Sharing With Baby

These days Nathan has been very giving and seems excited to see his little sister, Kaitlyn. Every night he kisses my big stomach and asks Kaitlyn when she’s coming. Then he picks up some of his toys and stuffed animals, puts it in front of my stomach and says, “This is for you Kaitlyn. I’m going to share.” And if the baby jabs me really hard, he says to me, “Is the baby kicking you Mommy?” I’m hoping his thoughtfulness towards the baby continues once the baby is born. I think it’s a good sign that he’s showing his love towards the baby already, but it could all change when the baby comes. But I’ll be an optimist and hope for the best. I’m a little sad that it’ll only be the 3 of us for a few more weeks, so I’m trying to enjoy the time we have together. Nathan is just so much fun these days and I love it that he can communicate to us. I’m a little nervous to be starting all over again with all the crying, diaper changes, feeding, lack of sleep, pumping, etc. I’m just really thankful that Dan will be home with me during my maternity leave from work. I don’t know how you mothers out there do it all by yourself, especially with multiple children. Sometimes I feel like a bad mother because I can’t do it alone and need help.

Nathan’s matured so much the past few months as the tantrums are pretty much non-existent. If we tell him no to certain things, he’ll comply most of the time and not get upset like he used to (although the talking back and attitude is now starting). 2 weeks ago he went to VBS and so much changed since he went last year. He was really excited to go and barely cried when Dan dropped him off. All the teachers loved him. Although Dan felt a little sorry for him because there were no other 3 year old boys in his class, but he still did very well and played well with the girls. No surprise there as he prefers playing with girls!

Potty training update: Nathan is now fully potty trained during the day and goes everywhere in his underwear! There are a few times where his diaper was dry during his nap or nighttime sleep, but we’re still being patient with the nighttime training. Honestly, I don’t want to have to deal with his bed wetting with a newborn coming!

So, how do you like the name Kaitlyn? I thought we were being unique as we don’t know any other Korean Kaitlyn, but we just met a Korean family who’s daughter is named Kaitlyn. I was a little upset and even thought about changing the name, but then I remembered that Dan picked out this name before Nathan was even born. Does the name sound too snobbish?