Over the holidays, I shared the good news with my family that I am expecting a new addition to our family this summer. My daughter will become a big sister just a few days before her 3rd birthday! My husband and I thought we must be the coolest parents ever to give the gift of a sibling as a birthday gift. Then we realized seeing as Hallie’s birthday is July 3rd that the 4th of July fireworks probably take the cake for a 3 year old. During the break, Hallie was able to see the ultrasound pictures of her sibling and asked for him or her to come and play. Trying to put this in toddlerese, as best we could, we told her that baby was cooking and not quite ready to come out.  That explanation was good enough for her, and when grandma asked her what was in mommy’s tummy she said ‘Baby is cooking…hmmm not ready yet.’  That definitely is going in the baby book.

What caught us as funny was that the number one question most friends and family asked was when we would find out the gender. Hands down they were all shocked when we told them that we are keeping it a surprise. As we did with Hallie, we decided that being the fanatical planners that we are we should hold out and wait to see! For those betting types out there – if you believe that craving roast beef sandwiches and steak are any indication of gender then get your bets ready and in late June we’ll see if you’re right! For now though, I am enjoying my beauty rest, pampering and remaining six months as a family of three. J

-posted by Miss Kim, mommy to Hallie and baby-still-cooking

Posted on Friday, January 2nd in Bits and Pieces.