And then there were three!

Dear Baby,

When we found out you would be joining our family of two, we were terrified. We knew that we wanted to have children, but didn’t think it would be so soon. Dad started going into over preparation mode – gathering first aide supplies, beefing up the home security system and even talking about building a storm shelter. I, on the other hand, kind of went numb for a little while. I was barely a second-year lawyer and, believe it or not, having a baby was not considered a great career move. I struggled at the office keeping up the same quality of work while simultaneously feeling exhausted and sick in the mornings.

However, it didn’t take me too long to go from numb to beyond happy. I fell in love with you in Philadelphia. I travel quite a bit for work and when you were around 6 weeks (about the size of a lentil bean) I had to go to Philadelphia for a court hearing. As I often do, I felt lonely in the hotel room – ordering room service for one is a lot less glamorous than I originally thought. As I was about to go to bed in a king size bed far too big for one, I realized that, unlike all my other work trips, for the first time, I was not alone. You were there. You were not very big. You didn’t talk or interact, but you – my baby – were with me. I was no longer one person. For the next 9 months, I realized you and I would always be together. That was an incredible feeling.

We told our parents, your grandparents, that you would be arriving in July. You will see the video when you are older, but trust me when I say that you were loved beyond belief from the beginning.

Here are some pictures:

Gift for Grandparents

I cannot wait for you to meet your grandparents.

Dad and I had to move to New York for a few months for Dad’s job. It is a bit strange being in a big city not knowing many people instead of being in our house, but so far it has been an adventure that we will never forget. A lot of firsts have happened in New York. Last week while we were eating lunch (it is restaurant week in New York right now), we felt you kick for the first time!  I always knew you were in there, but feeling you move was magical. I learned that spicy food makes you kick the most (so now I try to eat spicy food whenever I can).

Today is a really special day. You are the size of a mango and today we find if you, little mango, are a boy or girl. I am very excited to find out, but mostly I am excited to see you! We have not seen you since you were the size of a bean.

I know we have not technically met yet, but I already love you more than you will ever know.

Love,

Mom (so weird to write that for this first time!!)