Pregnant Again!

So in my blogging vacation I neglected to mention that Brandi and I are pregnant with Number Two! We are expecting our little girl to arrive on December 9th. Just like with Rex, Brandi was terribly run-down and tired through most of the first trimester. The second trimester over the summer has been much easier. No morning sickness but she had quite a long battle through the past winter-spring with somekind of asthma. Anyway, all is fine now. She's definitely showing but still mostly comfortable. So far I've only had to rub her feet once or twice. But I'm sure that come November we'll be buying the Aveda foot therapy cream by the gallon.
Rex is somewhat aware that mommy has a baby in her tummy. My new favorite thing to do is point to the belly of a friend or family member (usually male) and ask Rex "what's that?" To which he always replies "baby!". He even points to the baby in his own belly sometimes, so don't take it personally if I pull the trick on you.
We have the feeling Rex is in for quite the rude awakening once his sister comes. He will have to find a way to share the throne! Plus with the wardrobe we're already accumulating we may have to move Rex's clothes from his closet to the laundry room. This girl is definitely going to have some threads. And I hope she looks good in pink. Do they make baby girls' clothes in any other color?
No name yet. It seems the more we openly discuss our naming thoughts the more ughs! and blehs! we get. There probably isn't a single name out there that at least 1 of 10 people absolutely hates. And then there is the whole Texas accent complication. Did you know in Texas the name "Julia" (Jul-i-a) only has two syllables ("Jul-ya")? Neither did I, but there was enough of a discrepency to kick that name off the list. So perhaps our strategy will be to go underground and keep it secret until her birthday. That way it will be too late for anyone to say "Oh I hate that name". They'll just smile and say "Hmm...Zoyalynn...How lovely."

Swim Lessons

Rex has been in swim school since January at Le Petite Baleen, a popular school here in San Francisco. This summer they opened a new pool in a renovated army hanger close to Fort Point. Since Brandi is pregnant (have I failed to mention that?!) she recruited me to be the mommy fish in the pool with him. Apparently pregnant women don't do swimsuits.
The classes are a blast. Rex has always been happy in the water, so it's been mostly easy to deal with him in the pool. He loves to hop in the water from the step or from on his bottom on the deck. And he's getting quite good at holding his breath underwater and kicking a few feet to the wall. He's pretty much a natural!
Dad is still working on singing the fish school songs without sounding like a complete idiot, but he's trying hard.