Future Looks Bright

So we are expecting a little sibling for Millie. I am 24 weeks and clearly showing. We weren't sure when to tell Millie, but clever Millie figured it all out on her own about 2 weeks ago. A friend sent us a toddler books on having a new baby come to your house. One of them has pictures of real families. We started casually reading it every now and then along with her other stories. One day as she sat on her own, flipping through her books, she looked at the picture of the pregnant mommy, then she looked at me, then back to the pregnant mommy, then back to me... then she walked up to me and said, "Who's in there mommy?" pointing to my tummy. I looked up and said, "There's a baby in there." She didn't say anything, nodded thoughtfully, then went off to play with some other toy.

Each day though she is clearly more excited about it. In the book, one of the little children talks to the mother's belly and says, "Are you warm in there? Would you like some Cornflakes?" So last week she started coming up to me and saying to my belly, "Are you warm in there? Would you like some Cornflakes?"

This morning while getting her dressed she had a whole conversation all her own. She played both parts: "Hi baby." "Hi big sister" "Baby I can't wait to meet you." "Me too."

I may be a little hormonal, but that's enough to melt your heart.