Baby “Broccoli”
The other day Nate was taking a class for big siblings at Meriter. During break he said ” Mom, what am I going to be when I grow up.” ” I gave the typical answer ” You can be whatever you want to be.” I said, “What do you want to be?” He said “I want to be a dad, like daddy”. Scott did not hear this interchange so I turned my head to tell him. While I was telling him, Nate decided to add “so I can have coffee”
Nate seemed to have a rough week during and after Christmas with his behavior and attitude. We resorted to a sticker system, where he would get a sticker for a good morning and one for a good evening and one for doing something good that day. While it only lasted about 5 days (Nate has lost interest) I feel we haven’t had to resort to time outs like we had for a few weeks there. He seems to be a much happier camper and it is easier to focus on the positive, because he has been so much more positive. Let’s just hope it sticks around.
During the first half of the older sibling class (the parents only part) we found that some of his behavior may have been due to the upcoming baby. We aren’t sure if it is that or just some of the changes. Nate seems a bit more clinging at bed time stating he doesn’t want to be alone and has been calling for me more in the night. This week however, there is evidence that he for the first time went to the bathroom by himself in the middle of the night. This is a first. Today Nate wanted to get in the crib and play baby. I let him do it without much attention and he did it for awhile and was done.
Nate has been going upfront by himself lately for children’s time in church. He has also decided that it is ok to answer questions during chidren’s time. I am always anxious as to what he is going to say. This past Sunday a question was asked about God. While this wasn’t the correct answer, we were proud of Nate none the less. He said “God is with us so we are not alone.”
On to the baby. I have felt hiccups on a few occasions and it definitely feels like the boy (Nate wants to name him Broccoli) is starting to be a bit cramped. With less than 7 weeks to go, I am starting to really anticipate knowing this guy. I have no major complaints to state pregnancy-wise. I will have energy one day and ware myself out, so the next day I am exhausted. I have had a bit of pubic bone pain, but I seem to be able to lay on my back more this time and that has helped alleviate it along with a down bed pad. “Broccoli” is moving quite alot and seems to be causing me to move a bit more. He will have some fairly huge movements that if I am sitting still, may cause my entire body to move a bit. Scott has been able to see one of these movements and tries to explain it in a sci-fi manner. Surprisingly, I think we have a name picked out that didn’t cause too much strife. It was actually scary how quickly we agreed on the name. It seemed much more challenging with Nate.
I am sure there is alot more to blog that I am missing, but overall parenting is great and I coudn’t imagine having it any other way.