The Adventure Begins Again!

As most of you know by now, Baby Pape #2 is on the way. We're very excited to welcome this new little one into our family in just a few short months - sometime around June 2 to be more exact. Conor absolutely loves playing with the other kids at daycare, particularly the girls. He talks on end about Darcy and Gracie, and he will readily run into daycare and give either of them a hug and do the same on his way out if they're still there. Our daycare providers always rave about what a "caring" little boy he is and how well he is able to share with everyone else. (One of his favorite words is "turn," which he uses to go around the room and ensure that everyone has a turn with his toy.) Needless to say, we're very excited to see how he reacts to having another little person in his life full time.

This time around, the pregnancy is much less "all-consuming" than it was the first time. I've hardly cracked open my What to Expect When You're Expecting this time; it was my constant companion the first time around. Clearly, I'm only now beginning the blog; last time, I'd written 8 posts by this point in the pregnancy. I suppose that's to be expected. A nearly-2-year-old running around sure keeps your mind off less noticeable things, such as an as-yet-to-be-felt baby swimming in your tummy. As such, Mike and I have not even begun to think of names at all yet. While we had quite a list going by this point in the last pregnancy, this time, we immediately felt like it would be a total waste of time to think of any names until we knew the sex of the baby. Better to save that extra 50% of effort on useless names for more useful activities, like swinging your little boy upside down from his feet so that he can attack the tower he built like a monster again and again and again.

Speaking of finding out the sex of the baby, we'll find out that critical piece of info on January 4. Until then - it's time to poll! What do you think this baby will be? Last time, in case you're curious, 61% of you correctly predicted that Conor would be a boy. Cast your vote in the poll to the right. Polls will close on the night of January 3.

Tomorrow, we'll reach the end of the 14th week of pregnancy. I'll log back on then to resume the weekly photos to document how the baby is growing, and I'll detail how things have gone so far. Stay tuned!