- You are the size of a grapefruit this week
- You weigh in at 1. 3 pounds and are about 12.7 inches long.
- You are a very active little girl especially when I am in school and trying to pay attention. When I am in class you like to move around a lot and I get distracted and spend more time playing poke with you then I do listening to my profs.
- You really like hearing daddy's voice and always respond whenever he is near by moving around a lot. I love this about you because this hopefully means that you will be a daddy's girl and that is my greatest wish for you!
- Your comfy cozy spot is being tucked in at my side on the left or right it doesn't matter but you like to be faced inwards with your bum sticking out and head down. I think this is the reason daddy doesn't feel a lot of your movements and I do because you are kicking inwards or on my bladder. Daddy felt you move once when he went to listen to you and you kicked him in the face.
- Daddy seems to be nesting a lot more than mommy is and every time we are out daddy likes to go to the baby section and pick something out for you. He started out buying us couches and rocking chairs to bond in when you come. He has been organizing our entire apartment and it is feeling even more comfy cozy than before. I love how he thinks of you often I hope you recognize just how very sweet he is and that I love him a lot!
- Mommy has had very weird cravings with you and eats things that I didn't like before a lot. I love eating steak if it is well-done, tomatoes raw and anything that has to do with tomato sauce. I have been craving pizza a lot but have only had it once so far because the fat and oil is not good for you or me. The last thing I have really loved has been grapefruits, yummo!! I would have midnight cravings for grapefruit with a little bit of salt sprinkled on the top to bring out the sweetness. Daddy thought I was crazy at first but he is learning to eat grapefruit with us!
- Mommy and daddy thought we were having a boy, but became unsure after we did the old-fashioned ring test. We used daddy's ring which swung in circles which meant we were having a girl. I was shocked when we found out you were a girl at the ultrasound but are soo excited because girls are just that much more fun to play dress up with :)
- Music is one of your favorite things and both daddy and I think you will have a talent with music. You like to kick to the beat of the music or when I count reps for Daddy when he works out. You sure have a fun personality that already seems to be shining through.
The whole second week of September I kept getting this feeling that I needed to go take a pregnancy test but I kept thinking it was just me over reacting and that I needed to calm down. So on September 10th, I went to bed and woke up straight from a sleep at about three in the morning with an urgency that I needed to go get a pregnancy test now. So I mumbled something to J about needing something for my stomach and promptly put on sweatpants and drove to Shoppers. I don't know why the prompting was so strong on that Sunday morning but I am grateful I went when I did. I hadn't been feeling the best for the last couple of days and so I went through the store trying to convince myself that I was overreacting because my period wasn't even late and that I just had the stomach flu which is normal from my IBS around that time of the month. So I remember I collected the pregnancy test, and grabbed some ginger ale. I went to the checkout line and the lady looked at my face then at my items, and then looked at my finger. I saw her thought process change when she saw the ring and started to make small talk with me asking what I did for a living and what my husband did. She then commented that she thought I must be pregnant or have the stomach flu and I just merely responded I think the stomach flu but just in case. She then asked if I considered this baby to be a blessing. I had to stop and think about it, this baby had come a year earlier than we had planned on having one. But I thought about it and responded yes a baby no matter what time they come are blessings, and the cashier readily agreed. She shared with me that her son and daughter in law were pregnant with their first and how ecstatic they were to be pregnant because of how long they had been trying. She started to get emotional when she started to tell me the blessings she had of being a mom and it was something that I needed to hear.
So I went home and took the test and the result was positive. I was floored and a little shocked at the results but I was excited nevertheless. I was a bit apprehensive to tell J because we were not where we had planned to be to have a baby but mr hubbins had been talking about babies from the get go of our marriage and his baby fever seemed to be getting hotter and hotter each month so I knew he would be happy. I didn't tell him all that day and I went to church still a bit shocked that I had gotten pregnant so quickly. I had a 0.6% chance of getting pregnant once stopping the medication I was taking for at least the first month or so I had thought but Heavenly Father had different plans for us! I wanted to tell J in a fun way so I tried my best to keep everything a secret from him. I went to teach my sunbeams and I remember we sang I love to see the temple and I am a Child of God where an overwhelming sense of peace and reassurance came over me as the spirit quietly and lovingly whispered that a baby whenever they come are a blessing from God.
So the next day I ventured off to get another pregnancy test because I had just bought a cheapo brand from Shoppers but I thought that sometimes close to your time of the month the miscalculation was off and so I wanted to get First Response. The most accurate one that could give you some high percentage of being right within 5 days before your period. So I took it on the tuesday and it came back positive and then I knew for sure. Okay so still keeping this a secret from mr hubbins was the worst because I tell him everything, so I quietly shoved it under the sink and went about my day as if nothing was going on. By Wednesday I knew if I didn't tell him I was going to spill the beans so after class I ran over to toys r us because they were having a baby sale and bought an elephant, lion blanket, a circus onsie, and a reusable baby gift bag. I printed out a jungle themed picture and wrote "It's a jungle out there, lets protect our baby bear!" I placed it in the car on the driver's seat and went to the house. We had decided to go out for supper that night so I thought it was the perfect timing. J was having a nap when I got home so I tried to keep busy but I almost exploded with excitement so I made up an excuse that I was ravenous and we left around six. We hopped in the car and J saw the bag and immediately he knew that I was pregnant. He began to cry he was so happy and excited for a baby to come! He didn't care that we weren't done school or anything, like I had worried he would. He was just so happy!
You my pumpkin are a loving gift to me straight from Heavenly Father and I am glad that you are coming soon! I can't wait to meet you and neither can Daddy! The news of your arrival helped bring daddy and I so much closer together and that will always be indebted of me to you. The other day daddy said he loved me more now than when we had just been married. I know that is true :) babies bring blessing everywhere and mommies and daddies closer <3
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