Dear
Baby H:
Mommy
is so very sorry that we don’t have a name for you yet. We are still waiting on the results of your
genetic testing and it may be another 3 weeks before we have answers. The pathology results did not show any
causes. I have always been a little
impatient, but these past few weeks have been a true test for me.
So,
while we wait I want to capture all the great memories I have of my pregnancy with
you so we’ll have them forever.
While
we already loved you before you even existed, the real ride began on October 29th,
only 3 short days after Mommy’s birthday.
On that Saturday morning I suggested to your Daddy that we take a test,
just to check. He humored me even though
he thought I was nuts. He didn’t think
there was any way that test was coming up positive in the first month we tried
for you. 3 short minutes later those 2
pink little lines showed up on the test and I received the best belated
birthday present I have ever received.
Daddy was so excited, and a little shocked mostly because Mommy’s
instincts were right. I knew you were
already in there growing away.
For
two weeks (that’s all Mommy could last) your Daddy and I had the best secret
ever. We already began counting down the
days until we would get to meet you and hold you and smother you with kisses in
July. I was particularly excited because
your due date was July 5th which meant there was a chance you could
be born on 4th of July, one of Mommy’s favorite days of the
year. There was also a possibility of
you sharing a birthday on July 6th with your pap which was also very
exciting.
At
six weeks I couldn’t keep the secret from Nana anymore so Daddy finally gave in
and said we could tell her. He wanted to
wait until after our first doctor’s appointment. So, when we went out to Pittsburgh for your cousin Hudson’s 1st
Birthday, we told your Nana, Pap and Uncle Mart that you would be arriving in
July. Nana was over the moon! We told her by giving her a Christmas
stocking for you so she could start filling it.
Nana and I even went out and got you your very first Steeler Jersey so
you could match Mommy next football season!
It was so hard not telling the rest of the family that weekend, but we
knew we needed to at least get through the first doctors appointment before we
could tell your other aunts and uncles.
Following
that weekend, we had our first doctor’s appointment and ultrasound. All of my blood work looked great and
everything was going according to schedule.
At our ultrasound, Daddy got a front row seat and even got to see you
before I did. His face was absolutely
beaming as he saw your strong little heart beating on the screen. We got lots of pictures to bring home with us
that day and proudly displayed them on our refrigerator. We even framed one of your pictures for
PopPop to announce your arrival. He was
so excited and was smiling ear to ear!
We also got to tell your Aunt Heather and cousin Brayden the big news. We got Brayden a super cute shirt with a
monkey on it that said “This Monkey is going to be a Big Cousin!” He was excited to soon have a new buddy to
play with. Uncle Michael was working but
soon heard the good news too.
Over
the next couple weeks we started to share our news with more family and close
friends. We got to celebrate the news of
you with our good friends Lauren and Shaun by having a nice dinner. At Thanksgiving we got to tell a lot of
family in Pittsburgh
including Aunt Becky, Uncle Rich, your cousin Hudson, Aunt Kara (we missed Uncs
because he was out hunting), Aunt Kathy, Uncle Jerry, Aunt Nik Nik, Uncle
Kenny, Uncle Russ, Aunt Kara, Uncle Ray and Uncle Anthony. Mommy and Daddy had so much fun telling
everyone all about you and sharing our future hopes and dreams we had for you.
In
December, we went for our 2nd doctor’s appointment and you made
Mommy and Daddy very nervous because you didn’t want to let us listen to your
heartbeat. The doctor assured us that it
was still a little early, so we tried to stay calm (not so easy to do by the
way). We only had to wait 2 more weeks
until our next ultrasound so we could see you again. We kept busy by going to New York to see Mommy’s favorite Christmas
tree. Daddy and I planned on taking you
there someday when you were big enough.
We celebrated the holidays with family and the best part was finally
getting to tell the rest of the aunts, uncles and cousins all about you. They were so excited for Mommy and Daddy and
couldn’t wait to meet you. Next
Christmas there would be one more cousin running around with the already
growing bunch! Everyone was making their
guesses about whether you were a boy or girl, but mostly just wanted you to be
healthy.
After
Christmas we finally got to see you again at our 12 week scan. We were very nervous since at the last
appointment we didn’t get to hear your heartbeat, but the technician pulled you
up on the screen and right away we saw your flickering heartbeat. She also turned the sound on so we could hear
the sweet sound. I was sad when she
turned the volume off. I could have
listened to it forever. You had already
grown so much in the 6 weeks since we’d seen you last. You had a clearly identifiable little nose, a
little head (or actually big like your Daddy’s head), cute little belly, and your
arms and legs were moving all over the place.
You kept Mommy and Daddy very entertained while the technician took all
your measurements. You were even growing
a little ahead of schedule so I knew you
were an overachiever just like your Daddy. We got lots more pictures that day and took
them home to proudly display them with your others.
That
week was also a big week because we started to look for our family home. We wanted it to be the perfect place for you
to grow up in a nice neighborhood, with a big yard. We looked and looked and kept on looking
because nothing was really clicking. In
between all of the house hunting we had more doctors’ appointments and each
time got to hear the sweet sound of your heart beating. With all the appointments in January, I
actually got to hear your heart beat 4 times that month. Every time you did great and the doctor
always measured you at least a week ahead.
In January, I even began to feel little flutters of you dancing around
in my belly. It mostly happened when I
was sitting at my desk during the day.
You must have liked lunch time!
In
January, we also got to go back to Pittsburgh
and visit Nana and the rest of the Pittsburgh
family. This was the first time Nana or
anyone there got to see the cute little bump you had become sticking out of my
belly. Even your Aunt Mandy came out for
some quality time and she brought you a beautiful picture from Lila, made just
for you! Aunt Mandy also brought you
your very first Penn State Tee. We also
got to go to the Children’s Museum with Aunt Becky, Aunt Kara and Hudson. I know you couldn’t see anything, but I know
you still had fun! On my way home I met
your Daddy to continue hunting for a house.
That is the day we found it!
Mommy knew right away that this was the house that Daddy and I wanted to
bring you home to. Later that week we
put an offer in. Now, we are just
waiting for our closing on April 30th.
In
February you, me and Daddy kicked off the month by eating yummy snacks and
watching the Super Bowl. This is when
Daddy also started having nightly chats with you and mommy got to feel a few of
your precious little kicks. The next
weekend we went to celebrate Brayden’s 2nd birthday. At this time you may have been developing
your hearing, so I like to think you were dancing around to crazy Tootsee the
Clown and enjoying listening to all the kids run around. Everyone was very excited because they knew
Mommy and Daddy had their big appointment in a few days to find out the big
question, boy or girl?
I’ll
end the story right there because this is a happy story. This is the story of all the good memories
that Mommy and Daddy had with you and got to share with family and
friends. I just wanted you to know that
I am thankful and happy for every single moment I got to spend with you. I love you very much little one and always
will.
Xoxo
–
Mommy
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