spring is FINALLY here

Today I am exactly 24wks along. The weather is starting to get really nice and I'm so happy about that. I am able to do outside activities with AJ, but hubby has asked me not to take him to the park alone anymore. I'll agree it is hard for me to keep up with him so I didn't argue with that request. I've been keeping AJ busy with bubbles, weekend swim classes and lots of attention. He has been playing in the baby's room for a few weeks now, but we will stop that when we start to stock the room with clothes, diapers, lotions, etc...

Yesterday was the first really nice day so far this spring. AJ got to wear shorts and watch videos before our afternoon swim classes. When it was time to go I asked him to go get his sneakers, and this is how my angel came back to me....lol.

I gotta love his fashion sense.

Taria

SPRING ACTIVITIES!!!!

This morning I signed AJ up for buddy-ball and swimming for the spring session. Hubby and I felt that I would have a hard time keeping AJ busy and active this spring with my ever expanding belly. After we signed him up, we were invited to attend the groups last bowling session of the winter season. AJ really does enjoy bowling. Next time we have to remember to bring the hearing headphones to cut out all the noise. Overall he did extremely well and had fun, and that's what it's all about.

Here is a video of AJ bowling with Daddy...

Q & A

"how you are prepping AJ for the birth?"

I am totally clueless about how to properly prepare AJ for his new little brother, but we are trying to do the best we can. Our first step was to ask his teachers to allow him to play with a baby doll under their supervision. They say he holds, feeds, cuddles, and kisses the doll at school. We also brought in the baby's furniture and set up the nursery to try and "desensitize" him to the crib (which isn't going so well...lol). Some days he totally ignores the crib, other days he is all about being in and around the crib. We continue to allow him to play in the baby's room before we stock it with supplies and clothes. I'm pretty sure we will start to block him off from the room the closer it gets to my due date.

AJ has also been acting out, but only with me. His school therapist says that he senses that a change is coming and that's why he's acting out with me. I've been depending on hubby to handle most of the discipline lately because I don't have the energy to butt heads with AJ now. After the baby is born it'll be back to business as usual....lol.

He actually was around a new baby a few weeks ago and he was incredibly gentle so I'm hoping that is a good sign. We will probably be very cautious with interactions between the boys for a while until we are sure AJ understands he has to be gentle. AJ has a history of being very rough with children smaller than himself so we just have to be on top of things. But let me clarify, he isn't rough with smaller children to be mean, he just doesn't understand that they aren't as durable as he is yet and they are people, not toys.

I have faith that AJ will be a fantastic big brother and that he will love and accept the baby without incident.