from the age of two

i've been wanting to write down all the funny things steele has been saying lately but it is so hard for me to remember them all. i usually text brett and tell him when it's really funny. steele is one of the sweetest little boys and his innocence is something i try to cherish. he talks in full sentences and says things that blow my mind all the time. he picks up on the littlest things and leaves me thinking "where did you get that?"

there are a few things steele is crazy about..... but most of all he loves my hair. well anyones hair for that matter. he will ask me to "play" with my hair. even when i'm in the passenger seat of the car he will say "lay down mommy, play with hair". he even will say "mommy's hair up. no play mommy's hair". i won't let him play when it's up because he'll pull it completely out. he knows now that it's off limits when it's up. it's a habit we're going to have to break because he's becoming obsessive.

a daily conversation i have with steele is what will happen when sister comes out of mommy's belly. we talk about going to the hospital and the doctor will take her out. the first time i told him this he said "and steele get sucker?!" because at each of my appointments he gets a sucker from one of the nurses. i told him that yes he would get a sucker when sister is born.

we talk about how he'll get to hold her and kiss her. i want to get him saying this on camera because it is one of the cutest things ever. he rocks his arms like he's holding a baby and says "i hold her and kiss her". we also talk about how it will be sister's birthday and we will have a party for her. i don't know if the hospital will allow candles but i want to have cupcakes with candles when she is born. steele loves birthday parties and loves to blow out candles! i want to make it fun and exciting for him and make sure he feels involved.

names have been a SERIOUS struggle this pregnancy (we are making progress but she won't have a name until she is born). i am always asking steele what we should name sister and have him say the few names we like. one day we were in the tub and i asked him what sister's name should be. he replied "name sister funny!" and ever since he will say that her name should be "funny". no worries, that name hasn't made our list.

another really hilarious story about steele; a few weeks ago we were sitting on the couch watching sister move in my belly and talking about how she has eyes, arms, toes ect. just like steele does. he then asked "sister have a wiener?" i about died laughing inside but simply said "no girls don't have wieners....and sister is a girl. only boys do." i really couldn't stop smiling.

i just love getting a sneak peak into his mind every day. i can tell he will be such a loving big brother to his sister. once steele even brought his beloved blanky over to my belly and laid it over the top and said "there you go sister". i'm so excited for them to meet. birth day will be a very special day for our family. as it gets down to these last few weeks i feel a lot of gratitude for the opportunity to experience pregnancy again. it is such a miracle seeing a little 8 cell embryo transform into a little person. i can't believe we will have two children when we were once told we may never have any. what a blessing!

{update: my fluid levels went up at my ultrasound yesterday! i have another appointment on tuesday and then we will discuss scheduling a date for the lil miss to be flipped. we're praying my fluids will stay where they are so they can at least give it a shot.}