8.14.13

Dear Baby,

This past week has been an exciting one for us!  We hit the 21-week mark yesterday.....so that means that we are more than halfway through this pregnancy!  In something like 19 more little bitty weeks, we will get to meet you:)))  It kind of seems crazy that we are already so far along.......but it definitely feels great at the same time!

Last Thursday, your Dad & I went to the hospital for our big ultrasound so that the doctor could check on you & see that you were growing as you should be.  Everything seemed to check out just right & they said that you look wonderful & healthy!  They also told us that you...are...a............BOY!!!  Your Mom-Mom was with us & she was very proud that she wore a special blue shirt to the ultrasound.  I think she had a special secret feeling that you were going to be a boy!  The funny thing was that Dad & I had blue on too.....totally coincidentally......but maybe we both secretly somehow knew it, too!

After the ultrasound, Dad & I went shopping for some cute baby boy clothes for you but we kept our news to ourselves so that we could have a little get-together with some friends over the weekend to reveal your gender in a special way to them!  Stella & I baked a cake and I made the layers of icing on the inside bright blue.....so that once we cut the cake, everyone would finally know if we were having a BOY or another little GIRL!  I didn't let Stella help with the icing part so that she could be surprised alongside of everyone else at the party.

These were the fun little "mustache" & "kissy lips" charms we had for everyone to choose from to declare publicly whether they thought you were a boy or a girl...

And this was what the cake looked like...

We had a lot of fun that night :)

Then the next morning, Stella, Dad & I took some fun pictures out in our backyard to announce to the rest of the world that you are going to be a bouncing baby BOY!  

I especially love this one of Stella "doing laundry" with some of the sweet clothes Dad & I picked out for you on our shopping spree last week.  She even wore a blue stripey dress for the occasion.  Perfect!

That little guy in the red overalls is your big sister Stella's favorite friend, "Mouse".  He goes everywhere with us & has for about as long as I can remember.  He was hiding in the laundry basket for the first shot & it didn't surprise me much when she decided to hang him on the line with your clothes and then proceed to laugh hysterically about it :)

Cool blue glitter, right?  Stella really liked this part!  It was actually leftover shiny blue sprinkles from the cake project :)  I thought it would look neat if Dad captured a photo of me blowing it into the sunlight.....and it sure does!  Looks kind of magical, huh?  

Anyhow, I hope you're nice & cozy in there.  Keep kicking me every now & then to keep my worrisome mind in check......and I'll write you again soon.  

Love you so much already.......

HUGS & KISSES,

Your Mama