Wednesday, May 13, 2009
OMG!
Mom-to-be just realized there are less than 100 days until baby is expected to arrive! That time is going to rush by soooo quickly!
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Mother's Day
Dear Baby,
It is May 10, 2009 and you are almost 26 weeks old (in the womb that is!) and I thought that I would take this moment to share a little chat with you about the wonderful Moms that have already touched your life.
First, you have some really wonderful Great Grandmothers. Both have the same name, but spell it differently, Marion and Marian. These two women have given you the ability to LEARN. Both are in the mid-ninety's and I can only hope that both stay around a bit longer for you to really know their life experiences. Both have learned so much more in their lifetimes than I could ever hope to. My gift to you today is that ability to LEARN all you can from those around you, especially your Great Grandmothers.
Second, you are blessed with two special Grandmas. You will know one as Grandma Barbara and the other as Nona J (short for Jeannette). These two women have given you the ability to LOVE. I can't think of two women in this world who haven't shown more love, compassion, and trust in others. Your Father and I have commented many times that if we could love a little bit more like these two women, we would learn a lot more! My gift to you today is that ability to LOVE all those around you, especially your Grandmothers. With that love, it will help you to learn all you need to know for a wonderful life.
Third on your list, are your Aunts. You have many Aunts, Great Aunts, and even Great Great Aunts. For this message, I am going to only speak of two Aunts, Aunt Sarah and Aunt Jennifer. These two women have an uncanny ability to LAUGH. Neither of them have the most boisterous laugh, but believe me, both laugh a lot! These two women know how to have fun, know how to enjoy the people around them, and know how to share that moment with others. My gift to you today is that ability to LAUGH with those around you, especially your two Aunts. With that laughter, your love will grow, that will help you learn all you need to know for a wonderful life.
You may ask why I am giving you these gifts on Mother's Day, especially because we don't know if you are a boy or a girl! To me, that answer is easy. Your Father and I have shared some laughs, which grew into a great love. That love both helped us learn that all we could ever ask for is someone to share that life with in a way that no one else could. You, my child, are that gift to us. You are what makes me a mother. So my final gift to you today, is LIFE. In a few weeks (hopefully 14 or less!) you will breathe your first breath of life. I promise to you today, Mother's Day, to be the best Mom that I can be. I promise to fill your LIFE with the ability to LAUGH, LOVE, and LEARN. I can only hope it will be as good at the other Mothers that have touched my life.
I love you -
Mom
It is May 10, 2009 and you are almost 26 weeks old (in the womb that is!) and I thought that I would take this moment to share a little chat with you about the wonderful Moms that have already touched your life.
First, you have some really wonderful Great Grandmothers. Both have the same name, but spell it differently, Marion and Marian. These two women have given you the ability to LEARN. Both are in the mid-ninety's and I can only hope that both stay around a bit longer for you to really know their life experiences. Both have learned so much more in their lifetimes than I could ever hope to. My gift to you today is that ability to LEARN all you can from those around you, especially your Great Grandmothers.
Second, you are blessed with two special Grandmas. You will know one as Grandma Barbara and the other as Nona J (short for Jeannette). These two women have given you the ability to LOVE. I can't think of two women in this world who haven't shown more love, compassion, and trust in others. Your Father and I have commented many times that if we could love a little bit more like these two women, we would learn a lot more! My gift to you today is that ability to LOVE all those around you, especially your Grandmothers. With that love, it will help you to learn all you need to know for a wonderful life.
Third on your list, are your Aunts. You have many Aunts, Great Aunts, and even Great Great Aunts. For this message, I am going to only speak of two Aunts, Aunt Sarah and Aunt Jennifer. These two women have an uncanny ability to LAUGH. Neither of them have the most boisterous laugh, but believe me, both laugh a lot! These two women know how to have fun, know how to enjoy the people around them, and know how to share that moment with others. My gift to you today is that ability to LAUGH with those around you, especially your two Aunts. With that laughter, your love will grow, that will help you learn all you need to know for a wonderful life.
You may ask why I am giving you these gifts on Mother's Day, especially because we don't know if you are a boy or a girl! To me, that answer is easy. Your Father and I have shared some laughs, which grew into a great love. That love both helped us learn that all we could ever ask for is someone to share that life with in a way that no one else could. You, my child, are that gift to us. You are what makes me a mother. So my final gift to you today, is LIFE. In a few weeks (hopefully 14 or less!) you will breathe your first breath of life. I promise to you today, Mother's Day, to be the best Mom that I can be. I promise to fill your LIFE with the ability to LAUGH, LOVE, and LEARN. I can only hope it will be as good at the other Mothers that have touched my life.
I love you -
Mom
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Thumper
Dear Baby,
You may not realize it, but you're only four months away from meeting a lot of people who are very excited to meet you. It seems like just yesterday that your mom and I got the fantastic news that you'd soon be coming into our world. And we're just as excited today - actually, even more excited - about meeting you than we were five months ago.
In the meantime, your mom and I have had some fun discussions about in utero nicknames for you. She's still more of a fan of "baby" and "it," while I've been trying to think of a fun nickname that fits your current personality.
Last night, while you were busy kicking and twitching in your mom's belly, I realized two things: (a) you already have a tremendous amount of energy, and (b) you really seem to enjoy thumping away in your mom's belly. And as I felt your energetic kicks last night, I got a proud papa grin and said, "that's my little Thumper."
Of course, four months from now, your mom and I will give you a different (and even more special) name. But in the meantime, if you hear the name "Thumper," you'll know your proud papa is thinking of you.
Love,
Dad
You may not realize it, but you're only four months away from meeting a lot of people who are very excited to meet you. It seems like just yesterday that your mom and I got the fantastic news that you'd soon be coming into our world. And we're just as excited today - actually, even more excited - about meeting you than we were five months ago.
In the meantime, your mom and I have had some fun discussions about in utero nicknames for you. She's still more of a fan of "baby" and "it," while I've been trying to think of a fun nickname that fits your current personality.
Last night, while you were busy kicking and twitching in your mom's belly, I realized two things: (a) you already have a tremendous amount of energy, and (b) you really seem to enjoy thumping away in your mom's belly. And as I felt your energetic kicks last night, I got a proud papa grin and said, "that's my little Thumper."
Of course, four months from now, your mom and I will give you a different (and even more special) name. But in the meantime, if you hear the name "Thumper," you'll know your proud papa is thinking of you.
Love,
Dad
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Your Dad is CRAZY!
Dear Baby,
I just want you to know how silly your Dad is these days. He learned this past weekend that you can hear because of your newly developed ears (let's just hope you use them for listening when you get older!) So the first thing he does, is turn around to face you, and starts telling you about how dumb George W. Bush is! Not only do you not know who that is, but really, I don't think that you are worrying too much about politics these days! Then last night, he decided that it would be a good time to encourage you to keep kicking me (by the way - we are going to have words about that some day too) because I was watching a TV show that he didn't want to watch. I think your Dad is CRAZY! But don't worry - he does it because he loves you and I am telling you all this because I love him! Hope you are having a good day with the Cherry Coke I fed you earlier!
Mom
I just want you to know how silly your Dad is these days. He learned this past weekend that you can hear because of your newly developed ears (let's just hope you use them for listening when you get older!) So the first thing he does, is turn around to face you, and starts telling you about how dumb George W. Bush is! Not only do you not know who that is, but really, I don't think that you are worrying too much about politics these days! Then last night, he decided that it would be a good time to encourage you to keep kicking me (by the way - we are going to have words about that some day too) because I was watching a TV show that he didn't want to watch. I think your Dad is CRAZY! But don't worry - he does it because he loves you and I am telling you all this because I love him! Hope you are having a good day with the Cherry Coke I fed you earlier!
Mom
Saturday, April 11, 2009
Baby's First Picture
On March 31, 2009, Martha (Mom) and Paul (Dad) saw their child for the first time with some help from technology and a wonderfully patient ultrasound technician (Karen). We did NOT find out the gender of our little one just yet - but we can find out any time we want with a little call to the Dr.'s office! It was truly amazing to see this little child move around in the womb, an experience neither of us will ever forget. Here is the picture of our Baby!
Dear Baby
Dear Baby,
I woke up this morning, feeling you kick of course, and just thought about how much I couldn't wait to meet you. One reason, it means you would stop kicking my insides. But the more important reason is that I can't wait to share your life with the wonderful Daddy that you have. There are so many stories these days about how parents and children just don't seem to have enough love to share with each other, it is all about themselves. I can tell you that your Daddy is not like that at all. He can't wait (and tells me about it ALL the time) to just be a part of your life. Regardless of what we do as parents in the future. Just know that we love you and always will. There isn't a thing that we won't do for you. Love you BABY!
Mommy
I woke up this morning, feeling you kick of course, and just thought about how much I couldn't wait to meet you. One reason, it means you would stop kicking my insides. But the more important reason is that I can't wait to share your life with the wonderful Daddy that you have. There are so many stories these days about how parents and children just don't seem to have enough love to share with each other, it is all about themselves. I can tell you that your Daddy is not like that at all. He can't wait (and tells me about it ALL the time) to just be a part of your life. Regardless of what we do as parents in the future. Just know that we love you and always will. There isn't a thing that we won't do for you. Love you BABY!
Mommy
Pregger pictures
So a friend convinced me to start taking pictures of how big my belly gets throughout the pregnancy. I took one picture about 4 weeks ago and another one today. WHAT A DIFFERENCE! I know that I have certainly felt more kicks these days, but really, the baby is getting bigger (and faster) than I realized!
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