So, the further along i get in my pregnancy, the further apart my blogs get. Any extra time I have I spend sleeping. So, I have a lot to catch up on. I'm now 26 weeks pregnant. I look like I'm about 34 weeks, but that's ok. I was big with Ben too. Before I got any bigger, I had two goals: to get Ben potty trained and to move him into his big boy room. I knew potty training would be physically hard on me, and I wanted him to have plenty of time in his new room before the baby came. I'm thrilled to say potty training is completed, and Ben is loving his big boy room.
Hector did an incredible job on it. He definitely went above and beyond. We converted the guest bedroom into his room, so the baby can have the nursery. He painted a different sport on each wall. We have a basketball court, with a real rim. A baseball wall, with Ben's name in wooden letters (customized with Ranger decor), and a poster of the ball park, along with a huge painted baseball. Another wall is a football field, with the yardage marked and everything. It also has a huge score board customized with a clock and a "Ben" vs. "Them" chalkboard score area. The last wall doesn't have a lot of room because of the closet and the door. So Hector did a basketball, football, and baseball, and then did shadow figures playing soccer with a really cool soccer ball in the middle. Then on the back of the door, he did a tennis court. It looks awesome. Now we just need to add a scripture to the wall, and we'll be set. We plan to put "This is my son, whom I love. In him, I am well pleased!" I love the thought of him receiving that every day. Hector worked so hard, but I think it was totally worth it to see how proud Ben is of his awesome room.
We did the 3 day potty training approach at the end of February. Ben was 28 1/2 months. It was absolute madness the first day. I thought I had lost my mind to attempt such insanity. It basically involved letting Ben run around in his diaper and a shirt, and I was supposed to catch every accident in progress. Needless to say, we made many a messy dash to the potty. By day 2 it was a little better. It actually ended up taking us 5 days instead of 3, and even then, we had to watch him pretty closely. He wasn't very good at telling us verbally. We had to pick up his nonverbals. He's got it down now though. It's been about a month, and he's only had one or two night time accidents since week one, no day time accidents. So the program works. But I would call it Bootcamp Potty training instead of 3 day. For girls maybe. For boys, not so much.
Oh yeah, I guess another update is in order... I'm having a girl!! We're really excited. We would have been thrilled either way, but it's going to be great to have one of each, since we were stopping at 2 no matter what. Her name is Lila Grace Santiago. We found out at 20 weeks. We almost didn't though. She was crossing her legs tighlyt. The sonographer said that based on what I had told her about my difficulty in this pregnancy combined with how difficult she was being in the sonogram, she knew I was having a girl. It was really funny. Finally, Lila confirmed it. We got three good pictures to prove her femininity! Hector was speechless. It was too cute. After I helped him out of the chair, he ran out to the car to make calls. I had to grab a kiss on his way out. He was a little preoccupied. We're not exactly sure how we're going to handle this little girl, but we're excited to find out.
I think Ben really understands that she's coming. He watches Baby Story with me, and I explain what's going on. I fastforward through the screaming labor! When I point to my tummy and say "Who's in there?" He says "Baby sister". I say, "what's sister's name?" and he says, "Lala". It is too cute. Especially since Dad used to call Aunt Lila "lala". When we pray with him at night, we ask him if he wants to thank God for anyone or anything. He almost always starts with "lala". He's also getting way more clingy to me. The bigger I get, the more he wants me to hold him. I think he knows what's going on, or at least that something strange is going on.
Hector is in the process of painting the nursery. We had planned on keeping it the same because it's somewhat gender neutral, but when we found out we were having a girl, Hector caved. He said he had to give her her own room. So pink and green it is. Butterflies and flowers. Can't wait to see how it turns out. We got her entire set at babies are us for 70% off. It was my favorite set and just happened to be on clearance. I think God might have had a hand in that!
Good grief. Another update I forgot. We found out in February that AISD was going to lay off all probationary teachers at the end of the year because the state had significantly reduced education budgets for the districts. Well, that group includes my husband. It was really interesting though. When we found out, we were really at peace about it. Both of us were more concerned about the other. But God's been so faithful in providing, and He so directly led us to Bailey, we just knew everything was going to be ok. If he didn't want us at Bailey anymore, we were excited to see where he would take us. Well, after much debate at the school board meetings and a march on the capitol, things are still up in the air. Hector is supposed to find out for sure by April 18th. But it looks like he might get to stay where he is. He has an awesome principle that doesn't want to lose him. She's fighting hard to keep him. Either way, we'll be great. But it's need to see how valued he is!
God is faithful and He has been and continues to be so good to us. As I always say, I am completely undeserving but unbelievably grateful! Thank you Lord for your goodness and your grace.
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