That all being said, I find that the second gift of life is easy to get passed up in the busyness of life... You are busy chasing around a toddler, life is speeding by... and in my case, we are preparing for a move in a few weeks. We just got through the holidays, I've been sick as a dog with morning sickness, we've had family in town, have travelled a bit, and through all of it, I'm still trying to be the best wife and mother I can be to my biggest, first priorities-- my family. And in between all of this, we found out we were pregnant!
I never want the significance of my babies to get "downplayed" because they are not the first child. Sure, the first baby gets much more "hype" because it can come as a surprise to family members who are not suspecting it or to friends who didn't think you were ready to start trying. Your unit, as a couple, it completely changed (for the better). With a second child, your family is expanding. You've already been through the rodeo of childbirth, birthing classes, learning to nurse a child, adjusting to your marriage with a baby.
But that being said, the impending arrival of a second child is none-less the great.
This gift of life is pure miracle in visible form. The bulging of my stomach, as it starts to expand, and the signs my body is showing that life is there and forming limbs and eyelashes and is squirming around inside of me. I never for one minute want to diminish this gift. I never want the busyness of the here and now to take away from the gift of this child and how much we prayed for him or her.
I'll be honest... somedays I totally forget I am pregnant. I am chasing Eden around the park playground, teaching her to go down the slide on her own or thinking about what I am going to make for dinner since it's been weeks and weeks since I cooked my husband a decent meal. On the days when I am popping Zofran like it's candy, trying not to throw up in the check-out aisle at the grocery store, I can't forget I am pregnant because there are the signs. And then there are the moments when life is so warp speed busy, and I remember, "Ahh, yes, there is a child inside of me."
It is you.
Sweet baby, you are loved. The gift of your life is welcomed and prayed for and very much planned in our eyes, and most importantly, planned in your Heavenly Father's eyes. We started praying for you long, long ago. We started praying for you after we met your big sister and knew that there was absolutely 924,124 ways our heart could expand with more love. There has never been a doubt that you would one day join our family and add even more love and laughter to our little brood. You are one of many more children that we pray and hope for. You and I will never be closer than we are right now. Right now, you are the closest thing to my heart. We love you so much already!
