I have been getting gifts for the second baby, and that tells me the day is not very far away. My mother-in-law already buying cute pink shirts, dresses and socks. She said, 'I figured the baby will be getting Lucas's hand-me-down. So I bought a few cute dresses'. Very thoughtful of her and yes the baby will be getting mostly hand-me-down.
Many friends asked us what do we do to prepare Lucas for the arrival of his baby sitter. At first, we were quite puzzled. It was like what....we have to do that. So, we asked around and tried to read the parenting book. To be honest, there is not much written and every parents have their own methods.
We tried a few methods ourselves. First, we asked Lucas if he wants a 'mey mey' (baby sister). He said 'No'. He associates 'mey mey' with my niece whom he called 'mey mey'. So, we stopped using the word 'mey mey' to ease the confusion. We then asked if he wants a baby sister. Most of the time, he ignored the question. Once, he replied 'I want only 1 baby sister. I don't want 2 baby sisters!' We gladly said yes, you are only getting 1 baby sister.
I showed him my big tummy and told him numerous times that his baby sister is sleeping inside. When I asked him the question, 'Where is your baby sister?', he ignored the question most of the time. Once or twice, he will point at my tummy and said 'There'.
Hmm...I don't think he quite get the concept yet. I suppose it will only sink into him after the baby is born. I can tell that he will be extra clingy once the baby arrives. It would be Mummy this..and Mummy that.
The good news is if everything goes well, I should be expecting my second kid in July. I have to do my amnio test on Monday and hope the results turn out to be well.
When I first discovered I am pregnant, we ask Lucas if he wants a sister or brother. We don't think and still don't think he knows what is sister and brother, or boy and girl. The first time, he said 'brother'. Then it was forgotten for a while. In the last few days, he will out of the blue say 'Mummy, want baby sister, don't want baby brother'. When I asked him if he knows what is sister and brother, he kept quiet. But funny thing is he will said the same sentence now and then.
