Countdown begins...

I have 6 weeks to go before the official due date.  I'm anxious to meet this little one.  I still can't believe we are going to have a baby again.  It will be 15 years ago this weekend that we had our first boy.  Oh what joy our first born brought to our lives.  And I guess, at some point in the last 7 or 8 years, though hopeful, I really didn't think I could get pregnant again.  Perhaps that's why God didn't "answer" our prayers to have another baby all those years.  It wasn't that He didn't want to give us another one but rather my faith was lacking... I didn't really believe He was going to give what we were asking.

I'm excited and a bit nervous as the time approaches.  This definitely change things for the family.  A great blessing, that's for sure!!!  Another addition to the family will definitely create changes.  We'll have to navigate through the changes and discover how to blend the new and the old together.  I am slightly worried how this will affect Allen Jr.  He has been used to being the centre of our attention and love for so long, I wonder if he will feel neglected and rejected when we or I don't have time for him.  The one thing I know though is that he has prayed for this baby since he was 6 years old and he is looking forward to being a kuya (big brother) for real.  I have to make a mental note to get him involved so he doesn't feel like an outsider.  Perhaps he can burp him or hold him in the rocking chair while his brother sleeps.  He has such a gentle and sweet spirit that I have no doubt that this baby will adore his kuya and look up to him.

Praying everyday for the health and safe-keeping of this baby and his kuya.  :)