So we finally decided it was time to tell the kids what we are doing. I had decided earlier in the weekend to tell them Monday night (since we had my brother in law here all weekend) and it could not have been better timed! On Monday morning we decided to take a break from the pool and go play putt-putt instead. There was another prego (probably a few weeks ahead of me) playing at the same time. When we got in the car we made a comment or two about her belly being a little bigger then mine and Maddox proceeds to say "but she has a baby in hers". Ouch, but I guess why would he think otherwise when I have not said anything to him about it!
We told them at dinner by reminding them of the intended parent's other child (to make sure they knew who we were talking about) and telling them that since his mommy could not grow a baby I am doing it for them. That I did have a baby in my belly, but it was not our baby, it was his little sister and when she is born she will go and live with them. It was interesting to see how the 3 and 5 year olds processed it differently. My 3 year old was instantly intrigued that there was a baby in my belly and kept touching it while my 5 year old was a little quieter and I could tell he was trying to process everything. We stressed that it was not our baby and would never come home with us. They both seemed to do a great job with understanding this situation and later in the night both made mention to this being someone else's little sister. They did want to know if they could name the baby to which we obviously had to say "no":) I have a feeling it will have a nickname soon though, hopefully something better then Baby Croc which was what my last child was called in utero.
As for me, my belly is growing by leaps and bounds! I can not "hide" this pregnancy anymore! This was also a tough week weight wise as I gained 4 pounds. Pregnant or not, that is a tough increase to see on the scale in a weeks time!
Just under 21 weeks to go!!
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