The due date is January 1st, and I'm about 21 weeks along. All's going well so far (aside from the first few seasick months). We found out last week that we're having a girl- hooray for sisters!
Here's a picture of me and the little bump (I haven't compared pictures yet, but I'm sure I'm showing a lot more than last time at this point).
Our nickname in utero for the baby is "kernel". We like the idea of this baby "popping" when she comes out into the world, coming into the fullness of who she is. Here are Lucy and I getting ready to pop too.
So far we've kept things pretty abstract for Lucy, telling her that there's a baby growing in Mama's tummy, but not going into detail about what a new baby will mean for her. We've been counseled that this is a good way to avoid anxiety- just answering her questions when they come, but not forcing information on her. So far she seems to be mostly taking it in stride, though we have noticed some separation anxiety with me, primarily around naptimes and bedtimes.
When we first told Lucy there was a baby in my tummy she said, "Lucy?" because we had just talked recently about how she used to grow in my tummy. I said no, it was another baby, and she asked, "What her name is?" (this was way before we knew it was a girl). I said we'd have to choose one, and that we didn't know if it was a boy or a girl. She responded, "Maybe Papa can help choose a name and Mama can help choose a name".
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