Dear Fuzzy Jelly Bean,

You are on your way. Your Daddy and I have planned and wanted you for such a long time, and you didn’t wait to make your presence known. After only 5 days you began to make me feel so sick and have such an awful, metallic taste in my mouth. I was on the bus on my way back from the kindergarten trip to the pumpkin patch when the first wave of nausea hit.  I kept thinking that I was just getting sick.

I didn’t want to get my hopes up in case you were not really on the way. The next Wednesday I went to get blood work done. They called back and said my levels were high, but not high enough to be considered pregnant. They told me to repeat the blood work in a week. sigh.  This whole time I didn’t say a word to Daddy. I didn’t want to get his hopes up like mine already were.

The following Monday, I couldn’t take it anymore. I took a pregnancy test.  On November 2nd we got this great news.

The blood test later in the week confirmed that you were indeed on the way. We could not be happier. I called Daddy into the bathroom. I asked if what I was wearing looked okay, and then I showed him the test. After it sunk in he said “High Five. Great Success” in a Borat voice (it will be many years before you understand that).

We began to tell the family. Everyone is so excited about you joining the family. Your first gift came from your cousins Garrett and Gracie. We got our first view of you on December 1st.

Daddy called you a fuzzy jelly bean. We could see your little heart beating, but we could not hear it. I have to admit that I was a little bummed out about it. Hopefully we will get to hear it on our next appointment. I also cannot wait to find out if you are a boy or a girl so I can start getting your room ready. Will it be owls or butterflies? I’m just so excited.

Pregnancy has not been without it’s struggles. The biggest symptom being a pain in my butt is the exhaustion. I also got a stomach virus a few weeks ago. That has made my stomach super sensitive, especially to your vitamins. At the end of the day though I know that it is all worth it. You will be here before I know it, and we can hardly wait.

Love,
Mama