Laken becoming a big sis!

Happy Wednesday!!! I didn’t really have an idea of what today’s blog post was going to be but Laken and I had so much fun with lipstick and my camera yesterday that I really wanted to share the photos! 🙂

Since announcing our pregnancy I’ve gotten a lot of messages asking how I think Laken will be after baby comes. I guess I never really thought of it because it was never something I worried about, but Q&A’s are fun for me so I figured this would be a fun post to put together! I do have a 20 week pregnancy update coming in a few weeks and if you want to be updated on that make sure you’re following me on Instagram here or subscribed to my blog!

How much of an age difference is there from Laken and the new baby?! Laken is two and will be two and a half when baby number two comes!

Are you nervous for Laken to meet the new baby? Kyler and I get teary-eyed just thinking about bringing her into the hospital room to meet her baby sister or brother. We have no worry at all!

Does Laken get jealous at all if you’re around other kids? She has yet to really show any signs of jealousy with other kids. However, she is very protective of Gracie (our golden retriever) and if anyone gets near Gracie she will say, “Gracie is mine!” or push whoever is near her away. For the most part she’s very independent so I know she’ll be okay.

Does Laken like babies? Oh yes! She loves babies! Laken is very wild and loud but the second she sees that a baby is in sight she will start to whisper “A baby! It’s a baby!” and won’t take her eyes off that baby. I always like to tell people of when she had her first interaction with a baby at 13ish months. I had a work thing and had to bring Laken and my coworker brought her 3month old, and I have never seen her so attracted to something! She squatted to get closer to the baby and held the baby’s hand saying, “Hi baby!” She’s so sweet!

Does Laken know she’s going to be a big sister? Yes and no? We make it a point to talk about the baby every single day. Now that I have a bump Kyler and I will talk about the baby while touching my belly. I don’t think she fully understands what we’re doing but she knows we talk about a baby!

What are you doing to prepare Laken for another baby? This was a harder one to answer. She’s only two and there’s only so much a two year old can grasp. We have babies all over the house and I’ve taught her how to swaddle and rock a baby. Kyler and I have focused a lot more on her being gentle with her babies (not throwing them on the ground haha). I’m sure once we figure out the gender and a name we’ll be able to address who the baby is and I know that will help a lot.

How are you going to manage your time with two? Kyler and I do very specific things with Laken that we obviously can’t do with a new baby. I want to always keep those separate. Every Wednesday Laken and I go out for ice cream and that’s something that she really loves. It’ll be something to adjust to but we’ll be okay!

And that’s it! It’s not all that exciting but these were all the questions that I got multiple of! I don’t really have a whole lot to say because I do want to do a big update when we hit our half-way mark! We are so excited and are beyond ready for Laken to become a big sister! She’s such a caring, ornery, sweet and sassy little girl and she’s going to make us proud no matter what. There really is no telling what will happen until we get to that time. After all, toddlers are very full of surprises haha!

xx-Kendra