Every Monday morning since week 13, we've taken a picture of Annie's belly. This morning we took the photo for week 24 and I already have the video updated through this week. In case you were wondering, I'm quite pleased with myself this evening.
You can watch the movie by clicking on "The Progression" link above. Keep an eye out for the little surprise around week 21.
Is it too soon to start worrying about being fair to my two daughters? As if finding the time to write isn't hard enough, now I worry about whether I've written too many posts about Macy and not enough about her not-yet named sister. (or vice versa)
While I've still got plenty of learning to do in this area, my current plan is to combine as many posts as possible, discussing both daughters at once.
On the Macy front, she's showing signs of verbal communication. If you need to put on her socks and shoes, for instance, you can just say "Macy, sit down" and she will. Yes, I know that Zoe basically does the same thing, but when Macy does it, it is better for a number of reasons. First, you don't have to give her a treat right after, as you do with Zoe and second, she then follows up the sitting down with another "trick." You can then tell her that you are going to put her sock on and she'll raise up one of her feet. In fact, she's shown a slightly strange obsession with socks and shoes. If she's starting already, how long before she's pressuring me to get her first pair of Manolo Blahnik's?
As if those parlor tricks aren't cool enough, the next time you are around her, ask her where her pancreas is located and she'll show you. Truth be told, I'm not 100% certain where you find apancreas in the human body, so I don't really know if the spot on her body she's pointing to is correct or not, but it probably is.
As far as Macy's sister, this past weekend was a minor milestone for me. Not only did I get to feel her kicking and moving, but I got to SEE her moving as well. As we know now, she'll be arriving a bit early, but from the looks of how she was moving around in Annie's belly, she was looking for the escape hatch. Even though this is the second time I'm going through this, feeling your unborn child move and then getting to watch her move is really a moment that makes you stop and reflect.
I initially reflected on how lucky I am to have found my perfect match and that she's just as crazy as I am. She wants to have not one but two children with me. I mean who else but a fellow oddball would join me in skipping the belly and the nose and going right to "where's your pancreas?" After that moment, I the reflected on the thought that I'm going to have two girls in college at the same time. Is it too soon to start worrying about how to get scholarships?
On Friday, the Sznitken family participated in the National Wear Red Day - To Fight Heart Disease in Women. Seeing as how I'm going to spend the rest of my life surrounded by women, this cause has become a little more important to me.
Here we are sporting our red outfits....(click on the image to see a larger version)
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