Ten Weeks

This week, I had my first official appointment with my actual OB. It was fairly uneventful, with no ultrasounds or evidence of your little heart beating. But, it was good to final see our actual doctor and talk about the process for the next several months. We found out that we will be able to find out if you are a boy or a girl in about another 8 weeks. I'm hoping we can fit that in before Mother's Day, because we are planning to go visit your Granny that weekend, and we'd love to surprise her with that news. 

We shared the news of your impending arrival with your uncle J, Dad's brother, on Monday night. He was quite excited because he is expecting a baby in June, and he is moving right down the road from us. We are excited for you to have the chance to grow up closely with your cousin. We also got to Skype with your Uncle W and Aunt R. We asked your cousin, Lady C, what she thought about having a new cousin. Of course, she's too little to understand what we were asking her, but it was funny to see the puzzled looks on her parents' faces! Right now, they live in England, so it's a little difficult to arrange chats. If things go well after you arrive, we may take you there for a visit before I would have to go back to work, so you can play with Lady C and her little brother, who will also arrive in June. Yes, have I mentioned, there are going to be a lot of babies this year?!

The biggest event of my week involved a quick trip to Washington DC to meet up with my best friends from high school, T, M & N. T is getting married this April, so we wanted to talk her out for a little bachelorette celebration. T was very surprised when we showed up on her front door! Before we got there, I met M & N at our hotel and they asked me what was up with me. M stared me right in the eye and I knew she was asking me if I was pregnant. You'll learn that I am a terrible liar. I have no poker face at all. (I hope that you'll be the same way so I'll always know when you're up to no good.) I blurted out that I had told your Dad that I wouldn't last thirty seconds if I was directly confronted and they both squealed and gave me a big group hug. I had planned to wait until the wedding in April to tell them, and in fact, had planned my wardrobe quite carefully to try to hide it from them, including packing one of your Dad's t-shirts to sleep in so they wouldn't see my little bump. Ah well, the best laid plans. 

So Violetta, I know you have been anxiously awaiting the weekly comparison of your size to something edible. This week, think prune or kumquat, but don't ask me what a kumquat is! I have no idea. Maybe when you start eating solid foods, we'll buy one for you to try. 

*posted a day late