Dear Charlotte,

As we were waking up this morning daddy sent you a big loud good morning message. After that he rested his head on my stomach to "listen" to your reply. Instead of just tiny movement like usual in the mornings you kicked the hardest the you have ever kicked before and it hit him right in the jaw. I thought this was the funniest thing and could not stop laughing. We figure you must be a lot like him. He's not a morning person either.

Daddy "listening" to you.

Love,
Mommy

Dear Charlotte,

Last night when your daddy was holding my belly, feeling your every kick, he told me how much he can't wait for you to be here. He says he can't wait to play with you and wonders what you're going to look like. He says he thinks about you always. It was one of the sweetest things I've heard him say and it melted my heart. I too can't wait for you to get here. We love you so much.

You and me at 25 weeks!

Love,
Mommy

Dear Charlotte,

Today we went fishing with Aunt Christy and Grandma. We all had a lot of fun. Grandma caught the first fish, and with your good luck I caught the second. Aunt Christy didn't get one this time but she goes fishing a lot and has all sorts of pictures of her with her catches. Ask her about it one day and I'm sure she'll show you.

Love,
Mommy

Aunt Christy setting up all our fishing lines.

Grandma with our first catch!

You and me baby!

Aunt Christy loves you so much!

Mommy with the second (and final) catch of the day!

Dear Charlotte,

Today we bought our first family car. I knew we were going car shopping so I made sure to put the "Baby On Board" sticker in my purse for good luck (and yes, I even rubbed it against my tummy first). Sure enough, a few hours later it was up in the rear window. In this car you will be brought home from the hospital. In this car you will have your first trips to the park, to the beach, to Grandma and Grandpa's house. In this car you'll go on many, many adventures. By the time you will be able to remember this car, it may not look as nice as it does now, so we'll save it in time with the cars very first picture.

Love,
Mommy and Daddy

Dear Charlotte,

Mommy just wants to thank you for being such a good little girl. I'm over the hump (as they say) now in this pregnancy and you have been such a gentle baby. I have hardly any symptoms. Yes, I threw up daily for the first 2 1/2 months but it went by quick and it was never a problem. Yes, I have minor back pains now and sometimes feel like my insides are tearing but it's been nothing worth complaining about. I've made it halfway through without any swollen limbs, without any heartburn, without any headaches, without any major mood-swings. There are no stretch-marks to be seen and you've been growing perfectly inside me. I hate to say it but maybe you're saving all the trouble for when you're actually out.. haha. Please keep being a good little girl.

Love,
Mommy

Here is you and me at 22 weeks!

Dear Charlotte

Today was such a great day! At around 20 weeks the doctors want to check in on you and make sure that you're growing properly, which also means that your Dad and I got to see you again today. We love that! For example, we got to count your little toes to make sure there were five on each foot. Great news! You have all ten fingers and all ten toes and you are growing just perfectly. The doctor said you are about 10 inches and when you gain one more ounce you will be a full pound. We got a couple pictures of you, one of them in particular made everyone laugh. You were glaring at us! We joked that you are the terminator baby. One day you'll understand what that means and you'll laugh too. You have been a part of me for 21 weeks today.



Love,
Mommy

There's your eye, and cute little nose!

An even closer look at you looking at us... Hehe.

That's your little foot! (Grandma thought you had four feet - she's silly!)

You were all curled up. I don't know how that could possibly be comfortable. Your knees are touching your nose!

Dear Charlotte,

I've been carrying you now for 20 weeks strait. You know what that means? It's great news! It means that in another 20 weeks I will get to hold you in my arms for the first time. I can't even imagine how great that moment will be. Daddy and I already love you so, so, so much. I hope these next 20 weeks go by so fast.

Love,
Mommy