I have taken on another baby for a few
days. His name is Kaelen and he’s 6 months old. I figure it
will give me some 2-baby practice at a time when I’m coherent
and not totally sleep deprived. Today was our first day. Kaelen
came over after my doctor’s appointment (more on that below)
and he and Lex have been intrigued by each other. I think Lex
likes having Kaelen’s toys here more than actually having him
here. I have to confess I was very happy that Alan came home
for lunch and helped me get them both down for a nap. Kaelen
needs to be rocked to sleep and each time I got him close, Lex
would start making noise. Hmm… we’ll have to figure out a
solution to that situation. But now they are both sleeping and
mommy gets a little break. Yay!

Lex and
I went to see the midwife this morning for my 31 week checkup.
All is well. I was getting worried about my weight gain because
I feel huge these days, but so far I’ve only
gained 13lbs! Yay! I gained 33lbs total with Lex, but she said
that if my weight gain continues as it has been, I should be
under 20lbs with this new one. Double-yay!! :) All is well with
baby, of course. Good kicker, good heartbeat, belly measuring
right on track. No news is good news, right?