Snowflake

Hey Baby B!

Oh what a crazy busy week we have had in this house! And it all started with some fantastic news about you! I'll get to the details in a minute, I just can't wait to share your first picture:

There you are! At a tiny 6 weeks and 6 days, and according to Momma's family, you look like a snowflake. So that's what we've taken to nicknaming you lately. :-) If you do the math, you'll realize that they have moved your due date back by four days (at least according to the ultrasound tech). So now we are expecting you to arrive on March 15; which honestly, Mommy thinks is more accurate.  Aside from getting your first picture last Monday, they were also able to track your heart beat - nice and strong at 132 beats! Although it was still a little too early to hear. Maybe at our appointment on Friday...we'll see.

So today actually marks 8 weeks for us. Which according to our picture time line that Uncle Fran sent us, you have now reached the size of a raspberry.

And let me tell you, you must be doing some major growing this week because Mommy is absolutely exhausted! I'm actually planning a nap after writing this letter. :-) The nausea kind of comes and goes, but hasn't been anything too terrible; and the feeling of being bloated has become the normal. No bump yet, but I am so anticipating that day. Although, as I told your Daddy, it is getting a little harder to suck in my "gut."  Here's our 8 week pic together.

Additionally this week, your Papa (my daddy) had surgery on his back, your Auntie Lisa had her c-section, your cousin Brooklyn Hope was born, and she had her surgery as well, and we spent a couple days living with your cousins Emma & Kendall. Thankfully everyone is doing great. Papa is recovering on the inpatient rehab unit and will hopefully be home Friday. Brooklyn is out of the NICU and recovering beautifully as well and will hopefully be home in 2 weeks! Speaking of beautiful...isn't she???

So that's all for now (and that's enough isn't it)! Friday we go to the doctor and for my glucose test. Let's keep our fingers crossed we pass that one, cause Mommy won't survive without her sweets! We're also hoping to get another glimpse at you because that was the original plan.

We love you Baby!

Mommy (& Daddy too)