Welcome to the Womb, Baby J!

February 7, 2012 – I took a test 3 days ago and it was negative. I didn’t think there was any way, but surprise surprise! You were in there after all.

March 6, 2012 – Daddy and I are so excited! Nervous and excited. We got to see you and hear your little heartbeat for the first time March 6. Here you are! All amazing 8 weeks of you. Right on schedule. yay!

Right now I am counting the minutes until April 4th, our second prenatal appointment. I want to hear your heartbeat again, little one, to know you’re in there and well. Pregnancy is such a strange and wonderful experience. So much of these early months – well, really the whole parenting experience! – is faith-based. I don’t get to see you but twice the entire 40 weeks you’re baking in there. This once and not again until 20 weeks. The rest of the time I have to trust that you’re hanging out growing like you’re supposed to. It’s crazy how much I’ve forgotten since your sister was incubating (that sounds so weird and so awesome…. Adela is your *sister*!) If I was this tired, this nauseous, this bloated, this worried, this sleepless this early (last time is was more like 7 months the insomnia kicked in) the first time around, I don’t remember it, hah. But then I guess I’m a few years older, and I have your big sister to keep me busy these days. I’m sure that makes a difference. And being a Mom already this time it’s that much more wonderful, at least in a different way, because I KNOW now how awesome it is to be a Mother. I only could imagine before. Now I know and it gives me that much more to look forward to.

I’m just so excited to know you, to find out who you are. For the record I tend to call you “he”, and that’s why I’ve dubbed you “Baby J” for now (reserving the right to change it when we find out for sure!). There’s a little hint about the name you already have if you are in fact a boy. One of the reason I think you’re a boy is your appetite. Seriously. I am starving all the time. You are one hungry baby! But I could be totally wrong, and I will be happy either way. I have no preference. I just want YOU, whatever gender you are. And I can’t wait to share with the world the good news.

If you are a boy, chances are you’ll find all the details I’ll inevitably put in this blog a little too much. But hopefully someday you’ll want to read about how much I anticipate and love you even now. So get used to it! I’m going to be chatting you up from womb to Adulthood. 🙂

Until then…

April 4, 2012 –  I heard your heartbeat again. It’s official! We couldn’t be happier. We are 12 weeks tomorrow, 3 months, almost 1/3 of the way done. A long way to go yet, but it’s finally starting to feel real. Did I mention before that you are due on Daddy’s birthday? And that Momma’s birthday is only 7 days before? We have decent chances of sharing your big day with you, baby. How cool is that?

Big Blessing. Sweet Days. It’s going to be a long 2 months until that 20 week ultrasound. But I’m going to try and relish every minute of it. Pregnancy goes by so fast. It’s hard. I’m tired. And nauseous. And SO TIRED, haha. But there isn’t anything more special in life than carrying around and anticipating a little person for these nine months. Besides maybe actually meeting you. But I have even longer to wait for that moment. 🙂

Welcome to the Womb, Baby J.