
One of Louis' rules is that he ALWAYS lets me choose where we go out to eat when I'm pregnant. Abigail and Anna even say it now, "Pregnant Mommy gets to decide". Well, the other day we were trying to decide on a place in Lebanon. It needed to be quick because we were anxious to get home during a huge lightning show. It needed to be fairly inexpensive because we had already eaten lunch out in Lebanon earlier. Anna kept pleading to go to Chinese, and we kept telling her we wouldn't go this time. Finally, she throws her last card in, "ALIVIA WANTS CHINESE". We all laughed pretty hard. She was still moping a little as we pulled through the drive-thru at White Castle.
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