P2

It seems like just yesterday when I was writing my first blog entry for "Baby P." I began that blog just after we got through our Week 12 appointment. And so, to keep with tradition, I am comitting to do the same for P2, whoever he/she may be. We had our 12 week appointment this morning and all is great with me and P2, who has a heartbeat of 165...the same as Emerson. I do not have a "feeling" about the gender, and we do not plan to find out until God is ready to show us P2, so again, lots to look forward to! I also don't believe in the trickeries people use to guess the gender, but I do so love to taunt Jason with them. Since the heartbeat is the same, I couldn't help but tease Jason a bit about having another girl. I truly do not care what gender this child is. I would like a girl b/c I have one, and I think it would be fun to have sisters in our home. On the other hand, I would love a boy b/c I don't have a son, and because from personal experience, there is nothing better than a brother. Either way, I am grateful that Emerson will have a sibling, as she needs someone to give her a run for her money. We'll see.

So, my first sweet experience with my two children happened a couple of weeks ago. Emerson adores watching "The Sound of Music." I recorded the movie when it ran on TV during the holidays, and she just loves watching the singing parts over and over...she is so smart...when the "do-re-me-fa-so-la-ti-do'"song ends, she runs for the remote control so she can play it again. Anyway, she loves to twirl, dance, and giggle to this song, and she loves it when I pick her up, and we dance and twirl together. One night a couple of weeks ago, she and I were singing and dancing, and I realized that it wasn't just she and me. I was dancing with both of my babies, and the most wonderful feeling came over me, and tears welled up in my eyes. I wonder if P2 will like to dance...maybe he or she will like making the music rather than singing and dancing to it. We'll see.