22 weeks

Here we are at 22 weeks! I have been slightly horrible about updating any progress throughout this pregnancy, and it makes me feel terrible. I always heard that as you have more babies there are less photos and such for each one- and I know this firsthand since I'm number 4 in my own family and there are very limited photos of my own childhood- not to mention the gaps in my baby book.
I hoped to do better with this new baby, and well, the ongoing sickness from the pregnancy really really slowed things down. I am just now feeling better- around 5 months I started to turn for the better. I am just past that and I still have some queasiness here and there, but I am able to go out in the world!
We did find out who this little person is- at 20 weeks. Another BOY!
We are thrilled with this news as we thought it would be fun to have two boys- a brother for Oliver to play with.
Names are still not decided, and I am not worried as it took us til day 2 after Oliver's birth to finalize his, although I'm truly truly hoping we will have it settled well before then!
I have been praying over our second son's name, as it's powerful to be named for life. I know God has a name already chosen for this boy and I am excited to find out what it will be. I've been writing a new list, some from our last pregnancy, but mostly some new ones.
We are just past halfway now in the pregnancy so we have some time!
Here I am at 22 weeks....

Our little Oliver is also growing like a weed. He is such a joy to be at home with day in and day out. At  22 months old, he is very nearly the big 2 years old! I can't believe how quickly the days fly by when you are a parent. But what a wonderful speedy journey it is. Oliver is becoming so much more vocal these days and we love hearing his little baby voice say big words. He tries to mimic us in so many ways and it's hilarious sometimes. It is also teaching us to watch exactly what we say to him- and ourselves. He picks up words so easily I have to be mindful of what words he's saying!
We are planning a party for him this year since we weren't able to really do a big one last year. I'm so excited about it and I'm planning now. Since it's a summer party I have big visions of food already- what else is new these days?
I have also been mentally planning out what we will do room-wise for the new baby. I thought about putting them in the same room and using the other guest room for a play space, but now I'm debating that again, and thinking we may just keep the boys separate and let them play in our loft space that currently holds Oliver's books and many of his toys. It's a great open space and I may just utilize that....
So many ideas, I just need to focus on a couple and tackle those. That's the plan anyways.
We already have a toddler bed for Oliver when we are ready to convert him to that, I just need to touch it up with some paint. We also found a sweet little table and two chairs for his (or playroom) room, but it's going to need some paint for sure. This is part of our birthday gift to him, and depending on when we get it touched up we may let him see it early? Maybe. Once it's done we will put it in the second room, regardless of what we decide to do with that room.
I am excited about decorating, even if it's going to be very budget oriented. I don't mind being thrifty, it makes me have to be creative in a way.
Here is our little monkey at 22 months now, my how I love this little boy!