So unfortunately the word "mine" has entered Lily's vocabulary. She will say it when she wants something (particularly something she knows she shouldn't have), when she doesn't want us to have something, or when she really doesn't want to do what we are asking like putting her dolly back in the crib (dolly stays in her crib for the most part because she is very important to sleep with and we don't want to lose her). Each of the different reason she says "mine" also have different intonations so you know just how important it is to her.
She has also learned the color blue. I am not sure if it is because she is just at the point of starting to learn colors, or because she absolutely loves the show Blues Clues. Right now we have it on Netflix instant queue and she gets to watch it every now and then.
The pregnancy is going well. Lily is still too young to understand what is happening. Although I have asked her several times if she wants to share her old clothes with her little sister and she always says yes, if she wants to share her toys with her little sister and she always says yes, and if she wants to share her bedroom with her little sister and she typically says no. Only once has she actually said yes. She definitely loves being an only child right now and getting all the attention. It is going to be a shock for her when her little sister comes.
I am 24 weeks pregnant today. That is a big number to pregnant women. That is the week in development where they say the baby starts having a chance to survive outside her mom if she would need to be delivered. She would obviously still require lots of medical attention, but her chances have increased greatly. There is no reason for me to believe that she is going to be delivered early, especially this early, but it is still a nice feeling to get to this milestone.
The sad news in our house is that we had to make the difficult decision to get rid of our dog, Selene, this week. She never fully got used to Lily and never liked her being within a few feet of her. She also started showing signs of food aggressions (something she had when we first got her, but Sean worked with her on) and we didn't want something to happen to our very curious toddler that always wanted to be around Selene when she was eating. I was also afraid of having another child and not being able to monitor Lily and Selene as closely as I can now. It is definitely hard to deal with but we know it is for the best for our family and for Selene. She needs a home that she can be comfortable in and not always having to worry about little kids sneaking up on her. She also needs someone that can provide her with lots of exercise to help her get rid of some of her energy.
