Currently Playing - My Life by John Lennon

Radio

I missed yesterday, so another happy moment! Two of my special happy baby songs came on the radio today, one right after the other.

When the first one came on, I thought, "Oh, this is sweet..." and then I thought I wanted to hear the other song too, and it came on! What are the chances??

Table for 3!

Tonight we went out to eat, and the waiter said, "Table for 2? Soon to be 3!" He was the first stranger to notice! I said, "You can tell?!" And he said, "Oh yeah, you're showing!"

I thanked him twice and was beaming the whole rest of the night. All I want to know is that you're growing, and it's hard to tell when we see my belly every day.

This confirmed it - you're getting so big! And we're so proud of you!

Where Troubles Melt Like Lemon Drops

I found this journal last night and thought I would actually *try* to start journaling again. Nothing fancy, just the typical day-to-day stuff. You know, like the 1800s farmer journals. Sometimes they would just say, "Rained all day, and the crops sure are lookin' fiiiine." :-) I think I can keep up with that kind of journal. And then you'll have a peek into what our life is like with you on the way.

And of course I couldn't resist this journal. It has sections of different color pages just like my very first diary. It also has a big rainbow, birds, and a ribbon that reads where troubles melt like lemon drops which reminded me to sing you the song Somewhere Over the Rainbow!

Shopping Trip!

I took you on our first shopping trip together last week. I decided to stop by the Once Upon a Time toy store in Stowe. I wanted to pick you up your first special teddy bear. There were so many cute ones, but once in there, I got the funny feeling you'd rather have a dog. I looked for the perfect one and found this guy. I hope you like him!

A Baby Bump & A Rainbow

Mark took an official pic of my baby bump at 13 weeks! Wow, I look huge! It must be the lighting... :-) It was really nice to take a moment and just enjoy holding my belly.

And! Today Julia drew a beautiful rainbow, and Dad emailed it to me. I think the red circle around it represents my belly... She got the shape just right. Haha! I love it and hope that she'll draw more for the baby room!

Hey, Mama, Rock Me

My cousin, Dani, introduced me to this song, and I'm determined to re-write it as a baby song for you. I play it a lot now, and it sounds great with Dad's bass. I think I felt you kick me after we finished playing it one day. They say it's still early to feel movement, but I'm pretty sure you were telling us to keep going, that you liked the quiet boom boom of the bass.

Calico Skies

This song is just one, big, happy baby moment.

I'll tell you about Paul & Linda later, but the important thing to take away from this is that: Smoking is bad for you, and some of these fashions have gone out of style: particularly Paul's super-short shorts and "His & Hers" mullets.

Baby Belly

My belly looks bigger today! Mark and I held each other tonight and talked to you. We told you we love you and what a sweet baby you are!

Ready!

I remember a few months ago when we were hoping to get pregnant, a woman told me to wait to have kids, that we should do all the things we want to do first.

I smiled politely but thought to myself that there was nothing I wanted to do in my life that didn't include you. We're so eager to share every moment of our lives with you!

Do You Love Me

Happy thoughts, happy thoughts! Ok, at the last ultrasound (12 wks), we got to see you stretch, roll over, and wiggle a bit! I think about that any time I worry about you. A few days later, The Contours came on the radio singing Do You Love Me (Now That I Can Dance).

It seemed appropriate, and yes, we do!

Happy Baby Thoughts

So, my counselor insists that I keep a log of all pregnancy anxiety attacks. So far, so good. Thanks to the pregnancy hormone itself, I think I'm feeling more relaxed anyway.

After telling me that, though, she looked at me sideways and said, "Why don't you keep track of your happy pregnancy thoughts too...? I want you to focus on at least one a day. Write it down. Enjoy that moment."

But it's so much easier to wallow in self-pity and worry about the baby...! So, this is my compromise. I will blog about it. At least 1 happy pregnancy thought per day.

I'll also try to post updates about the last 13 weeks. That's how far along I am.

One *happy* thing about this pregnancy so far is that, no matter how much I worry, I still dream about holding you. I can actually feel the shape of you in my arms. That must be a good sign.