Baby Blackburn, 27 weeks

Published by Grace | Filed under Pregnancy

I’ve slacked off quite a bit with my blog, but for great reason. In June, my husband and I found out that we are pregnant! After a few months of trying to conceive, our little boy surprised us and we’ve been preoccupied with him and the many new aspects of our new journey. As I was cleaning our kitchen tonight, I thought, well now that I’ve apparently got more energy, it’s probably a great time to start blogging the rest of my experience as a mommy-to-be. I’ve been wanting to write letters to our son, so here goes our first one

- Grace

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Dear Baby Boy,

My little one, you are getting stronger and stronger everyday. You would think I’d get used to the feeling of you moving around in there, but you almost always catch me by surprise, especially when you throw one of your best punches or kicks! It still makes your daddy laugh every time he feels you move, it’s such an exciting feeling, and hasn’t gotten old. Even though you’re not here yet, I’m already so proud of you for growing so healthy in there and for being so active. I love that we get to go everywhere together, and when people see you, their faces just light up. At first, it was kind of strange, how the moment when friends (even people I’ve just met) see me, they approach me with their hands ready to cup my baby bump. Now, it’s kind of a great thing. It’s part of what makes pregnancy such a joy, and although some would disagree, I’ve really grown to love being pregnant with you. For being so self-conscious and pretty vain for most of my adult life, nothing has changed the way I feel about my body the way you do. Everything that’s happening to me is for you, and who could want anything else?

Your daddy and I are so excited to meet you, and with the holidays coming up, we’ve got a lot of work cut out for us as we get your room ready! I started clearing out your room last weekend, and with the help of your daddy and who will soon become your favorite Auntie, we’ll start putting together your aviator-themed nursery in the coming weeks. Daddy picked out this theme just for you, so we hope you enjoy it as much as we enjoy setting it up!

Well, it’s time to go to bed, baby. Daddy is hard at work on his homework, but you and I need to get our beauty rest – Thanksgiving starts off with a morning cardio workout

Lots of Love,
Mama