Guess what...

I have to be at the hospital at 7:30 tomorrow morning...to deliver baby number two!

I found out our good news eight months ago by phone.

Jeremy found out that night via a scrapbook layout.

Quincy learned of the baby two months later at a scan.

After

• a hospital stay,


• morning sickness that made the morning sickness experienced last time a bit of a joke,


• a lot of sugar consumed,


• an unfortunate craving for McDonald's cheeseburgers,


• countless late night trips to the toilet,


• an amazing amount of movement,


• many midwife and doctor visits,


• an incredible bond formed between a little boy and a baby in utero,


• one too many baby outfits purchased,


• a few sleepless nights,


• a random third trimester pain that definitely won't be missed,


• twelve kilos gained, and


• a whole lot of lists made,

I find myself here already.

The first trimester crept along at a snail's pace, but the rest has passed in the blink of an eye.

Until I have this new bundle in my arms, I don't really know how our lives will change. What I do know though, is that I will...

• miss the kicks and constant companionship that pregnancy affords,


• no longer be able to justify eating everything in sight,


• have a heart that in an instant has doubled in size,


• feel so blessed but totally overwhelmed,


• benefit from experience, at least a little bit,


• wonder if I will ever get a good night's sleep again,


• have two little ones who depend on me for virtually everything,


• worry that I won't always be able to find the necessary patience,


• dream about what this little one's personality will be like,


• enjoy seeing Quincy in his new role as big brother,


• be excited to watch a sibling relationship develop,


• be thankful to finally be a mother of kids,


• find the juggling act difficult at times,


• try to treasure each moment, because I know how quickly the present becomes the past,


• do my best to nurture our family of four plus two,


• find it nearly impossible to remember what life was like before,


• embrace this new adventure with open arms, and


• not be getting much sleep tonight.