Being pregnant with a toddler has its challenges too. I am very grateful for having such a great little boy but the slower I get the faster he does. I swear I spend 75% of my waking hours bending over picking up something, washing dishes, sweeping, telling him NO, and changing poop. This is much easier when you are not growing another human being in your uterus. I actually have large amounts of Mommy guilt that I didn't prepare us (Mama and Jed) for. I feel like all of a sudden there was a ticking clock of our time together alone. I feel like I can't give him all the attention that I want because I am ill and when I am all back to normal, I have to share my time with his sibling. I shorted him a bit and it seems unfair. I know that this isn't bad or wrong, but I am going to miss just us. Hormones don't help this Mommy guilt at all and everything will be okay, but I cherish the time we have left as a pair, or a threesome with Daddy. Soon we will be a full blown family of four.
This doesn't mean I am not over the moon about this baby, because I really am! We are so happy to expand our family and can't wait to meet our new little one. Jed's going to be an amazing big brother!
