We're still not pregnant, and although I'm not getting super worked up about it (well...trying not to at least!!) I did come up with this rather exhaustive (and somewhat sarcastic) list of how we know we're ready for a baby...
We have a car seat with two bases, and we know how to install it in both of our vehicles.
I wake up around 5 every morning...weekdays and weekends...so I'd be ready to get up and play early.
I have simplified my morning routine to cut out any wasted time, so I could easily add time to care for a baby.
Our dogs think they run the house and need to be knocked down a few pegs...and from experience I know a baby would do that!
Speaking of dogs...I'm so ready to nurture a small being that we run the risk of acquiring another dog or small animal if we aren't having a baby...
And speaking of acquisitions...we have an abnormally large collection of Build-a-Bears and stuffed animals, and we run the risk of running out of space in the nursery for an actual baby...
We have the perfect house to start a family...besides the nursery we have plenty of room for playmats, playpens, swings and bouncy seats.
The hospital where we'd deliver is right across from Evergreen, so we would very easily be able to visit our new baby's angel big brothers.
We already have the best doctors ready to get us through a pregnancy, and a pediatrician ready to keep our little one healthy.
We have grandma, grandpa, aunts, uncles, and so many friends ready to snuggle a new baby.
I've already got a plan for making space in the kitchen for the bottles and drying racks, along with the teeny tiny baby dishes and utensils.
Sebastian heard us talk about Henry yesterday, and started looking around for that silly hairless puppy dog (well, in my mind that's what he was doing!)
Henry has filled our walls and shelves in our house, which I love, but maybe he'd like to share the love.
We have the perfect guardian angels looking out for us and any new life we might be blessed to nurture.
Everyone else is (or at least seems to be) doing it.
I would love to get to chat with Carrie at the beginning and end of each work day...and say hi to our daycare friends.
It's a little awkward to sit and play with baby toys by myself...
I love reading books to my boys at the cemetery, but I'd also love to share some of Henry's favorite books with a baby in my arms too.
I wouldn't even be upset if I were put on bedrest...I've got a list a mile long of shows to Netflix and books to read...and maybe I could even work on that book I keep saying I'm going to write. Plus, Hy-Vee delivers groceries now, so that would make life a tad easier for Tim too!
We know we make a great parenting pair...and we're ready to fill our empty arms and aching hearts with more love. We know another baby will not fill the space in our hearts nor the void in our lives left by Brady and Henry, but a baby would make his or her own place in our hearts and our home.
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