Number Two | 25 Weeks

 

I snapped this photo two weeks ago at 23 weeks, and I have definitely gotten much larger since then.

The second photo is one of the first photos I took of my Jackson bump – at 26 weeks.  I think I am much bigger this time!

I am 25 weeks now, and at my appointment yesterday I was almost in shock realizing that this is the last time there is a 4-week break between appointments, and that I am about to do the dreaded (but really not that bad at all) glucose test, get a rhogam shot, and begin bi-weekly OB visits. It is absurd how quickly this pregnancy is flying by compared to the last.  Maybe it is because last time I just worked full time, but this time I work AND have a two year old keeping me busy.  In any case, I can’t believe that I am well over halfway through this last pregnancy, and actually trying to slow things down a bit and savor the last time I will experience the amazing miracle that is growing another human. There really is nothing more fascinating in this world. SO.  here is a rundown of where we are these days: I am up 10 lbs.  The baby should weigh about 2 lbs (mine are big, I am betting he is 3.5 lbs ;)), dreadful hip pain set in at Disney, but luckily I stopped walking so much and it went away, we cannot agree on any names (kid will be nameless forever, i think), and all I want to do is eat peach anything. I’m also thinking of taking up the daily (sometimes two daily) milkshake habit I had with Jackson – that was really fun, and I think quite necessary. Another really fantastic development (sense sarcasm here) is that I suddenly feel like I don’t have nearly enough time to accomplish everything that needs to be done before this baby comes (105 days till my due date, by the way), so now I am frantically trying to get Jack’s big boy room put together, create a nursery, finish moving into our house and settling in, and so much more. I also have 3 weddings, a couple birthday parties, and other miscellaneous events happening before birth day, so the pressure’s on now. Probably unnecessarily so, but still…hormones, ya’ll.

The Experience of a Lifetime.

This was probably the most special day Jackson has had in his entire two years in this world.  As you know, we are here in California hanging out at Disneyland for a few days; this morning we went to the character breakfast, which was awesome, Jack got to meet Mickey briefly, and had a bit longer visit with Daisy, Pluto, & Minnie.  If you have ever been to Disney, you know that time with the characters is coveted and actually pretty rare.  When we went to the Magic Kingdom in Orlando, Mickey didn’t even come out into the park for meet & greets, but is kept indoors under high security. and ventures into the park only for parades and shows.  Disneyland is a little different in that you can actually catch up with Mickey in the park before and after parades & shows.  Anyhow, today we were leaving the park and on our way to lunch when we spotted a line forming to meet with Mickey Mouse himself.  If it were any other character I don’t think we would have bothered stopping, but man am I glad we did.  We waited in line for a brief period of time until it was Jack’s turn. I was ready with my camera, and Jackson went in for a long hug.

He seriously loves mickey mouse and all he wanted to do is hug hug hug. Mickey apparently thought Jackson was pretty cool too, because he actually chose him to walk with him around the park!!! This is a VERY big deal and the kind of thing that you just don’t expect to happen, but I mean, when you have the cutest child on the planet, I guess you should learn to expect this sort of treatment ;). Mickey & Jack set off hand-in-hand around the park with a couple of security guards while I was trying not to cry my eyes out over how freaking SPECIAL this moment was.

Other kids wanted to join in, but Mickey only had gloves for Jackson! He led us over to a private area where he was to go backstage before the parade, and had another special moment with our guy before saying goodbye.

I am so grateful that Jackson was able to have this experience with Mickey – he really does love him so much! Just yesterday he was yelling “I’m your biggest fan!!!” during the parade, and I am just glad that Mickey was able to see it too 🙂