Harlow is 18 monhts old and 2.0 is coming soon!

The countdown for Baby K 2.0 is on.  We have about 3.5 weeks left (or less) until his arrival.  He will be here by no later than 7/11/12 and we are ALMOST ready.  My mom and nephew Mathew came to visit us last week and we had a pretty good time!  We did spend a lot of that time fixing up the house, hanging things and getting the baby's room done.  I have never been around a more helpful 15 year old in my life.  I am sure that neither Dax nor I was as helpful as Mathew was at his age.  I really miss having him around.  Harlow adored both of them and was constantly entertained, so she misses them as well! Mathew was so willing to jump in and do whatever we needed.  All we had to do was feed him;-) 

I want to take some pictures of our new house but just haven't gotten it done yet.  Most of everything is put together and hung up.  That will be my project in the next few weeks.  I have about 2 weeks of work left and then one more week to just relax and enjoy some quiet time with Harlow.  Wait, who am I kidding?  There is no such thing as quiet time with Harlow.  However, there is such a thing as quiet time while Harlow naps.  So, I guess that will do. 

We know that she is going to be a great big sister, but part of me is sad that she will no longer be our baby.  She only got to be the baby for 18 months.  At the same time, she is doing all kinds of awesome and funny things that make Dax and I laugh everyday.  She is so smart and funny.  Life of the party.  Now, when we are out and about, she randomly says "HI" and waves to everyone that we pass until she gets someone to stop and ogle over her.  And her hair has a personality of it's own!  It's going to be so neat to see who 2.O (JJ's) personality and looks will take after.  Will he be a snuggler since his sister is definitely NOT?  Will he look like Dax or me?  Will he be a good eater and sleeper?  Will he be over 9 pounds like they told me Harlow would be?  BTW, she was 8.3 pounds and 20 3/4 inches long. 

One more funny thought.  Even though it has only been 18 months since we were last at the hospital, or at home with a brand new baby, we have totally forgotten almost everything.  Like what did Harlow wear while at the hospital?  How much sleep did we get those first few nights?  When did we give her a paci for the first time?  Did she cry a lot?  When did we bathe her?  And the list goes on and on.  I'm sure we will be just fine, it's just amazing that so many small details are totally lost in time.