dear baby. post 5.

*these are letters I wrote to our baby before he was born. we did not find out he was a boy until he was born. some of these letters are well over a year old but that doesn't make the words any less true.

may 8, 2013

dear baby,

i am writing a little later this week than i have in weeks past. you see, your daddy and i were in texas this past week and i was spending lots of time with your cousins and aunt and uncle. we had so much fun visiting them and luckily, i was feeling pretty good most of the time. you auntie Nads and uncle Cody showed us all around Austin. they love living there and we are happy that they are happy, but we wish that they lived closer. your cousins are getting so big and i hope that you will be able to meet them before you get too big. they are such sweet kids and your dad and i love them so much!

we flew into dallas and were able to see your auntie jess who will have a little one a few weeks older than you. i surprised her and gave her two onesies, one said “best” the other said “friends.” she was confused at first so i told her that i would keep the “friends” one for me. it took a few seconds but she finally understood that i am pregnant too. there was a lot of yelling and maybe a few little tears. i am so glad that you will have a little friend so close to your age!

your daddy and i went to the doctor today. everything is looking normal and i am feeling pretty good. we were supposed to hear your heartbeat today but weren’t able to. i was a little sad but i’m not worried and i know that everything is okay. you were just being shy! we will go back in a month and will be able to hear it then. i am hoping over the next few weeks my nausea will go away and i will be feeling well enough to exercise again.

we still haven’t told all of our family and friends but we will soon. we don’t have a specific time we are waiting for, we just haven’t felt like it’s the right time yet. we just want to keep you all to ourselves right now. hopefully you’re okay with that.

we love you, little babe. see you soon.

love,

mama.