2 Under 2 - Day 299
G,
You should know by now, Daddy doesn’t beat around the bush. That being said, life will drastically change for you in a matter of months; quite unexpectedly for all parties involved I might add. You, my friend, are getting a sibling. No, we are not getting another dog. Bentley will be your only pet for a while after this news. Your mother is pregnant with a new baby. She has peed on multiple sticks at this point. I even sprung for the test that states PREGNANT or NOT PREGNANT. I didn’t want to deal with the prospect of counting lines and deciphering what they mean. Mommy is PREGNANT bruh. Rumor has it the baby is a girl, but you didn’t hear that from me. We actually will not know the gender for a few weeks, at least, so consider this me calling my shot.
This is the face Mommy made when she found out about Baby#2
After years of MARRIED, unprotected sex without the result of a bun in the oven, we didn’t know when or if a baby was in our future. Again, that is literally how we arrived at your namesake. You are here by the grace of God, son of Grace, Gray(ce)son. We are extremely pumped that you’re with us, but we had our doubts that your were even possible. Then boom, you burst on the scene like dynamite. Apparently, you were in utero kicking PCOS ass because the runway seems officially cleared for takeoff. We are PRO procreators now. To think we would have 2 babies under the age of two years old would have been unfounded 19 months ago. Yet, here we are today looking at that exact scenario. We hear all the time that “God works in mysterious ways”, but He really wanted us in full detective mode on this one. What is happening?!
Don’t get me wrong, we are extremely excited. Though shocked, I’m in another stratusphere of joy right now. I thought there would be this intense fear and anxiety associated with this news. We have 2 other families in our lives that will also have 2 under 2. I would think about their situations as if there was going to be just utter madness in their homes, and there probably will be. It will be crazy in our house FASHO!! But being in the situation ourselves now, I can imagine you and child #2 being incredibly close, loving and protecting one another. There is certainly a hint of anxiety, but instead of fear, there is love. There is this increased sense of adventure, a deepening of the well of love I have in my heart.
We have successfully parented you to 10 months of age. We are, without question, expert level parents now. I mean how much harder can this actually get? So this time around, there were a lot less questions swirling through my head about how to support a baby’s head, how to change a diaper, how to feed and burp without seeing the vomit comet. I thought I was without basic babycare skills before you were born. It has since been established that I’m a beast at babying. Once the shock subsided enough for me to put pen to paper (finger to keyboard), I realized that God has us in the perfect place for this. We still have baby apparatuses everywhere, MamaRoo, Rock n’ Play, bassinet. We are not very far removed from sleeping 3 hours at a time. We already have an extra car seat. And we still have never bought wipes! It’s like they magically refill themselves. Actually, that magic is your mother. Big up to her replenishment skills.
I know what you’re thinking. Will there be enough love for the both of you? Scratch that, your first thoughts about the new baby is probably will there be enough food for the both of you. We still have some work to do there; you’re super greedy. But yes, your mother and I and Lala and PopPop and Mimi and Granddad and Titi and Coco and Uncle Nigel and Uncle Marcus and the rest of our family, friends, and the world have tons and tons of love AND food to spread between the 2 of you. Once the favorite is established, they will likely receive more gifts, but the love will flow endlessly to you both.
Be ready to get your share on bruh!
Love Daddy
