April 2 - Boy, its been a long time

Dear Baby,

It has been nearly a month since I have written anything to you. So much has happened since then. Your daddy and I went to California for a week to spend time with our family and friends in California. We also had our very first baby shower where we got all kinds of amazing gifts. I can't even begin t list all the cool baby gifts that we got. There are so many cute little outfits that you will definitely get a chance to spit up on. I love them all. We are definitely going to have to thank Dee for all that she did for us. Everything was so nicely decorated and the food was yummy and delicous. I wish I didn't get full so fast because I just wanted to keep eating. We also got to meet a lot of Dee's friends who keep hearing about you.

You did a great job on your first long road trip. I thought that driving out to California was going to be painful, but it wasn't so bad. We took Tessa with us and she was a great doggy on the drive out there. She is definitely going to be a great doggy around you. Even though I loved the time out in California, I am not planning on making th drive out there again for a while. The next time we go out to California will be in November when we fly out there for Thanksgiving. That's when you will get to meet all your mommy's mom's side of the family in person. They are going to go crazy over you.

On another note, we went and saw the OB last week to make sure that everything is going right on track for your growth. He measured the size of my uterus and said that it was growing at the right speed. Also, we were able to hear your heartbeat which is awesome. I fall in love each and every time I get to hear or see you. I can't imagine how it is going to feel the first time I get to hold you in my arms.

The OB also recommended that I go ahead and get my glucose screening done. That's where I have to drink this lovely sugary drink and then they take my blood an hour later to check to see how my blood sugar levels are. I haven't heard anything back from the doctor's office and they said no news is good news so I guess we are just going to have to assume that everything looks good so far. The test usually isn't done until week 25-28 of a woman's pregnancy, but since my blood pressure was a little elevated and I am overweight, he wanted to check it earlier than usual.

I am still enjoying every moment of this pregnancy. The best part of my day is when I can feel you kicking me. Nobody else can feel this or see it, so I feel like its our own little secret. Hopefully soon we can share this experience with your daddy, but no hurries. I also enjoy every time your daddy reads to you at night before I go to bed. I hope that you can hear him. Everything I read says that you can hear his voice.

Let's see what else is there to tell you? Oh yea, you now have a name. Your name will be Alexander. We don't have a middle name picked out yet, but you will have one before you are born. I still call you Squirt though. Ok, that is definitely it for now. Until next time.

I will always love you,
Your Mommy