At 4:30am this morning (exactly!) you woke Mama with the game of soccer you decided to play with my bladder. :) No joke, in the dark I watched (and felt!) as you kicked Mama's bladder and then rolled to the other side of the belly to receive the pass and send it back. You've certainly got some sweet muscles growing in there little Super Star!
And while Mama cheered on your "ball handling skills" there it was suddenly.... a little tune that Mama couldn't help singing quietly in the darkness.
In the words of the great James Taylor....how sweet it is to be loved by you!!!
Whether it is over 10 weeks of projectile vomiting and exhaustion, big strong punches to let me know you are hungry, a swift kick to let me know you want me to stop sitting through class and get up and move, or a game of 4:30am soccer with my bladder, I just love you more than life itself and I love being loved by you!
You are my miracle and my blessing!
Lilypie Pregnancy tickers
Friday, May 27, 2011
Your BIRTH day
It's official!!!!! Baby Leonardo is scheduled to make his/her grand entrance in to the world on.....
JULY 28, 2011
Your arrival is scheduled because of Mama's history with surgery and all the potential spots for rupture that our "super ute" is carrying around. So we can say for now that we will be SEEING you on July 28. Mama and Papa are SO very excited!
Now, your loved ones remember well that big brother Benjamin was scheduled to arrive on a day 5 days ahead of his official due date and he surprised everyone (especially Mama and Papa) by coming even earlier and unexpectedly. So.....we won't consider this day a date set in stone just yet in the event you are as happy to surprise your parents as your bother was. But in the meantime, we will be counting down the days. We can't believe it is almost time to meet you!!!
WE LOVE YOU SWEET BABY!!!
JULY 28, 2011
Your arrival is scheduled because of Mama's history with surgery and all the potential spots for rupture that our "super ute" is carrying around. So we can say for now that we will be SEEING you on July 28. Mama and Papa are SO very excited!
Now, your loved ones remember well that big brother Benjamin was scheduled to arrive on a day 5 days ahead of his official due date and he surprised everyone (especially Mama and Papa) by coming even earlier and unexpectedly. So.....we won't consider this day a date set in stone just yet in the event you are as happy to surprise your parents as your bother was. But in the meantime, we will be counting down the days. We can't believe it is almost time to meet you!!!
WE LOVE YOU SWEET BABY!!!
A shopping spree...
in Papa's closet :)
Anyone who knows your Mama will most likely acknowledge Mama's love for wearing shirts and sweaters that the men in her life are wearing. :)
Your Ga will attest to how many sweaters he has lost to his daughter who adores wearing her Padre's wonderful smelling and comfy clothes! And your Papa (and your Uncles!) will be quick to smile if you ask them how many shirts Mama has "borrowed" over the years.
But as we run full steam ahead in to the last two months of pregnancy you bring even more benefits for Mama - one being a very legitimate reason for raiding Papa's closet. In fact, he remembered well when Mama went on her "shopping spree" in his closet when she was pregnant with your brother so this time he was ready when he found me rifling through his shirts. He had already prepared a pile just for me (I love this man!).
So for now Baby you are wearing some sweet new fashions - Mama's favorite kind - some lovingly worn and perfectly comfortable for Baby Belly t-shirts that are just the right fit :)
Now if only Mama could talk Papa in to letting her keep these after you arrive.... :)
Anyone who knows your Mama will most likely acknowledge Mama's love for wearing shirts and sweaters that the men in her life are wearing. :)
Your Ga will attest to how many sweaters he has lost to his daughter who adores wearing her Padre's wonderful smelling and comfy clothes! And your Papa (and your Uncles!) will be quick to smile if you ask them how many shirts Mama has "borrowed" over the years.
But as we run full steam ahead in to the last two months of pregnancy you bring even more benefits for Mama - one being a very legitimate reason for raiding Papa's closet. In fact, he remembered well when Mama went on her "shopping spree" in his closet when she was pregnant with your brother so this time he was ready when he found me rifling through his shirts. He had already prepared a pile just for me (I love this man!).
So for now Baby you are wearing some sweet new fashions - Mama's favorite kind - some lovingly worn and perfectly comfortable for Baby Belly t-shirts that are just the right fit :)
Now if only Mama could talk Papa in to letting her keep these after you arrive.... :)
The BIG 3 - 0
Happy birthday sweet little one! You are officially 30...weeks that is :)
30 is quite the monumental birthday and for yours EVERYONE (including nearly every other random stranger we run in to...) now refers to you as Mama's basketball.
That's right! You bring out the sports enthusiast in more people than Mama cares to acknowledge. Your beautiful basketball belly prompts SO many people to "palm" the "basketball" that Mama is beginning to wonder if she should wear a sign that says "Please NO TOUCH" This is still attached to my body! :)
I love my little basketball!!! But I'd like for the strangers to stop trying to grab it and pass! Sheesh!!!
You are Mama's three-point game winning shot my sweet little one!
30 is quite the monumental birthday and for yours EVERYONE (including nearly every other random stranger we run in to...) now refers to you as Mama's basketball.
That's right! You bring out the sports enthusiast in more people than Mama cares to acknowledge. Your beautiful basketball belly prompts SO many people to "palm" the "basketball" that Mama is beginning to wonder if she should wear a sign that says "Please NO TOUCH" This is still attached to my body! :)
I love my little basketball!!! But I'd like for the strangers to stop trying to grab it and pass! Sheesh!!!
You are Mama's three-point game winning shot my sweet little one!
While you were cooking...
Sweet Baby,
So much has been happening while you have been cooking! And although I know you have been aware of some things (Mama loved that you danced straight through the Royal Wedding enjoying it just as much as Mama did!) I wanted to be sure to record for you some of the major news events that have happened early in 2011 that will inevitably be marked as the "big news" of your birth year.
So far Mama's favorite has been the Royal Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton...it wasn't hard to get caught up in the fairytale of how a regular young lady won the heart of a prince and is now a princess :)
Although it is much less happy...two major news stories have happened this spring. First Osama Bid Laden was killed. Someday you will read about this man in your history books (I hope they still have books by the time you get to that part of school!). I don't want to put a picture of him on your blog so I'll leave it at that. The news was quite the boost for national patriotism!
Second, the spring months were filled with devastating tornadoes - so many severe storms have not been experienced in a very long time. But the positive outcome from all of these storms, including the tornado that did significant damage in your own home town of Raleigh (your whole family was very lucky to be safe!) is that we continue to see the beauty of human nature and our ability to help one another in times of need.
Joplin tornado
And even though it hasn't happened yet....just days before your arrival the final Harry Potter movie will be released. You will quickly find how much Mama loves HP and perhaps, if Mama still fits in one movie seat by mid July :), you will get to hear and see (at least the lights) of the new movie in one of our last outings before you arrive.
Mama's keeping good track of the gas and milk prices too in case you ever want to know how life was while you were cooking :) And in the meantime we are anxiously awaiting your arrival so we can share it all with you in person.
So much has been happening while you have been cooking! And although I know you have been aware of some things (Mama loved that you danced straight through the Royal Wedding enjoying it just as much as Mama did!) I wanted to be sure to record for you some of the major news events that have happened early in 2011 that will inevitably be marked as the "big news" of your birth year.
So far Mama's favorite has been the Royal Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton...it wasn't hard to get caught up in the fairytale of how a regular young lady won the heart of a prince and is now a princess :)
Although it is much less happy...two major news stories have happened this spring. First Osama Bid Laden was killed. Someday you will read about this man in your history books (I hope they still have books by the time you get to that part of school!). I don't want to put a picture of him on your blog so I'll leave it at that. The news was quite the boost for national patriotism!
Second, the spring months were filled with devastating tornadoes - so many severe storms have not been experienced in a very long time. But the positive outcome from all of these storms, including the tornado that did significant damage in your own home town of Raleigh (your whole family was very lucky to be safe!) is that we continue to see the beauty of human nature and our ability to help one another in times of need.
Joplin tornado
And even though it hasn't happened yet....just days before your arrival the final Harry Potter movie will be released. You will quickly find how much Mama loves HP and perhaps, if Mama still fits in one movie seat by mid July :), you will get to hear and see (at least the lights) of the new movie in one of our last outings before you arrive.Mama's keeping good track of the gas and milk prices too in case you ever want to know how life was while you were cooking :) And in the meantime we are anxiously awaiting your arrival so we can share it all with you in person.
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