Bring on the Twos

The Di George household has been chaotic over the past few months. Thankfully I only had five weeks of bed rest instead of twelve like it could have been. I’m not sure Leisa or Marco would have survived much longer without me. I think Leisa was running the household more than anyone at that point. Now that I am back on my feet and ready to be done with pregnancy, we are all in panic mode trying to get everything ready for the new baby. In the midst of all that we are trying to make the best of the time we have left with just Leisa. She took swimming lessons this summer and had a blast with it. She did great and we are still working with her so she doesn’t forget what to do. We have also been spending lots of time at the park and playground. Anything we can do to get in a little quality time in between all the chaos. She has been a trooper through it all, so a little reward is the least we can do for her. After all, her life is about to be turned upside down when the baby comes. Marco has been working hard on getting the house ready and in order before baby arrives. Leisa has been moved to her big girl room and she loves every bit of it. She likes to stay in there all day. I can only imagine how it will be when her new bed with the slide arrives. We may never see her. She is becoming so independent and turning into a little girl more and more everyday. It breaks our hearts to see her growing up so fast. I wish I could freeze her at this age. We are having so much fun watching her personality develop and seeing the excitement in her as she discovers new things. The temper tantrums at times, we could do without but even then it’s hard to resist her. She is a pro when it comes to getting out of trouble. She thinks all she has to do is hug and kiss mommy or daddy and that makes it all better. It’s been hard but we have to toughen up on that a little. She is definitely a charmer just like her daddy. The terrible twos haven’t been so bad yet, but I hear they really don’t start until around three. I guess we will just have to wait and see. I will however say I never understood the saying “You can’t wait for them to start talking, but once they do you want them to stop”. Now I completely understand what people meant by that. Leisa has become little miss motor mouth. She talks non stop ALL the time. Sometimes Marco and I look at each other and ask how is it possible for her to keep going and going. It can be more exhausting then you think. All in all she is a great kid and we can only hope the next one is just as good. Something tells me we may be in for a big surprise. I just hope Leisa will adjust ok with the new addition to the family. Right now she likes to kiss and rub my belly and talks to her little sister, but that may soon change when she sees what it is all about. I have high hopes that her sweet nature will overcome it all and she will be the best big sister. One can only hope!