You're such a good baby!

Dear Baby Daffern,

You are starting off pretty easy for Mommy! I know it's still a little early to tell but I've been feeling great lately! No morning sickness, no nausea (unless you get hungry), a little back pain, not too tired, and best of all....I'm not a crazy emotional wreck (yet) so your Daddy is pretty happy about that.

I am currently 8 weeks along and I think I'm getting a little belly but I could just be bloated or eating too many Christmas treats ;) Here are a few photos that I took to track my pregnancy and to show you when you get old enough to care about that kind of stuff! If you're a girl I'm sure you will care....but if you're a boy I doubt you'll ever care but I'll make you look at them anyways.

And here are a few more since you now know how much I like pictures :)

 

 This is me, you and your handsome daddy before an Ugly Christmas Sweater Party.

 

And THIS is the super cute ornament your Maama had made for us! She is the sweetest huh?!

Thanks for being so good for me so far little nugget! I'm so so so excited about the rest of my pregnancy with you and I actually can't wait until you start causing some trouble for me....just not too much. ;)

Love you sooooo much!

xoxo
Mommy

REAL Due Date - 7.31.13

Dear Baby Daffern,

We finally got to see you!!! Kinda. On 12.5.12 we went to our very first doctor appointment thinking that I was about 8 weeks along and hoping that we would get to see and you hear your tiny little heartbeat. I barely slept the night before, I was like a kid waiting for Christmas morning...only a thousand times more anxious! When we finally went in to see the doctor the next morning and she "went in" to see you we learned that you were a little smaller than we thought. I was only 6 weeks along because I guess I have a 35 day cycle instead of the average 28 day. While I was mildly disappointed that it was too soon to hear your heartbeat your daddy and I got to see you in my belly and see a little red flicker that is your HEART! It was so unreal! :D The doctor said so far everything looks good and you are due on 7.31.13!! We can't wait!!!

Here is your very first picture!

                      Look how cute you are!!!

We can't wait to see you again!

xoxo

Mommy!

I like pictures!

Dear Baby Daffern,

You don't know this about me yet but I'm kind of obsessed with taking pictures. I promise you'll understand once you're finally here....and I'm sure I'll annoy the crap out of you, but that's what moms do. Here are some photos that have been taken since we found out you're on the way-

Me and your Daddy! Isn't he handsome?

                                             

Me and your Grams at Disneyland....you were there too!

We got you your first Goofy!

You are famous with the princesses already, Belle is your Auntie Lauren's sister! ;)

You're due on our 2nd anniversary! Good timing, baby! You're the BEST gift ever!

Hope you enjoy these! Oh yeah, we told all of your aunties and uncles and cousins and grand parents and great grand parents about you are they are BEYOND excited....like, beyond. They even started buying you clothes already! You're going to be so spoiled....

xoxo,

Mommy

Best Day Ever.

Dear Baby Daffern,

Today will go down in history as one of the best days of my life. After going to the doctor on Monday and having them tell me that I'm NOT pregnant with you and to try again I began to question my intuition. I didn't give up though because I knew I was right. I bought one more at-home pregnancy test and took it this morning before I went to Disneyland with your Grams Jolene and IT WAS POSITIVE!!!! I immediately ran and jumped on our bed to wake up your Daddy (at 6:30am) and tell him the amazing news. I have never seen him wake up so fast in my life, his eyes popped right open and he had the biggest, most amazing smile on his face. I'll never forget that moment. We have never been so excited for something in our whole lives and we already love you more than anyone in this world.

This is how we told people about you...



http://www.kizoa.com/slideshow/d3544311k9074071o1/baby-daffern

WE LOVE YOU!

xoxo,

MOMMY! (For reals)

I know you're in there!

Dear Baby Daffern,

This past weekend I went to St. Louis! I flew on 2 planes by myself, went on the Metro Link for the first time by myself, and walked the streets of St. Louis by myself.... but for some reason I didn't think I was alone at all. I can't really explain it but I knew you were with me, I even bought you a little gift! Every time I travel I get your Daddy a shot glass from whatever city I'm in (drinking is BAD) so I decided to get you your first gift too! It's a cute little stone that says "hope" on it, I got you that because your daddy and I reallyyyy hope you're in there! He even texts me everyday and tells me how much he hopes I'm pregnant! Here are some physical reasons why I really think I am:

• Increased heart rate
• Nausea
• Starving
• Thirsty 
• I had cramping and spotting last week
• Burping
• Tired
• Emotional!
• Huuuuge, tender breasts  

 Here is why I am hesitant to get too excited, I've taken about 6 pregnancy tests in the past couple of weeks and ALL are negative :( Dude this is annoying. I've never been so sure of anything in my life but the tests have yet to confirm you're in there! But I know you are ;) Hopefully I'm not crazy.

Love you!

xoxo,

Mommy (I'm pretty sure)

Are you there baby D?

Dear Baby Daffern,

This month your Daddy and I decided that we were  your Daddy was ready to start trying for you! After over a year of me begging him he finally told me that he was ready and beyond excited to try to have you! Those were the best words that I have ever heard in my life. All I have ever wanted to be in my whole life is a Mommy and I couldn't believe that dream was finally going to become reality in the foreseeable future! We tried a few times this month to conceive you and I didn't think that it would happen right away for us but ever since last night I have been having some weird "symptoms" and feelings that you could possibly be forming in my belly! It's a feeling that I can't really explain but I hope more than anything that I'm not just going crazy with desire and impatience! Last night I started having some super weird cramps in my lower ab area, I've never had those before! That was sign #1. And then today when I was at work (thinking about you, of course) I felt a weird tingle in my breasts and then they started to get really sore (TMI, sorry!). Obviously I have been reading and googling everything I have been feeling the past few days and all of these things I've been feeling indicate PREGNANCY! I don't know for sure if you're in there yet but I plan on taking a test on the 8th! Wish me luck little nugget!

P.S. Happy Halloween!

xoxo
Your Mommy (Maybe)