Re-Dadded
Posted by brianchurch on Nov 23, 2011
It’s been 115 or so days since my last brief update. Freya turned 2 and a few days later we found out Jane is pregnant again.
[insert sound of record scratching]
Wait! What the! Seriously, read it again. We are preggers with niño dos.
It’s a huge surprise given the difficulty we had getting pregnant with Freya, our first bundle of awesome. Initially the news hit me like a sack of fists because I was selfishly plotting to reclaim some of my own time since Freya now plays with her toys and crayons without needing constant 100% attention. But, I got over it and now I welcome the additional challenge that will be coming our way at the end of June.
I’ve already started annoying Jane with baby name proposals. It seems some of my name submissions like Incredible Hulk, Strawberry Applepie, Classy Champagne, Thebossame, Humberto Jr II or Magneto are not on Jane’s short list of certified good ideas. I’ll keep trying, though, maybe I can slip a good one in there when she’s sleepy. Regardless of our li’l buddy’s name, we’re going to make a good time of it.
We’ve started to prepare Freya for the experience by telling her that she will be a big sister and that Mommy has another baby in her tummy. Apparently she said that she will let the new baby play with her toys which is pretty effing cute. She’s such a bright little girl and I hope her incredible sense of calm happiness rubs off on her sibling. Meanwhile I’ve been thinking of Daddy and Freya activities that can continue after the new baby is here to be sure Freya doesn’t suffer from having all attention diverted from her to the new arrival.