In my case, it is definitely true that the second time around is completely different. Not just how I have felt during this pregnancy, which is much better. But also that I have not read up on what size she is every week & how far she has come developmentally. I have not taken one pregnancy picture! I took a picture every week that I was pregnant with Harrison. For now, I will blame it on that fact that we are still displaced in a rental house & I am focusing all my attention on getting a new place to live!
Sadie Jane is getting plenty of attention though. She is growing right on track. I have been feeling her move since about week 15, which is much earlier than when I felt Harrison. She is very active! Almost every time I am still, she is moving! She is opinionated already too. Harrison treats Brian and me as a jungle gym a lot of the time. Anytime he is climbing on me & steps or sits on her, she lets him know that she does not appreciate it! Similar to my pregnancy with Harrison, I am not having a lot of specific food cravings. Most of the time, nothing really sounds good to me but I eat because I am hungry.
Since we bought most everything gender neutral for Harrison, we will not have to buy a lot of stuff for Sadie. So I am concentrating on filling her closet up! It is driving Brian nuts! We have had a couple of friends who are sending us stuff, so that helps me reign in my clothing "wants" for her.
My mom is helping me stock her closet too. These are all the dresses my mom has for Sadie. All of them were either mine or hers when we were little. These range from newborn size to 4T maybe.
Brian and I joke that Sadie will be our macho child since Harrison has always been very slender and that she will not have any hair since Harrison has always had a good bit of hair. But regardless, she already has a few bows for her future collection (and plenty of pink so people will know she is a girl!).
Our church had a fundraiser craft fair, so I had to help them out & buy some bows ;)
I have already started planning her nursery, but it is very hard because Harrison is still using the crib she will use & I don't have an actual room to decorate! Here is the fabric we are using for her bedding. My mom is making her bedding just like she did Harrison's.
There is also a solid grey that I don't have a picture of. The skirt will be the chevron print & the bumper pad will be the other 4 fabrics on one side & pale pink minky dot on the inside of the crib.
I have started sewing a little for Sadie too. This is my first clothing Pinterest project. I am very pleased with how it turned out & it was really quick too! I am waiting to do months 7-12 until we see what size Sadie will be then.
My mom helped with the gown for Sadie this weekend. I have several more planned to make her. The pants are for Harrison. He is ready for one football game with his pants & Christmas eve with these pj pants. I will make shirst to coordinate. I just haven't gotten that far yet. There isn't much room for me to spread my sewing stuff out in this rental because we don't have a dining room for me to use the table as my sewing space!
Brian and I have changed our direction. We are no longer building a house. It was going to be more expensive than we thought & take longer that we had time for since this little blessing surprised us. So, we have been looking at houses half-heartedly because we wanted to sell our lot before we really started pursuing a house hunt. Through some family friends, we have found a house that we both absolutely love & put an offer in on it today. Please pray that everything goes smoothly. If it does, we can be in this house by the beginning to middle of October! It won't be a moment too soon for me. I am so ready to have my own space & all our stuff accessible (half of our things are in storage right now). Plus Harrison will have a huge yard to play in, which he does not have right now. If he wants to play outside, we generally have to go somewhere else :(
