Your First Pictures, Daddy's Tryouts, and Election Day

November 7, 2012

Dear Baby Bean

Yesterday was a very important day for several different reasons.  First and foremost, because it was the day that I first got to see you!  I had an ultrasound scheduled for 5:00 at St. Anthony’s, so I took Tenley to Auntie Julie’s so she could play and not have to go to the appointment with me.  I was running a little late because of the traffic, so I was a bit frazzled when I got there.  The people in the radiology department were so nice and the whole experience was wonderful.  Our ultrasound technician took a bunch of pictures and FINALLY let me see you at the end of the appointment.  You look like a perfect little lima bean right now, which is how you earned your nickname from me.  Most importantly, you have a beating heart!  Your heart was beating a million miles per hour and it was such a relief for me to see it fluttering there in your little chest.  The ultrasound technician said that you were 8 weeks and 2 days old as of yesterday which is just a couple of days younger than what I thought- I almost had it figured perfectly!  I love you so much and this opportunity to see an early picture of you was the best thing that could have happened.  We just can’t wait to meet you, to find out if you’re a little boy or a little girl, and for Tenley to have a sibling.  You just have to keep growing big and strong, keep that heart beating fast, and we will be able to see you again in mid-December when we do some more tests.

Another reason that yesterday was important was because it was the day that Daddy picked his basketball team for the year.  He was very excited and very nervous  all weekend, but after two days of tryouts he thinks he has picked the best team possible.  Tenley and I can’t wait to go to all of his games and we won’t have to wait long- the first one is in less than two weeks!  You’ll be along for the ride for all of them so I hope you enjoy the sounds of muted cheering, buzzers, and bouncing basketballs!

Last but not least, yesterday was important because it was election day.  Tenley went with me to the town hall and I voted at around 10:00 yesterday morning.  Daddy went too, but he had to go very early before work.  It is very important to vote, little baby, and it’s something we will probably talk about a lot in your life.  This was a big election because it was the one that decided who the president will be for the next few years.  After lots of votes and LOTS of news coverage, our current President Barack Obama was chosen as President for the next four years and will be the President of the United States when you are born in June.   You will probably be too young to remember his as President, but I’m just telling you so you have a heads up when you come out.  In case that’s what you’re concerned about. J

All in all, yesterday was a big day for the whole family and I am so happy that part of that excitement was getting to see you.  We have some nice pictures of you from yesterday that I will show you some day.  We are so excited to meet you and are really excited to share the news about you with the Terry family this weekend at a brunch for Grandma Carol and Grandpa Jeff’s anniversary.  They are going to be so excited!!

Here's a bit of a preview of your first portrait:

And here's Tenley looking at you for the first time: