"Hi Baby Bro-thu!"

I have had a number of people lately ask me if we are ready for baby...how Micah is doing...are we preparing him for baby's arrival...how are we preparing him, etc. My answer always seems to be, as ready as we'll be! We talk about baby quite a bit, as things have changed around the house as well as my ever growing belly. Baby's room, baby's clothes, baby's chair...and it seems like Micah is understanding bits and pieces for sure, but it's hard to know exactly what's going through a 22 month old's head. So we go into the next week with a little bit of apprehension, and anxiety, but also excitement, anticipation and peace.

Micah constantly comes up to my belly and says "Hi Baby Bro-thu!" as well as "I lub you baby bro-thu!" As much as I try to get him to keep my shirt down, he insists on lifting it up to talk to baby, so I apologize for the bare belly. He then will pull the shirt down and say "Bye-bye baby bro-thu." I believe he clearly understands something...and we have been reading new baby books from the library the last few weeks further attempting to help him comprehend the life-changing event he's about to experience. Now that we're a mere 5 days away from the due date, it's becoming more and more of a reality.

One funny story that happened this week - I was at my weekly midwife appointment and she was asking Micah where his baby brother was. He was sitting next to me and laid his head on my belly, saying his typical "Hi baby bro-thu" and then quickly proceeded to rub the left side of my chest (if you get my drift, haha) saying "two baby bro-thus!!" Well, not quite buddy...and if we're going there, then really it's 3 baby bro-thus, but you get this picture:) It was seriously hilarious, as he's never done that before and I couldn't believe this was the time he picked to do it. Tonight as I was sharing the story with friends, Micah overheard me say the "two baby bro-thus" part and came over attempting to do the same thing. This time I was aware and was able to block, but funny that it's the last week he's deciding to go this route. Ahh, the thought-processes of little kiddos. I'm sure we will have many more funny stories throughout the years to follow.

We do love you baby brother, and can't wait to meet you. Come out, come out! Soon:)