Thursday, 14 December, 2000

You didn’t really enjoy the doctor’s all that much yesterday.  In the first place, our appointments were scheduled during your afternoon nap and we didn’t even leave Dr. Berry’s office until after 3:30.  You were asleep within three minutes once we got into the car to go home.  Plus you received two shots-your MMR and chicken pox.  I hope that you will never have to experience chicken pox.  My mom said that I had them at 18 months and was miserable.

You are now almost 25 pounds (95th percentile) and 32 inches tall (100th percentile) though your head circumference is only in the 50th percentile.  You look perfectly balanced to me.  Dr. Berry says that you are perfect.

We got to hear the baby’s heartbeat.  It took awhile for Dr. Berry to find it, but he felt confident that he only found one.  Yeah!  Everything looks as though it is right on schedule.  I have my next doctor’s appointment on January 10th.

Wednesday, 13 December, 2000

Monday was your first birthday.  I looked at you often throughout the day remembering your first days of life and how much you have changed since then.  You have such a sweet personality and are truly a joy to have in our home.

We had a birthday party for you and lots of cousins and aunts and uncles came–Kings, Brad, Kevin and Candace, Lori, and Becky.  I made a tiny cake with white frosting for you to eat.  You didn’t quite get the idea of blowing out the candle but wasted no time in putting your fingers in the cake.  However, just as soon as you got cake all over your hands, you lifted them up to me to clean them.  You knew that it just wasn’t right for you to be so dirty.  Everybody else had their cake and ice cream, and then we opened presents.  Aunt Lori had to leave for the airport so we  hurried to open presents.  You got a fun light-up musical turtle, a doll, a dress, bibs, lots of stuffed animals, clothes, tub toys and daddy bought you an Elmo balloon.  You loved all of the attention but were more than ready to go to bed after everyone left.

We both go to the doctor’s today–you for a one year check-up with shots, sad to say, and me for my first prenatal checkup.  We should be able to hear the baby’s heartbeat today, though I doubt that it will mean all that much to you.

Tuesday, 5 December, 2000

The other night we drove around looking at the Christmas lights and you were mesmerized.  You sat in the back seat of the car with your head turning from one side to the other to catch all of the decorated houses on both sides of the street.  Every so often we could hear you softly whisper, “Ohhhhh. Wowwww.”   It was so precious.  I wasn’t too thrilled about putting the Christmas tree up for fear that it would be pulled over, but felt that we should knowing how wonderful and magical you thought all of the Christmas lights were.  Surprisingly you didn’t pay too much attention to it yesterday.

I have not felt as nauseated the last couple of days though I am still rather tired at times.  It is amazing to think that I am pregnant again, but I know that I should enjoy these first couple of months when I can still move and breath normally.