Hello all!!! Hope you are doing well, I am getting big and strong! Today my mommy wrote in my journal and told me the differences between her pregnancy with me and with my big brother Tanner. I thought it was pretty interesting so I wanted to share what she told me!
* My mommy said with Tan Man she was sick for 9 months straight! I gave her a break, she was only sick with me for 5 weeks! She was would get really dizzy and get hot flashes with him. She was also mostly sick in the morning. With me, she would get sick between 10pm-1am (at least she wasn't busy...I was thoughtful :)
* However, I made up for what I lacked in making mommy sick with giving her horrible heartburn! Tanner was a good boy, no heartburn with him! I zap mommy with heartburn at least 2 or 3 times a week, I've been doing this for about 3 months now...kinda funny :)
* With Tan mommy always wanted hot spicy food (which probably explains why Tanner's favorite foods are Flaming Hot Cheetos, Mexican food, and spicy beef jerky. I am a little pickier. I decided I wanted to be a vegetarian, so mommy could not eat meat with me for the first 6 months. Eventually I gave in...meat isn't so bad, now it's just a mood thing!
* Tanner always gave mommy silly cravings like potato skins and peanut butter and jelly (ewwww). I didn't give mommy many cravings, and if I did they didn't last. I liked pickles for a week, then I had chocolate for the first time around 6 months...that was good (still addicted to that thanks grandpa for the sweet tooth you gave mom and me!)
*OH yea, with Tanner, mom hated the smell of everything, with me smells are no problem! That is a good thing living in Israel, because I am telling you the smells of cooking here are S-T-R-O-N-G!!!
* Mommy said our personalities are different. Tanner liked being the center of attention and always kicked and moved hard. He would roll her entire belly. She said I just poke and prod. However I have been getting stronger and letting her know it!
* Tanner loved mommies ribs, I love mommy's bladder! It's like a trampoline, and daddy told me he wants to see me make mommy pee her pants, so I feel a little encouraged to play with it more :) I just want to make daddy proud!
* Mommy said with Tanner her body felt wonderful the entire pregnancy, no soreness or stiffness...but I am rough on mommy's body (personally I just think she is old). Apparently for the past 7 weeks she hasn't slept through the night because her hips and knees hurt so bad (sounds like signs of aging to me, just sayin'!) So I blame her, not me!
*With Tan mommy could run until the end of her 6th month...she had to stop running at 4 months with me (again, just old!). She also said she she is way more tired with me than with Tan...again, she is just old :).
* Mommy said I am indecisive (I get that from daddy)...one second I am head down the next I want to lay like a hammock, and sometimes I just want to sit up and dig my feet in mommy's bladder...Tanner was too big, he just stayed stuck in her ribs I hear. So I am indecisive and Tanner is stubborn! I am like my dad, he is like our mom!
Yep, so as you can see, it is pretty clear why mommy thought I was a girl from the first few weeks. I am a little pickier, a little high maintenance, and a little more gentle. My brother was a brute, a great eater (that is why he weighed 9lbs 2 oz) and he took it easy on her body (minus the sickness). My mommy talked to Tanner the other night and he is pretty excited about me, I am pretty excited about him too! His mom and dad told me he is telling all of his friends at school about me! (my brother was adopted for those of you who may not know. Mommy was 16 and knew she wasn't ready to give him the world he deserved so she found a great mommy and daddy who could give him the world...and they also gave the world to my mommy by letting us be a part of their family).
