Week 17

Dear little baby, 

It's crazy how fast you are growing. 

You're the size of a turnip and 5 ounces in weight. 

I'm pretty positive I felt you moving around a few times this week. 

It seems you like hot showers 

and mama eating sour candies because 

you jump all about any time I do either. 

So I promise to give neither up anytime soon. ;) 

I love you bunches sweet little. 

Mama

Week 16

I love you my little avacado. 

xo

Week 15

You're 4.5 inches and you can suck your thumb now. 

I know it's a terrible habit, but mama rather hopes you do. 

I love squishy little babies sucking on their little fingers. 

Plus, fingers are always attached and don't get lost like binkies. 

This week I had terrible headaches most of the time, 

and was oh so tired. 

The bright side is food is finally sounding good again, 

 so I think I can live with the headaches. 

Maybe. 

The other night I made everything that sounded good for dinner. 

We had zucchini bread, a potato hash, sautéed squash, apple sauce and quinoa salad.

 It was the randomest of dinners but for the first times in weeks I ate until I was full. 

I'm not sure I'll ever eat potato hash again, but that night it was lovely. 

Daddy and Finn were just happy not to have to eat mac and cheese again.

We love you little baby. 

26 weeks until we get to meet you and kiss your little nose. 

Hugs and Kisses. 

Mama 

Week 14

                                                     Almost on my second trimester.

I swear I felt you move a few times this week. 

I'm starting to look a bit more pregnant, and

I'm hungry all the time. 

Finn talks about you constantly, 

but somehow manages to never bring you up

when other people are around. 

We told him you're our family secret and it seems he understands. 

Toast has never been more delicious.

...and if you are what you eat {or drink}, 

I just might have to name you raspberry lemonade.

It has a ring to it. 

If only I could convince your daddy. 

Hugs and kisses sweet one. 

Your first photo

Dear baby,

I knew it before, but now it's been proven. 

You're perfect in ever way imaginable 

and I can't believe I'm lucky enough to be your mama. 

My heart can hardly take it. 

Can hardly wait to kiss those sweet cheeks of yours

and breath in your baby smell. 

I love you to the moon and back. 

Hugs and Kisses. 

Mama

My peach

Dear baby,
I'm not going to lie, when Daddy and I first found out about you we were in a bit of a shock.
Truth be told, it wasn't anything we'd planned and we'd already started the adoption process to bring your brother Finn home a new sibling. Imagine our surprise when we realized he already had a sibling growing inside me! Check for four please.

It's been over two months since we found out about you and slowly it's starting to sink in. You're as big as a peach this week baby, and in case you hadn't heard, your birthday is supposed to be March 31. I'm all for waiting until the timing is right for you to appear, but let's not go the whole cool-kids-show-up-to-the-party weeks later route like your daddy did either, kay? We can save that for high school.

Yesterday we went to our first doctors appointment and got to see you.
Squishy, big cheeks, little you.
For the rest of the day Finn talked about seeing the baby on the TV and he points to your sonogram photo on the fridge. "Baby in the belly" he says and lifts up his shirt.
"No." we say "in mamas belly."
Sometimes I think he understands and sometimes I think he's utterly confused.
Either way he's adorable trying to understand you. 
Last night he ran up to me and held my barely there belly in between his hands and kissed you in a round about way. It was so tender and sweet.
"Kisses for the bebe" He said.

I so can't wait for you two to meet, little peach. He is going to adore you and you're going to love that big brother of your like no one else in the world.

Hugs and kisses sweets.

I love you to the moon and back.

Mama