I didn't know what to expect this month. As I have had every pregnancy symptom in the book and not actually been pregnant, I chalked up a lot of what I was feeling to my crazy body and rationalized them all out of my mind. Yet, there is always a part of me that holds out some hope that they are in fact genuine. The only real clue I had that you might in fact be here was that I really didn't want the bloody mary I ordered on Sunday when your dad and I were out on our first date in ages. I mostly wanted it because they give you a stick with cheese and olives and sausage that goes in the drink, and those olives were looking mighty fine. But I was a bit averse to the alcohol itself. I didn't say anything to your dad, and yes, champ I am, I finished it right up, but that was the only thing that seemed a bit different.
Yesterday morning I saw a faint line on a test... I knew it was positive, but I didn't think your dad would believe me. So I tested again in the afternoon and there you were, as plain as day. I was excited to tell your dad. When he got home last night I had Eliza in a "Big Sister" shirt that I had purchased for this very occasion a few months back. I put our camera on record as he walked through the door so you would someday be able to see his reaction. Your dad paid no attention to the shirt, but saw the camera immediately and wanted to know why it was on, and then turned it off. He thought that I was just recording Eliza's reaction to him coming home, so he starts play-acting and giving her hugs as I turn the camera back on. On the video, you can hear me asking Eliza, "What does your shirt say?" I asked this about three times. He finally got it almost immediately after he turned the camera off AGAIN. "You're pregnant?" your dad asked, Sherlock Holmes that he is. It was a very typical your-dad reaction, so the video is kind of funny. All of your concerns about wasting batteries descend directly from his genetic material.
We are so excited to welcome you here next winter. As I am already feeling pregnant, I have a good feeling that you are sticking around and making yourself comfy in this (already bloated) womb of mine. Your big sister paved the way for us in terms of what to expect in both pregnancy and parenthood, and while, to be perfectly honest, the next year and a half is figuring in my imagination to be a pretty exhausting one for me, I also know the immeasurable joy and love you are going to bring to our lives. You will make our family complete.
Love,
Mommy
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