I have exactly 8 work days left before I officially go out on Maternity Leave! Kinda crazy, but boy am I looking foward to it. I'll be taking about 6 months off this time and I'm so excited that it will fall during my favorite holidays, Halloween and Christmas. Just to think I'll have both my boys with me, is so exciting. I'm already planning all these fun, family activities for us. But before all that happens, I still got myself quite a to-do list before baby arrives:
1. Get hospital bag ready.
2. Organize Tristan's clothing and shoe storage bins. Gotta save all the good ones for Baby!
3. Laundry, laundry, laundry! Wash all of baby's clothes, blankets and gear. I also need to wash all house drapes, sofa slip-covers and linens.
4. Take care of some exchanges, returns and make a trip to store for misc. baby needs.
5. Sanitize all of Tristan's and Baby's toys.
6. Assemble Co-Sleeper.
7. Set up Infant Car seat.
8. Get real serious with Tristan's Potty Training. Wish us luck!
Photo Credit: Taken from Pinterest
Yesterday, marked my 32nd birthday and boy did we feast all weekend long. I'm still drooling over all the roasted crab and garlic noodles we had on Saturday night! Wow, so 32 years old... it's really not so bad, if anything I feel much more confidant in my own skin. I know myself more and I know what I want in life, and life is as wonderful as ever.
My little family is growing and they are the center of my universe. I have a loving husband as my partner, who I've known since I was 15 years old, a beautiful son and new baby on the way. I've been blessed with such an amazing career that has given me so much opportunities for success and has recently allowed me to climb up the ladder once more into management. I've also been so blessed with such a supportive family and with life's little pleasures. I'm not saying my life is
perfect – its far from it. But what I am saying is, I am very content at this very moment and I count my blessings every single day. I thank God for the 32 years and pray for another blessed year full of happiness, success, good health and most of all a life full of LOVE.
So last night, at around 2am, Tristan wakes up, climbs into our bed and says: "Mama, Red (what he actually meant to say was the color Purple) Aliens (Minions) are bad. Yellow, good." And I knew right away he was talking about the movie Despicable Me 2, haha. We took him to see the movie last week and I guess its still been on his mind.... What a silly kid!
As of today, I am now 31 weeks and 2 days pregnant. I all of a sudden started panicking a little bit and started to feel a little overwhelmed about my to-do list before baby comes. I eventually calmed down though because the reality is there's still plenty of time left, but boy is it going by really fast!
I'm feeling excited to have a newborn again and looking forward to breastfeeding. I can't wait to dress baby in his tiny, itty bitty clothes, hats and mittens and can't wait to wrap him up like a burrito. I'm also preparing myself mentally for those sleepless nights – how can I forget! Those first
3 months were pretty brutal when I had Tristan, but so worth it!
Tristan turned 29 months yesterday and everyday I swear he becomes more of big boy little by little. He's learning and picking up new things daily and it just amazes me every time. Yesterday, on our drive back home, we hit a red light, and as I'm waiting, he yells out "RED" and puts his hands out and then yells "WAIT!" I can't help but smile when I think about that moment.
One of the things I look forward to doing while I go on my early 4 week Maternity Leave, is spending lots of one-on-one time with Tristan. I just want to soak up all that time we will have together before baby. Even though he can be so demanding and impatient sometimes, he is just the most sweetest and thoughtful son I could ever ask for. He always wants to be near me, spoils me with hugs and kisses, loves to cuddle and is always on the look out for me. He always wants me involved in anything he does. He truly makes me feel so loved, needed and wanted. Its kinda crazy that a 2 year old can make you feel that way. I'm just trying to soak this all in, as I know he will eventually get older and maybe grow out of it. I'm just so happy we were blessed with Tristan and that we're having another baby boy on the way.
Tristan @ 7 Months