dear baby. post 25.

october 17, 2013

dear baby,

only six weeks to go! that isn’t very long at all and when i realize that i will be full term in 3 weeks, i start to freak out a little bit. i have so much to do. so much to get, so much to read, so much to prepare for. but i know that in reality, none of that stuff will really matter once you are here. i will learn as i go and it will be the greatest learning experience.

my appt. went really well. your dad didn’t work so he was able to come with me. i was happy that he was there. the appts. are always better when he is able to be there. i gained two more pounds and am still growing. slowly but surely. the midwife said that everything looks really great and you are growing just as you should. your heart sounded really good too. it seemed to be much louder than normal, but i’m sure it was all because of the volume on the doppler. it makes me so happy to hear your little heart beating and to feel your kicks and movements. you have been moving a lot and kicking me all of the place. i’m sure you are getting pretty cramped in there!

we took some maternity pictures with hannah last weekend. it wasn’t something that i had originally planned to do and i probably won’t do it again, but i am really glad i did it this time. it was so much fun to show off my belly for some pictures. even if it isn’t very big, it is something that i don’t want to forget about. i will never be pregnant for the first time again and i am glad that i have these pictures to remember it. hannah sent the pictures over yesterday and they made me teary. they turned out so good and i am so grateful that she was willing to take them for us. she is very talented at what she does and i am so grateful for her and her friendship. she is going to be such a good auntie to you!

i have an appt. in two weeks and will be checked for group b strep. i’m not looking forward to that test, but it’s a routine test that is done on every pregnant woman. i will definitely be glad when it is over. after my appt. in two weeks, i start going every week! i can’t believe i am almost to that point! you are going to be here before i know it! my baby showers are in a couple of weeks and i can’t wait! everything is starting to come together! yay!

i have been daydreaming about you being here a lot. i get so excited and teary eyed when i think about your dad holding you for the first time. he loves you so much. i can’t wait for him to be a daddy. i can’t wait to be a mama. it’s coming so fast but i cannot wait.

i love you so much, little one. you are already the center of my whole world. you and your dad are my everything.

love,

mama.