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My two preschoolers/toddlers will soon meet their new sibling in at least a month or two from now.   At my kids’ age of discovery and learning, it is just right to have them ready.   They just got to know.   They are a part of the family.  Right?

As parents, we might have questions like:  Will it excite them to see a new baby in my arms?  Or will it break the bond or may be create distance that I made with them? Are they ready for the new addition?

These are freaky questions; and answers will only come once we are there.

I guess it depends on how they were prepared.  But no matter how much we did as parents, let us also consider each child’s differences.  Each child may still show her/his own individual personality in reaction to a new situation such as this.

The list below shows what we have started doing with our kids:

1. Shower with TLC. Parental TLC (or Tender Loving Care) may inhibit negative feelings about the new baby.
2. Communicate and Reassure them. Kids need to get more information.  Aside from our actions, they need to hear it as a sign of reassuring them that we love them.
3. Show and Tell. Moms need to show how their tummy looks like.  Let them touch and feel it as it grows and moves inside.  Tell them “what” and “who” is inside.  This helps build the tie with their new sibling.
4. Pretend Play. Make use of their dolls as babies.  Teach them how to care and love a baby.  They learn best during pretend play.
5. Watch or Read about a new baby. By doing this, they understand more and the more they love you for letting them know about this. I am hoping they are getting the message whenever we watch their favorite “Let Them Be Little” by Billy Dean which I found on Youtube.

I should say, that the first three have made a good impact to our firstborn when she became an “Ate” to Calixto at the age of 1 year old and 1 month.   There were little adjustments on both of our parts.  The next two, we have to find out!

Should there be more?  Please add some before I pop! =)

Thank you for reading!

Time becomes too quick when you are on your last trimester especially when you have other things left to do.   One of the most important things to do is to prepare what you and your baby needs for her/his Big Day!

Feelings of heaviness, frequent urination, leg cramps and many others may often hurdle a mom for a last minute shopping.

So, when there are only 3 months or less that’s left, without any hesitation, it’s really just time to start buying baby stuff, as well as sorting and arranging baby’s room.

Just be sure to be with someone when you go out.  It may be your husband, your mother, mother-in-law, a close friend, or just anybody who can be of help to you.

Here are a few of what we

bought for our baby.

A MUST-HAVES for

every newborn.

- a receiving blanket

-a set of booties, mittens and cap/hat

-long-sleeved body suit or overall dress

-baby tie-side shirts

-baby face towels

-cottons, diapers for Newborns

-baby milk bath

-feeding bottles

-milk container

-set of pillow and bolster with case

-rubber cot sheet

Although our third baby will have some hand-me-down clothes (and others) from her Ate, we will still make Bianca as special as our first two.  Luckily for Bianca, we would need to buy her a new crib and a stroller since my first two kiddos had them really exhausted.

Second hand is still good but being the third user for something that has really been overused is not our option.

The time will soon be at hand!

When’s The Due. I have nine weeks to go as of today. My first two kids arrived earlier than expected. But I’m hoping that that won’t happen again for the third time.

What Mom Feels. On my third trimester, I can really feel my baby inside; the weight of her and the bulk of my tummy. Her moves and jerks. Her kicks and bumps on me whenever she might be hungry or just needs to float around. I think she is happy because her mom is.

What Dad Says. Chris says that this tummy is bigger than my first two before. I may agree but sometimes it just feels the same as before. But may be…he may be right!

Learned Lessons. Well, probably because I was able to take care of myself better this time than the first two. I have learned that stress and pressure really affects pregnancy. So, just don’t mind whatever it is. And I have learned to be faithful to my prenatal meds more than before. I guess I have learned my lessons from the past.

This may not be my first pregnancy but this is the only and first ever pregnancy that I am almost always at home. This kind of pregnancy is what I have always dreamed of. I think this is the reason why my baby is happy.

She is as precious as my other children.