Well, back in June 2014 I wrote a long post about getting ready for our
plus one. Well, two years and four
months later, here I am writing about getting ready for our plus two. I’m soon to be well outnumbered by boys in my
house. But, I can’t wait!
The fears I had when I wrote my original post still mostly remain…
bringing a child into this world is a daunting task. Our culture is changing and I’m not sure it’s
for the best. But, the one thing that
remains constant is living our life abiding in Jesus. He’s the only one that matters. You have to keep that front and center or it
becomes too easy to lose perspective on life.
This go-around though, I’m excited to know how to change a diaper, what
it feels like to be sliced open and have a baby pulled out of your tummy, prep
a bottle, hold a baby, soothe a baby, bathe a baby, and most of all, know that
you will get through the “hard” months and come out on the other side. Parker experienced all of those firsts and
boy oh boy did we have a steep learning curve.
Now, we’ll have the learning curve and taking care of a newborn and a
toddler which I know will bring different challenges than just having a
newborn. I’m not looking forward to the
bone-shattering tiredness that comes with having a newborn, but I’m so much
looking forward to watching my two boys become the best of friends over time.
In my original post, I spoke a lot about Robert and everything I said
then applies now and then some. Can I
just say I think Robert is the best daddy ever?
I know, I know…. I’m biased. But
really, I’m writing this post watching Rob chase Parker around the front yard
while Parker is in his underwear. It was
everything we got to get him to put his underwear on… he really prefers to just
be naked. But, usually saying, “you don’t
want to get a mosquito bite on your pee pee” will convince Parker to put on
something. Rob would never go outside in
his underwear and it really bothers him that Parker’s very comfortable “being
nak-ed,” but Robert just goes with it.
He puts everything he has into raising Parker and it makes my heart so
happy seeing them together. I know it’s
going to be the same with our Plus Two.
Instead of one little boy following him around, it’s going to be two!
I can imagine watching my two boys play together, but I can’t wait to
actually see the day. I know Parker is
going to be a great big brother. He
treats all of his stuffed animals with great care and I know he’ll do the same
with “baby brother.” He loves to pat
mommy’s belly and give baby brother a hug and a kiss. I just actually videoed Parker helping “fix”
baby brother’s vibrating chair (it needed batteries) with daddy. He kept saying, "fix baby brother" over and over again. It was very sweet.
We’re pretty much ready for you, Baby 2.0. We’re in love with you already and can’t wait
to bring you home with us.
Oh wait… you’re probably wondering when Baby 2.0 becomes an actual
name. Not to worry… we’ve finally
decided on that. So, without further
ado, Baby 2.0 is hereby replaced with Andrew Terry Meier.
Now, you’re probably wondering how did you come up with that name? Well, it wasn’t easy. Mostly because I don’t like writing a capital
letter cursive T. So, I had to decide if
I could get over writing one of my least favorite letters in cursive. I decided I could. Now, it will probably become one of my favorites.
The name Andrew doesn’t have any family significance that I’m aware of,
but the name Terry sure does. That’s the
name of my daddy! This isn’t the post or
the place to dive into the full story of my daddy, but many years ago my daddy
wasn’t always the best daddy. He didn’t
live a Christ-centered life and it almost cost him everything he had. Of course, that’s his story to tell and one
he’s quite good at telling, I’m told. I’ve
never listened to his full testimony mostly because I think I’m probably in it
and that time period is hard for me to go back to. But, nevertheless, my daddy did find
God. The man I know today is nowhere
near the man that almost lost his family 15 years ago. I wanted to name Andrew after my dad, because
its proof that God does exist. In John
Chapter 8, it states that Jesus is the light of the world and whoever follows
me, won’t walk in darkness. Isn’t that
the truth! You can tell that my daddy is
man who walks in the light and that’s exactly what I wish for Andrew to do.. to
always walk in the light.
I’m very proud of my daddy and know that Andrew will wear the name
well.
So, that’s pretty much it. We’re
just playing the waiting game now. My
c-section is schedule for 11 AM on 9/27, so if Andrew doesn’t come before then,
that’s when we’ll meet him! See you soon
baby Andrew!
Below are some pictures of Andrew’s nursery!
