Lime in the Coconut

Hello Baby,

Look at you! This ultrasound is from this past Wednesday when you were 10 weeks and 3 days. You are perfect! Exactly how the Doctor expected you to be - a lime in the coconut - and so much bigger than 2 weeks ago. Amazing how fast you are growing! Even tho you're just the size of a lime, you are a defined lime. Dr C pointed out your head, both your arms and legs, and he even said you have fingers and toes. But the best sight to see was you movin' around! You especially moved when I laughed. I can't feel anything but in just a few short weeks, I will. I can't wait!

Daddy is so excited to feel that first kick! He has already started talking to you. He's so cute. He puts his head on my belly and tries to hear you and he puts his hands on my belly and tries to feel for you. He goes back and forth wondering if you're a boy or a girl.

Big cousin Alyssa called today with a long list of baby girl names to review with us. She is just as excited as all the big people and cannot wait to meet you next summer. She's hoping you're a boy, even tho she's not so happy with your name if you are. Too funny that kid. If you're a boy, and with 8 little boys on our block and 0 girls, you very well might be, because there seems to be something in the water here, she will come to understand the meaning of tradition when she's older and appreciate why we chose to name you John. Although, we haven't quite figured out if we will just call you John or give you a nickname. How do you feel about JJ, Cinco, Jackie Junior, or John-John?!!

Aunt Jenny sent you your very first onesie... and a Yankee onesie at that. Adorbs! It's so teeny. It worries me a lil that you're going to be so small. I feel like I might hurt you when my big arms are holding you and my big hands are patting you on your back. But I will be very gentle, I promise. I would never do anything to hurt you... ever!

Right now, it hurts my heart knowing that even tho we will see you again in 2 weeks, after that we start seeing you only once a month. I'm glad not to go to the doctor's office so much, but I'm going to miss it too. If you change so much in 2 weeks, I can't imagine how much you're going to change in a whole month. I love getting to see how much you've grown. Even tho I really have no idea what's going on on the monitor, I can obviously tell that you went from just this lil blip, to a mini human.

I'm so glad things are looking so well, it's definitely making me relax a lot more. And in a few short days, we're going to be relaxing in Hawaii!! Whoo-hoo!

Hope you enjoy the plane ride and the trip. Aloha, Baby!

XOXO

Mommy