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July 1, 2009
Test Letter
Dear Baby,
When I first found out that I was pregnant, I swore to myself that I wasn't going to get into the habit of writing to you on the internet. I really wanted to keep a hand written journal- something that I could give to you when you were ready to have your own child- but honestly, I haven't had the time or the discipline to write things down on paper. Between work and life, I will sadly admit that the computer keyboard has won out. So, here I am.
Here are a few things that have been happening lately:
Names. Your father and I have actually found a name that we agree on. Of course, that might not amount to much in the long run, but I find it exciting. If it were up to me solely, I'd give you that name right now for good, but your dad wants to meet you before sealing the deal and I respect that. In the meantime, we've been calling you Ro-Ro, as is Ro-Ro Robie, or Hey, yo, Ro-Ro! This has no correlation to the actual name.
Always moving. It feels like you are always on the go inside of me. I don't know if it's your feet or arms or elbows, but something is always moving and rotating. We can see you poking around through my skin now, which is kind of weird but entertaining all at once. Your favorite time to yoga stretch in my belly is when I am in meetings at work.
Your new environs Your dad and I have decided on a simple theme for your nursery. It's a teeny, tiny room- barely 5x7- and we plan to paint the walls a pale sky blue. A few weeks ago I bought these great white cutouts of a flock of birds which will start on the wall above your crib and stretch across the window frame and onto the opposite wall where your changing table is. Your grandfather framed two wonderfully whimsical prints for us- one of a city street and another of a cat smoking a pipe taking little cats to school. We are going to get a plush green rug for the floor. Hopefully we'll have this all assembled by late August. In the meantime, we need to figure out where to put all of the stuff that you seem to be accumulating.
Your big orange brother. We have been growing increasingly concerned about Uncle Irving. He is currently the big baby of the household, crawling onto my chest every night before bed and burying his face in my neck. We're not sure how to prepare him for your arrival but know that we need to do something. While I am sure at some point it might be possible to have a baby AND a cat nuzzling each side of my neck at the same time, I know that the likelihood of this happening right away is next to impossible.
Feeling more real. Over the past week or so, your coming into the world in October has begun to feel much more real. Last week we visited with our LA side of the family and I had a wonderful time watching your cousins run around and laugh. It still feels really strange to me that right now you are floating around inside of me, but in a year or so you will be running around with them. I had the same feeling this afternoon when I was weeding our front garden after work while watching our neighbor's kids run around in circles chasing one another. One of my favorite things about this pregnancy has been my ability to slow down, watch my surroundings, and enjoy thoughts like this. I hope that it's a habit that I keep once you are born in one form or another.
love,
me
Posted by callalillie at July 1, 2009 10:04 PM | Baby
what's the name?!?! and as far as irving goes, what i do with kumar is when natalie is napping i give him lots of extra attention so now he knows that the baby has her time and he has his alone time with me. he's really neurotic so he needs all the attention he can get and he and the baby are best buddies =)
Posted by: christine at July 2, 2009 12:47 AM
The name is a secret so as not to jinx our agreement :)
Posted by: corie at July 2, 2009 6:59 AM
you don't have to tell lex that you told me! i can keep a secret! =) lol
Posted by: christine at July 2, 2009 8:07 AM
