We've always discussed having our kids about 2 years apart, although we didn't think we'd get it quite so on the dot of 2 years. We are just thrilled and we think Bentley so desperately needs a sibling to play with! Bentley will be such a great big sister, although it may be a struggle at first when she realizes she no longer gets ALL the attention.
Since becoming pregnant I've had many emotions but a part of me is a little sad and nervous for Bentley that it won't ever be just the two of us anymore! We've become two peas in a pod and right now I can't imagine there being another to take care of. I've also felt super excited to see Bentley love her sibling and be a great sister. I know, in the end, she will thank me for giving her a close friend. Girl or boy, she will love her sibling. After feeling this way, I decided to do a mommy daughter photo shoot to have something to remember the time when it was only the two of us. I wasn't trying to leave my husband out because I love him and we both desperately wait for him to come home each day! But, these pictures portray the majority of my time at the moment. We've become very close!
We are so blessed to have an amazing daughter. I honestly couldn't have asked for a more perfect child. She is the happiest little girl I have ever met and we spend a lot of time laughing together! Most everyone I socialize with will tell you she is the easiest person to make laugh. She seems to find everything funny, and that is my favorite thing about her! It sure cheers me up each day. It also amazes me how easy she is to entertain. She finds joy in the little things in life and loves to go on walks so she can see nature and animals. I think if she had it her way she would be outside all day. She also loves other kids. Groups of kids, especially her cousins, seem to get her going and make her happy. She loves to socialize. She loves her Dad too, and runs to him when he gets home from work. I love watching Jeff with Bentley, it almost makes me tear up. He is such an amazing Dad to her and thinking about life with him and building a bigger family just makes me smile. Bentley has been amazing and Jeff and I often joke that the next one has a lot to live up to!!
While I'm on the topic, this next baby has already given me some trouble! I've had a much harder pregnancy so far, compared to the breeze it was the first time. I've been a lot sicker which has made it really hard to keep Bentley entertained. I've been taking pills for the nausea which made me even more tired than I was. I literally felt like I could just sleep ALL day. Along with this I also had some bad pain in my stomach that I was worried about so, after getting an ultrasound and other tests the doctor thought it was an infection and gave me antibiotics. When the results came back she didn't think it was an infection after all and never determined what it was. However, I reacted to the antibiotics and got a major rash. This was the worst of it all! I looked awful and was so itchy I couldn't sleep or even enjoy myself at all. This happened when I was in Montana so I actually went to a doctor there who didn't feel comfortable giving me any meds. I waited until I got home and decided I couldn't live one more day with this rash. My doctor, however, told me there definitely was a lotion I could use. This lotion was pretty much magic!! I put it on and within a few hours it literally all cleared up! I had never felt better in my entire life. Since then, I still get small rashes here and there and my skin is so dry, but it's nothing like it was, and the lotion seems to clear it up pretty good. Anyways, I had many days when I would just cry because I felt like I could barely take care of myself, let alone my daughter. Thank goodness for family who saved me during these times and swiped Bentley away for a few hours. I honestly can't thank my parents enough for all that they have done for me in the past few months!! My siblings and sister-in-law Kellie have also taken Bentley in times when I wasn't doing well and I am SO thankful for that. Well after all the trouble I've had, I can at least say now that I am starting to feel less nauseous and have more energy, and that the baby is healthy!!
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