Horray sweet baby number two!!! I need to post another picture asap because suddenly there is a baby belly! I am really trying hard to resist the urge to eat not only more than I should, but also resist some of the stuff I shouldn't eat (which I gave myself full permission to not only overeat with Archer, but also eat LOTS of junk). I was miserable at the end of my pregnancy and have decided to see if that is just how it goes for a small from the hip to the ribs lady, or if perhaps 42lbs was a bit much to gain!
The excitement for the second baby is in full swing! I can now feel it moving around often and Colin has been able to feel the baby kick from the outside. Sibling jealously may be taking place ;) Every time I lay down to feel this little babe squirm and wiggle (somehow it just feels more concrete when you can feel it kick against your hand) Archer walks up and sits on my hands...which are attempting to feel the babe...silly boy!
Archer is stinking smart. Today he did several things that made me wonder if I had someone been asleep for the past 11 months (which sometimes isn't far from the truth) because suddenly he has a wealth of knowledge with the ability to use it! He no longer sits in his high chair...he sits at the table with mom and dad. While this means losing the luxury of simply spraying of the high chair tray, it also means seeing a very proud little guy who is very sure he is big. Our sweet full of joy boy...he now exclaims at almost everything which is absolutely adorable! I was showering yesterday and he ran in saying "mama mama mama" so I peeked through the curtain and will hopefully never forget this moment (as trivial as it may seem)-Archer gasped with a giant smile on his face and in either little hand was holding a cell phone (one his one mine) and exclaimed "PHONES". Priceless. If only we could get him that excited about bedtime...or picking up toys. :) Also today we were putting together his little puzzles, which he is an old pro at, and he picked up the yellow circle, said "lellow" put it where it belonged and then said "mama moon." Little things like that just amaze me, little buddy at 18 months is able to recognize a yellow circle as being a "moon" even completely out of context. Flash forward to bath time, and me attempting to multi-task dinner with bath....Archer is a HUGE fan of Elmo---somehow, annoying as it may be, so they sell this organic Elmo mac. We bought a handful once when they were on sale (in the amazing frozen food aisle..) and Archer devoured them at every serving. Unfortunately when they went back to being full price there was no more Elmo mac in the Kimble house. Colin left today (more on that later) so I decided to spare some extra change for the sake of convenience. I opened the package and of course, Archer GASPED. He could hardly bare the 3 minutes it took to make Elmo's meal come to life in the microwave. I got him in the bath, gave him the first bite, and little fat man replied, "thanks Elmo." I was stunned..and impressed, and then shocked when he opted for the entire serving of broccoli and carrots while leaving the rest of the mac!
Colin is gone...my heart sunk typing that! He is only gone for three weeks, but I'm already having a bit of a time. I really, REALLY, really love that man, and I really enjoy having his love for life daily. He left probation last March, so for the past year we have had a couple of months where neither of us worked and then a year with him being home and around nonstop. I miss my best friend, and I'm not giving Archer too long before he really starts to miss his daddy!!! However, business calls and Colin had to go to Utah to get everything ready for the spring (if it ever springs, two days ago they got 20 inches of snow...and it snowed again today).
Ok, so the plan is, work really hard the next few weeks and stay really busy!!! Seeing as I work three night/week, have an 18 month old, am growing him a baby brother or sister, and have an entire house to put into boxes, I'm not sure that will be much of a challenge!!! I want to spend as much time as we possibly can with friends before we go!!!!
OK, I'm going to scoop my little bruiser up from his deep sleep to carry him into bed with mama...just tonight. I really wish it could be for the entire three weeks Colin is gone, BUT Archer is such a good sleeper and I want putting him down to be easy on the people that are going to help put him to bed while I work my final NINE SHIFTS!
Love,
The Kimbles
