I Sense a Change Coming….

This morning I slept in until 8 am – it was so wonderful.  When I woke up I felt refreshed and glorious. Then I attempted to roll my 9 month pregnant belly out of bed and didn’t feel so refreshed anymore.  It then occurred to me that sleeping in, although a rarity as is, will be most likely completely gone once again for another year or so.  Maybe even longer, as every time you add a child, I am finding out, it makes it just that much harder to do what YOU want to do. They kinda don’t care what suits you.

With my upcoming surgery just a mere 36 hours away, I’ve begun to wonder…. what happens when the number of children outnumber the amount of arms/hands you have? Does a third arm grow from your midsection immediately after the birth of your third child?  My next door neighbor sure does a good job of hiding her extra 7 arms.    Right now I have just the perfect amount of room on my lap to read TWO children a bedtime story (well, there could be more room currently, but you get my point).  Where does the third one go? On my head?

On the flip side, Wyatt is extremely excited for the new baby to arrive. He continues to ask almost daily, When are you going to pop that baby out, mommy?  And like most four year olds, the baby is most definitely coming out of mom’s belly button.  It makes perfect sense, what else would that weird hole in the middle of your belly be for?  He has failed to ask the question of why boys have belly buttons then.  I really haven’t told him that the baby IS indeed coming out of my belly button, but I haven’t done anything to discourage him from thinking this either.  I do have this sneaking suspicion that Wyatt believes this baby is going to “pop out” a toddler. You know, ready to play Wii with him.

Brooklyn has a tiny obsession with lifting my shirt up and saying BABY! but I’m quite certain she doesn’t have a clue what is coming. I’m am very curious as to her reaction to the new addition to our family.  She has become a bit of a mamma’s girl, so we shall see….

For now, I am enjoying some quiet time with my family of four. Our weekend is consisting of nothing more than playing, movie watching, snacking and reading The 10 Piggies book one hundred and eighty five times in a row.  I will try to remember this time when I only had as many children as hands.

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