Getting Ready for our Plus Two!

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!