Early on in this pregnancy, I was snuggling with Lily at bedtime, all comfy cozy in her bed and singing her bedtime songs, when it occurred to me it won't just be us anymore once this baby arrives. I know that's not rocket science, but it hit me hard. And it's on my mind constantly, especially at bedtime. I've been spoiled with four years of having Lily all to myself, and vice versa. And soon we're going to have to learn to share. Our adventures will be different, as will our days home, dinner, couch snuggles. I'm preparing my heart to expand with the arrival of Bean #2. But I'm holding on to every little moment I have left with just Lil. It's been such a gift to have so much time with her. Other things on my mind - snuggling in her twin bed will not be so easy in another couple weeks. I told her my belly will probably get too big to snuggle in her bed and she basically told me that it's ok, we can just snuggle in my bed instead. This kid...This week I'm 16 weeks! I'm feeling mostly good. I'm dealing with morning sickness, but as soon as that's done and out of the way, I feel pretty great the rest of the day. We go on November 3 for our big ultrasound to check all the parts and make sure everything looks good (and find out the baby flavor if s/he cooperates). I'm not feeling particularly pulled towards boy or girl. Some things feel the exact same as my pregnancy with Lil, while other things are different. Lily has actually declared she wants a brother after several weeks of wanting a sister named Rapunzel, so we'll see!If you have two or more kids, what are some special things you did with your older kiddo before the next one arrived? How did you help prepare them to become an older sibling?
