Dear Baby,
I am going out to California in a couple of weeks and on March 15th, your lovely Auntie Kerri and her mommy Dee will be throwing me a baby shower. It is a little earlier in the pregnancy than when most people have baby showers, but it will be my only chance I will be able to make it out to California for a while. I will only be 19 weeks preggers at the time of my baby shower. I am hoping that you are cooperative on March 10th so that we can make sure that was really a little boy part that we saw in the last ultrasound.
Ok, let's talk about baby registries. I knew that you would need a lot of things when you are just a wee one, but I never expected to see how much you really needed. About a month ago, your daddy and I went to Babies R Us and spent about two hours in there just looking around. We didn't buy a single thing. Just wanted to see what was there. Then we went to Target and looked there and were just as overwhelmed.
So what did I do? I consulted with all my lovely friends who have recenltly given birth within the last two years and asked them what I needed. Boy was that helpful. Hopefully you will be able to meet all these wonderful kiddos and be good friends with them like your mommy and daddy are with their parents. We were able to pick out some things that we wanted. This past weekend, I took one of my friends with me to Target and she helped me finish up the rest of the registry. Thank goodness thats pretty much done with for now. We are registered at Target and Babies R Us for those who are curious. I am sure there are things that we still are missing, but its a start for now.
I just never realized that planning for you was going to be such a huge chore. Oh well. It will all be worth it when I get to hold you in my arms.
I will always love you,
Your Mommy
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
February 10, 2009 - Second OB appointment
Dear Baby,
First let's start off by saying that I am officially in my second trimester. I am 14 weeks and 4 days pregnant. The morning sickness has pretty much subsided, but there are times when nausea kicks in.
Today your daddy and I went to see our lovely doctor to make sure things are going well with you. He told us that all my blood work came back great. Everything is normal. What a relief! Next thing he wanted to do was check out your heartbeat. He first used a doppler but couldn't find anything, so he decided to do an ultrasound. I was so happy to hear that I was going to get to see you again. Unfortunately, he was unable to get a picture of you with an external ultrasound so he had to do an internal ultrasound. Fine by me because I knew we would be able to see you clearly then.
Once he started doing the ultrasound, we were able to see you right away. You were very active and moving around so much. Your little heart was just flickering away. Your arms and legs were moving so much. Then you decided to lift your leg and we were all able to catch a glimpse of what we think might be a little winkie. Even the doctor said he thinks that we might be having a boy, but we can't be sure yet because it is still pretty early. So, if you really aren't a boy, sorry. We will love you no matter what.
I fall in love with you over and over each time I see you. Its so amazing to know that you are in there. I get to see you again in about 4 weeks when we will go for a more in depth ultrasound and really see if we are going to be team blue or team pink.
Until next time.
I will always love you,
Your mommy
Here is the most recent picture of you.
First let's start off by saying that I am officially in my second trimester. I am 14 weeks and 4 days pregnant. The morning sickness has pretty much subsided, but there are times when nausea kicks in.
Today your daddy and I went to see our lovely doctor to make sure things are going well with you. He told us that all my blood work came back great. Everything is normal. What a relief! Next thing he wanted to do was check out your heartbeat. He first used a doppler but couldn't find anything, so he decided to do an ultrasound. I was so happy to hear that I was going to get to see you again. Unfortunately, he was unable to get a picture of you with an external ultrasound so he had to do an internal ultrasound. Fine by me because I knew we would be able to see you clearly then.
Once he started doing the ultrasound, we were able to see you right away. You were very active and moving around so much. Your little heart was just flickering away. Your arms and legs were moving so much. Then you decided to lift your leg and we were all able to catch a glimpse of what we think might be a little winkie. Even the doctor said he thinks that we might be having a boy, but we can't be sure yet because it is still pretty early. So, if you really aren't a boy, sorry. We will love you no matter what.
I fall in love with you over and over each time I see you. Its so amazing to know that you are in there. I get to see you again in about 4 weeks when we will go for a more in depth ultrasound and really see if we are going to be team blue or team pink.
Until next time.
I will always love you,
Your mommy
Here is the most recent picture of you.
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
February 4th - Almost done with the first trimester
Dear Baby,
Its been almost a month since I have written to you. You must think that I am such an awful mommy. Honestly, there really hasn't been anything new to report. I am considered 13 weeks and 5 days pregnant which means I am getting closer to the end of the first trimester. A third of the way there! Yay! I am glad to report that the morning sickness has been minimal over the past couple of weeks and the nausea and vomiting has died down tremedously. However, I find that I have been peeing a whole lot more than I did before. I didn't have a strong bladder before, but now, its gotten worse. I can't even make it through the night without having to get up at least once to go pee. The bad thing about that is that when I do wake up in the middle of the night like that, I am always hungry. I have had a middle of the night snack every night for the past week. If I keep that I up, the 5 pounds I have gained so far from being pregnant is going to quickly turn into 50 pounds. Yikes!
Even though my belly is nowhere close to what resembles a baby belly, I can certainly tell that you are in there because the part of my stomach a couple of inches below what was my belly button is getting just a tad bit firmer than the rest of my belly. The rest of my belly on the other hand is all fat. Yuck. I know.
Next week on Tuesday I will be visiting my doctor again so that he can check on me and you to see how things are progressing. I am hoping that he or the nurse will check for your heartbeat using a doppler so that I can hear your heartbeat. It would be so great if they do that. I am also hoping they will go ahead and schedule my appointment for the ultrasound that will tell me if you are a girl or a boy. You already know if you are a girl or a boy, but I will have to wait until the ultrasound to find out. I sure hope you are cooperating that day.
Until next time.
I will always love you,
Your Mommy
Its been almost a month since I have written to you. You must think that I am such an awful mommy. Honestly, there really hasn't been anything new to report. I am considered 13 weeks and 5 days pregnant which means I am getting closer to the end of the first trimester. A third of the way there! Yay! I am glad to report that the morning sickness has been minimal over the past couple of weeks and the nausea and vomiting has died down tremedously. However, I find that I have been peeing a whole lot more than I did before. I didn't have a strong bladder before, but now, its gotten worse. I can't even make it through the night without having to get up at least once to go pee. The bad thing about that is that when I do wake up in the middle of the night like that, I am always hungry. I have had a middle of the night snack every night for the past week. If I keep that I up, the 5 pounds I have gained so far from being pregnant is going to quickly turn into 50 pounds. Yikes!
Even though my belly is nowhere close to what resembles a baby belly, I can certainly tell that you are in there because the part of my stomach a couple of inches below what was my belly button is getting just a tad bit firmer than the rest of my belly. The rest of my belly on the other hand is all fat. Yuck. I know.
Next week on Tuesday I will be visiting my doctor again so that he can check on me and you to see how things are progressing. I am hoping that he or the nurse will check for your heartbeat using a doppler so that I can hear your heartbeat. It would be so great if they do that. I am also hoping they will go ahead and schedule my appointment for the ultrasound that will tell me if you are a girl or a boy. You already know if you are a girl or a boy, but I will have to wait until the ultrasound to find out. I sure hope you are cooperating that day.
Until next time.
I will always love you,
Your Mommy
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