Merry Christmas!
Friday, December 19, 2008
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Baby's First Photo
Ok. So this isn't really the baby. But, I thought it was precious when JJ snuck our Lego family onto the bedroom dresser last night. Funny how we haven't changed out of our wedding get-up in the last year and a half.The baby really will have his/her first portrait taken next week. Keep your eyes peeled.
Sorry to everyone who has asked for belly pictures. A freak of nature, I suppose, but baby's pushing out only a bump so far. Check back in with me in another month.
Thursday, November 6, 2008
16 going on 17
Dear Bean,
We saw your favorite nurse practitioner today. She says you are growing fast and that I will soon have to say goodbye to my jeans and other restrictive wear. I believe her. Just this last week I have noticed a little pouch of a belly that wasn’t there before. She reckons you are about 7 inches long, and we heard your heart beat, which is going 152 beats a minute. Not bad, kid.
As you approach 17 weeks, the question now is, can I stay in my Boston Red Sox sweats forever, or do I actually have to look for some new clothes?
We saw your favorite nurse practitioner today. She says you are growing fast and that I will soon have to say goodbye to my jeans and other restrictive wear. I believe her. Just this last week I have noticed a little pouch of a belly that wasn’t there before. She reckons you are about 7 inches long, and we heard your heart beat, which is going 152 beats a minute. Not bad, kid.
As you approach 17 weeks, the question now is, can I stay in my Boston Red Sox sweats forever, or do I actually have to look for some new clothes?
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
No. 1 Dad
Baby,
You haven’t had the chance to meet your father yet, benefit from his wise counsel, or cuddle up with him on the couch. But, let me tell you now how lucky you are to have a dad as kind, loving, patient, honest, hard working and honorable as you do.
You know by now that these last few months the hormones you’ve ignited within me have been making me pretty ill. Finding foods that agree with me - us - has been a challenge. So has staying up much past 8:30 at night, getting up in the morning without rushing to the bathroom and having enough energy to do my work, spend time with your dad, and on occasion a friend or two.
Through all of this, your dad has been patient with my inability to do much around the house – I admit it, I’m something of a sloth these days; he has made many trips to the store for one or two food “needs,” which I know isn’t his favorite thing to do; he takes care of me in every way when I am feeling my worst ; he has dry cereal and orange juice at my bedside every morning before I wake up; he hasn’t commented once about how I sleep an average of 11 hours a night or how when I am really feeling bad I can’t get myself to take a shower. Your dad has shown me more love than I knew was possible to give these last four and a half years. I can only imagine how much he will love special, little you, too.
We are two lucky kids!
About the photo: Your dad sells video games and sometimes he likes to be a goof in the pics he puts on his gaming blog. Oh! So much for you to learn; so much for you to love!
You haven’t had the chance to meet your father yet, benefit from his wise counsel, or cuddle up with him on the couch. But, let me tell you now how lucky you are to have a dad as kind, loving, patient, honest, hard working and honorable as you do.
You know by now that these last few months the hormones you’ve ignited within me have been making me pretty ill. Finding foods that agree with me - us - has been a challenge. So has staying up much past 8:30 at night, getting up in the morning without rushing to the bathroom and having enough energy to do my work, spend time with your dad, and on occasion a friend or two.
Through all of this, your dad has been patient with my inability to do much around the house – I admit it, I’m something of a sloth these days; he has made many trips to the store for one or two food “needs,” which I know isn’t his favorite thing to do; he takes care of me in every way when I am feeling my worst ; he has dry cereal and orange juice at my bedside every morning before I wake up; he hasn’t commented once about how I sleep an average of 11 hours a night or how when I am really feeling bad I can’t get myself to take a shower. Your dad has shown me more love than I knew was possible to give these last four and a half years. I can only imagine how much he will love special, little you, too.
We are two lucky kids!
About the photo: Your dad sells video games and sometimes he likes to be a goof in the pics he puts on his gaming blog. Oh! So much for you to learn; so much for you to love!
Sunday, September 28, 2008
More than a Onesie
Dear Bean,
I bought you your first gift today. And it cost me a pretty penny – almost 40,000 pennies, in fact. That’s right. Today I bought you a new set of tires for our car. It has been a long time coming, but now that you are riding around with me everywhere I go, I bucked up and sat through a sales pitch, 45 minutes in a stuffy waiting room and emptied $398.02 from our bank account. Just for you, baby. Happy 10 and a half weeks!
Monday, September 22, 2008
First Letter From Your Mom
Dear Baby,
You will be 10 weeks old tomorrow, and finally I am free enough of nausea and fatigue that I can sit here to tell you how excited I am that I get to be your mommy. (Your dad’s excited, too!)
These last few months have been hard for me. I’m normally an energetic, athletic, fun, veggie-crazed lady. But over the last 10 weeks I have slept half the day, have enlisted no vegetables in my diet, and walking a few blocks makes me ill. I miss my old self, but I’m more exited to see your new self. I know you are going to be beautiful and bring so much joy to our family. I guess I will have to wait six and a half more months for you, though.
Your daddy and I haven’t given you a name yet. I like to call you “bean” because in our first ultrasound that’s just what you looked like, a little, dancing bean. The nurse told us it is unusual to see movement at seven weeks during the ultrasound. She said you must have been excited to say “hello” to your parents. I can tell you, we were sure thrilled to see you, little bean!
You will be 10 weeks old tomorrow, and finally I am free enough of nausea and fatigue that I can sit here to tell you how excited I am that I get to be your mommy. (Your dad’s excited, too!)
These last few months have been hard for me. I’m normally an energetic, athletic, fun, veggie-crazed lady. But over the last 10 weeks I have slept half the day, have enlisted no vegetables in my diet, and walking a few blocks makes me ill. I miss my old self, but I’m more exited to see your new self. I know you are going to be beautiful and bring so much joy to our family. I guess I will have to wait six and a half more months for you, though.
Your daddy and I haven’t given you a name yet. I like to call you “bean” because in our first ultrasound that’s just what you looked like, a little, dancing bean. The nurse told us it is unusual to see movement at seven weeks during the ultrasound. She said you must have been excited to say “hello” to your parents. I can tell you, we were sure thrilled to see you, little bean!
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