little nugget, letter one.

10/20/13 - We formally "announced" we were pregnant on Friday, 10/18.  I've been writing since we found out on August 9 but didn't want to post until we made it past the first trimester.  Today I am 14 weeks and 2 days pregnant with my little nugget, and all seems healthy and on track.  Here are several posts and letters from the past three months.

8/29/13

Precious nugget,

It has been 20 days since we found out you existed and sometimes I have to keep reminding myself this isn’t a dream—you really are in there growing tiny ears and hands and feet!   I have wanted to write you a letter since your dad and I got the positive pregnancy test, but Momma has been scared.  A little scared to get too attached and then lose you.  Precious one, I don’t want to live that way and my prayer for you is that you don’t live in fear on this earth.  I want to enjoy every minute I have with you—pregnancy all the way through watching you have children of your own one day, God willing.  Little one, we are so unbelievably excited knowing you are ours.

Your dad and I found out on a Friday morning that you were going to join our family.  Momma got up for a run with Sadie and could hardly make it around the block.  I came home and felt off so took a test—much to my surprise it was positive!  I ran over to tell your dad who was still fast asleep and told him we were pregnant.  He rolled over, looked at me, gave me a hug and then said “wait, what??”  That is the fastest I have ever seen him get out of bed!

After we found out we told family and close friends so they could be praying for you, little one. You have the best prayer warriors we could ask for.  On Monday, 8/26, we had our first doctor’s appointment.  Your dad and I prayed all the way from the car to the waiting room for you and the happiest of tears ran down my face as we saw you on the sonogram and heard your strong 119 beats/minute heartbeat.  That is the sweetest sound, little one.  Don’t tell your dad, but he shed a tear or two as well.

You are going pretty easy on me so far—a little nausea but nothing I can really complain about.  All I’m craving right now is sweets and carbs and your dad keeps telling me to eat them!  You better learn to love your stroller so we can work off this baby weight, little one.  I am counting down the days until April when I can hold you in my arms.

Momma loves you more than I can tell you.  Forever and ever.

Momma