Dear Daddy's little girl,
Mamma doesn't know I'm breaking into her blog account to be able to write to you. Hello. This is my first post to the blog only because mamma never offered me the opportunity to write to you. First of all, I Love You! I'm working away from home out in the big Gulf of Mexico. I'm doing my best to make sure our family has the best life possible. I don't think mamma always understands that because I'm gone half the year.
I'm really excited to get home and put your room together. I got you a really nice bed that I have put together for you. Mamma ordered you some tree decal to put up on your wall so she can hang monkeys from or something. She likes to call you a pink monkey for some odd reason. Sometimes I think she forgets your a real little person. I think it's the pregnancy brain syndrome she talks about whenever she does something wrong like not put chemicals in the pool.
I think we decided to name you Harper. I hope you like it. It's a strong name. I'm going to take real good care of you and your mamma. I hope you are excited to meet us. Your mamma is beautiful. Her birthday is this week. She asked for some earrings but I got her something she is going to be so surprised about and love.
I hope you enjoy your little home with mamma for the next few mesters. She's taking real good care of you.
I love you
Daddy
Friday, June 29, 2012
Thursday, June 28, 2012
You Make Me So Proud...And Relieved
Dear Baby Holler,
I felt my first touch of parent's pride the first day I saw your heartbeat.
You were only 6 weeks and 2 days old, basically just a little nugget. At first, I was just so relieved that you HAD a heartbeat...I had been so worried about you. And then the ultrasound technician told me that even though your heart had only started beating a few days prior, you were already thundering away in there at 132 beats per minute. I knew from reading my pregnancy books that this was at the absolute tip-top of the healthy heartbeat range for babies in the 6th week. I was so proud of you for being so strong! I practically wanted a bumper sticker that told the world how healthy you were at just 6w2d: "Proud Parent of a 132bpm Baby!"
At 12 weeks, we had the NT scan, which as I mentioned before, checks all of your measurements to see if anything points to the possibility of an abnormality, such as Downs Syndrome. While I was SUPER relieved that you measured perfect, I knew that I wouldn't be totally worry-free until I had completed the 2-part bloodwork that is paired with the NT scan results to give you a final assessment, or a grade of health, if you will. I had the first bloodwork at 12 weeks, and then had to wait 4 long stupid weeks until I got the second round at 16 weeks. I finally got the call that your results were perfect, and so basically you got an A+! Extreme relief kicked in, and I was also so proud of you for being a fighter...For being so healthy. I asked the nurse what your Down's Syndrome risk is, and she said 1/10,000. And again, I was proud of you for being so healthy. I had been so worried - not necessarily that anything would be wrong with you - but that the test my come back with results that were not so much in our favor, and that I'd be faced with scary choices like doing an amnio (which carries a small increase in the chance of miscarriage)... But I am so proud of you for scoring so well on your test and not making me face those hard choices. And of course, your Daddy and I are just so happy that you're healthy.
Daddy was actually never worried. But you're inside of me. And I'm your Mommy. So it's my job to pretty much worry about you in there constantly. You share my blood, my food, and you rule my heart. You're all I think about, and my primary thoughts all the time are centered around getting you here as healthy and happy as possible.
Next week is my birthday, and you are the best birthday present I could ever have. That did not stop me from requesting earrings from Daddy (like I'd let him off the hook!), but they're your birthstone (blue topaz!), so that makes it okay!
That's it from the outside, Harper....
We love you,
Mommy (&Daddy)
I felt my first touch of parent's pride the first day I saw your heartbeat.
You were only 6 weeks and 2 days old, basically just a little nugget. At first, I was just so relieved that you HAD a heartbeat...I had been so worried about you. And then the ultrasound technician told me that even though your heart had only started beating a few days prior, you were already thundering away in there at 132 beats per minute. I knew from reading my pregnancy books that this was at the absolute tip-top of the healthy heartbeat range for babies in the 6th week. I was so proud of you for being so strong! I practically wanted a bumper sticker that told the world how healthy you were at just 6w2d: "Proud Parent of a 132bpm Baby!"
At 12 weeks, we had the NT scan, which as I mentioned before, checks all of your measurements to see if anything points to the possibility of an abnormality, such as Downs Syndrome. While I was SUPER relieved that you measured perfect, I knew that I wouldn't be totally worry-free until I had completed the 2-part bloodwork that is paired with the NT scan results to give you a final assessment, or a grade of health, if you will. I had the first bloodwork at 12 weeks, and then had to wait 4 long stupid weeks until I got the second round at 16 weeks. I finally got the call that your results were perfect, and so basically you got an A+! Extreme relief kicked in, and I was also so proud of you for being a fighter...For being so healthy. I asked the nurse what your Down's Syndrome risk is, and she said 1/10,000. And again, I was proud of you for being so healthy. I had been so worried - not necessarily that anything would be wrong with you - but that the test my come back with results that were not so much in our favor, and that I'd be faced with scary choices like doing an amnio (which carries a small increase in the chance of miscarriage)... But I am so proud of you for scoring so well on your test and not making me face those hard choices. And of course, your Daddy and I are just so happy that you're healthy.
Daddy was actually never worried. But you're inside of me. And I'm your Mommy. So it's my job to pretty much worry about you in there constantly. You share my blood, my food, and you rule my heart. You're all I think about, and my primary thoughts all the time are centered around getting you here as healthy and happy as possible.
Next week is my birthday, and you are the best birthday present I could ever have. That did not stop me from requesting earrings from Daddy (like I'd let him off the hook!), but they're your birthstone (blue topaz!), so that makes it okay!
That's it from the outside, Harper....
We love you,
Mommy (&Daddy)
Sunday, June 24, 2012
4 months Pregnant! And Pregnant People Problems....
Dear Baby Holler,
This past Friday, you and I hit 16 weeks, or 4 months. This sounds like a long time! It's really only 3.5 months that you've been in there, because the first 2 weeks of the cycle before you decided to bless us with your presence gets counted too:) I'm really glad that you weren't in there during those first 2 weeks because Daddy and I went to New Orleans for Aunt Lulu's wedding, and I did a lot of things that were not Baby Holler friendly! One day, when you are older, I will tell you about a place called Bourbon Street...
So you and I have been a team for 4 months, and the most exciting thing about that is that it's a lot easier for Daddy to say "Four months" whenever someone asks him how far along I am, instead of him squirming and blubbering and trying to remember how many weeks I am, only to come up with an answer such as, "She is in her second Mester." That's right, Baby Holler. He can't even say Trimester, he just gets so confused. So now we can just alert him when we hit a new month, and he is home-free for the next 4 weeks because all he has to remember is one number and the word "month." Let's hope that works out better for him.
In other news, I saw this video on YouTube that is a spiff of the tv show called "16 & Pregnant," and it's called "32 & Pregnant." It's important to note that Mommy is only 31, but I digress...The point of the video is basically that new Moms in their 30s are usually pretty established, and we have a whole different slew of problems to worry about...Watch the video to see, but I had to laugh because I'm getting wrapped up in similar life-or-death Pregnant People Problems- such as if the smallest size Baby Uggs will still be too big for you for your newborn photo shoot that I just booked with the best baby photographer in town!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPGEEE_1dLw&feature=youtube_gdata_player
That's all for now...
We love you, Harper!
Mommy
This past Friday, you and I hit 16 weeks, or 4 months. This sounds like a long time! It's really only 3.5 months that you've been in there, because the first 2 weeks of the cycle before you decided to bless us with your presence gets counted too:) I'm really glad that you weren't in there during those first 2 weeks because Daddy and I went to New Orleans for Aunt Lulu's wedding, and I did a lot of things that were not Baby Holler friendly! One day, when you are older, I will tell you about a place called Bourbon Street...
So you and I have been a team for 4 months, and the most exciting thing about that is that it's a lot easier for Daddy to say "Four months" whenever someone asks him how far along I am, instead of him squirming and blubbering and trying to remember how many weeks I am, only to come up with an answer such as, "She is in her second Mester." That's right, Baby Holler. He can't even say Trimester, he just gets so confused. So now we can just alert him when we hit a new month, and he is home-free for the next 4 weeks because all he has to remember is one number and the word "month." Let's hope that works out better for him.
In other news, I saw this video on YouTube that is a spiff of the tv show called "16 & Pregnant," and it's called "32 & Pregnant." It's important to note that Mommy is only 31, but I digress...The point of the video is basically that new Moms in their 30s are usually pretty established, and we have a whole different slew of problems to worry about...Watch the video to see, but I had to laugh because I'm getting wrapped up in similar life-or-death Pregnant People Problems- such as if the smallest size Baby Uggs will still be too big for you for your newborn photo shoot that I just booked with the best baby photographer in town!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPGEEE_1dLw&feature=youtube_gdata_player
That's all for now...
We love you, Harper!
Mommy
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
What is the name of the person I am crazy shopping for?
Dear Baby Holler,
Since we found out that you're a little pink monkey, we've went nuts over two things: 1.) Your name, and 2.) Shopping for you!
Daddy and I have read tens of millions of baby names by now, and the one that I loved from the start was Harper. But we nixed it pretty early because it started and ended with the same sounds as our last name. And we didn't want to name you something that you would hate us for.
But, it kept nagging at me. I started to think Harper Holler sounded cute and very celebrity-famous-person-changed-my-real-name-to-this-for-my-acting-career-like. I ran it by Daddy again. He thought a minute. "It doesn't flow.." he said. Dammit!
A few days later, still nagging at me. I couldn't find a name I liked better than Harper. And my eyeballs were falling out of my face from searching name lists. I ran it by Daddy again..."Are you SURE Harper Holler doesn't work?" He thought a minute. "It's grown on me a lot. I actually think it's really cute together." BOOM!!! Daddy's on board!!!!
We were toying with the name Avery as well. But let's face it, Avery is no Harper Holler.
I have also been poring over middle names, and Daddy and I really like Harper Sophia Holler. So right now, it's looking like that's the name you'll hear 1 billion million times in your life:)
Now, onto your wardrobe that children across the globe will be envious of... Here's a small sample just to get you excited about being born a baby fashion icon:
Uggs... Tan to match mine, and pink...well, because you're a fashion icon.
Also, Daddy wears fancy jeans (ok, so do I, just a different designer), and I found a super tiny mini version of Seven For All Mankind jeans at the Nordstrom outlet...So you and Daddy can match!
We couldn't resist leggings with a little tutu attached from Baby Gap:
I also found these RIDICULOUS cute hats on Etsy, since Daddy and I both love hats, and even Daddy was like, "Yeah, she definitely needs those...". They're going to be so cute for your newborn pics!!!!
Are you excited yet, Harper????
And finally, here's what you and I looked like at 15w1d, on our way to SHOP at Baby Gap for you (Daddy picked you out some good stuff!):
Daddy left today for 3 weeks...Booooooo!!!! He had to go back to work so we can keep shopping:) It's just us girls for a while...
That's today's update, Baby Harper Holler!
Love,
Mommy
Since we found out that you're a little pink monkey, we've went nuts over two things: 1.) Your name, and 2.) Shopping for you!
Daddy and I have read tens of millions of baby names by now, and the one that I loved from the start was Harper. But we nixed it pretty early because it started and ended with the same sounds as our last name. And we didn't want to name you something that you would hate us for.
But, it kept nagging at me. I started to think Harper Holler sounded cute and very celebrity-famous-person-changed-my-real-name-to-this-for-my-acting-career-like. I ran it by Daddy again. He thought a minute. "It doesn't flow.." he said. Dammit!
A few days later, still nagging at me. I couldn't find a name I liked better than Harper. And my eyeballs were falling out of my face from searching name lists. I ran it by Daddy again..."Are you SURE Harper Holler doesn't work?" He thought a minute. "It's grown on me a lot. I actually think it's really cute together." BOOM!!! Daddy's on board!!!!
We were toying with the name Avery as well. But let's face it, Avery is no Harper Holler.
I have also been poring over middle names, and Daddy and I really like Harper Sophia Holler. So right now, it's looking like that's the name you'll hear 1 billion million times in your life:)
Now, onto your wardrobe that children across the globe will be envious of... Here's a small sample just to get you excited about being born a baby fashion icon:
Uggs... Tan to match mine, and pink...well, because you're a fashion icon.
Also, Daddy wears fancy jeans (ok, so do I, just a different designer), and I found a super tiny mini version of Seven For All Mankind jeans at the Nordstrom outlet...So you and Daddy can match!
We couldn't resist leggings with a little tutu attached from Baby Gap:
I also found these RIDICULOUS cute hats on Etsy, since Daddy and I both love hats, and even Daddy was like, "Yeah, she definitely needs those...". They're going to be so cute for your newborn pics!!!!
Are you excited yet, Harper????
And finally, here's what you and I looked like at 15w1d, on our way to SHOP at Baby Gap for you (Daddy picked you out some good stuff!):
Daddy left today for 3 weeks...Booooooo!!!! He had to go back to work so we can keep shopping:) It's just us girls for a while...
That's today's update, Baby Harper Holler!
Love,
Mommy
Saturday, June 16, 2012
Definitely Not A Tiny Penis!!!!
Dear Baby Holler,
Things have been wild and busy since I last posted, mainly because Daddy has been home. We've spent all of the time he's been home just being obsessed with you. We are actually beyond obsessed with you!
But first things first... I owe you a mega apology. My mother's intuition left me high and dry here. I was convinced you were a boy, especially after we saw that suspicious nub from your NT scan! But we had an ultrasound this week and we saw that you are definitely not a boy, and are in fact, a VERY girly girl! You kept crossing your legs and doing all sorts of dainty bashful tricks to hide your junk (or lack thereof!), but finally, we saw for sure that you are a beautiful baby girl! I was shocked, I have to be honest, but now I'm so excited to know who you are! I get teary-eyed when I think that you're our daughter!
I won't post your potty shots on the Internet...I can't be an embarrassing Mom this early! But I will paste your frontal shot because I think you're already pretty stunning:)
The best part was watching Daddy's face while he watched you on the screen.... He couldn't really get over the fact that you have your own little thing going in there, and he was just in awe as he watched you stand up in my belly:) You definitely look like a real tiny person now, and you stole our hearts completely:) Your Daddy can't keep his hands off my belly, he likes to tell you Hi. Last night he asked me to Doppler you when we went to bed, and he wanted to find your heartbeat....He fell asleep with a smile on his face, listening to you, I had to take over the Doppler stick:)
In other news, you have a crib! We were super fortunate to find an awesome deal on the crib and dresser I've always wanted for you...It is second-hand but in excellent condition. I can't wait to get your nursery ready!!!
That's a quick update here, Baby Girl. Daddy goes back to work for 3 weeks on Wednesday, so it'll be just you and me again... Just us girls!
Oh, this is what you and I looked like at 14w3d (15w1d now... Need another one!):
We love you in there!
Love,
Mommy
Things have been wild and busy since I last posted, mainly because Daddy has been home. We've spent all of the time he's been home just being obsessed with you. We are actually beyond obsessed with you!
But first things first... I owe you a mega apology. My mother's intuition left me high and dry here. I was convinced you were a boy, especially after we saw that suspicious nub from your NT scan! But we had an ultrasound this week and we saw that you are definitely not a boy, and are in fact, a VERY girly girl! You kept crossing your legs and doing all sorts of dainty bashful tricks to hide your junk (or lack thereof!), but finally, we saw for sure that you are a beautiful baby girl! I was shocked, I have to be honest, but now I'm so excited to know who you are! I get teary-eyed when I think that you're our daughter!
I won't post your potty shots on the Internet...I can't be an embarrassing Mom this early! But I will paste your frontal shot because I think you're already pretty stunning:)
The best part was watching Daddy's face while he watched you on the screen.... He couldn't really get over the fact that you have your own little thing going in there, and he was just in awe as he watched you stand up in my belly:) You definitely look like a real tiny person now, and you stole our hearts completely:) Your Daddy can't keep his hands off my belly, he likes to tell you Hi. Last night he asked me to Doppler you when we went to bed, and he wanted to find your heartbeat....He fell asleep with a smile on his face, listening to you, I had to take over the Doppler stick:)
In other news, you have a crib! We were super fortunate to find an awesome deal on the crib and dresser I've always wanted for you...It is second-hand but in excellent condition. I can't wait to get your nursery ready!!!
That's a quick update here, Baby Girl. Daddy goes back to work for 3 weeks on Wednesday, so it'll be just you and me again... Just us girls!
Oh, this is what you and I looked like at 14w3d (15w1d now... Need another one!):
We love you in there!
Love,
Mommy
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