3/31/15

Hi little guy,

We had a gross morning doing the glucose tolerance test. I know you were hungry (I was too!!) and that jug of glucose was a pretty nasty replacement for breakfast. But hopefully we'll hear good news tomorrow, that I don't have diabetes during this pregnancy!

Tonight Oscar jumped onto my lap and you spent a good 15 minutes kicking him. I'm not sure what he thought was happening... but he kept right on purring and seemed to like having a bigger belly to rest his head on. He was my original baby... he's got such a sweet heart and he has always rolled with our family's punches, no matter what's going on. I know he'll do the same when you get here.

Love,

Mama

3/29/15

Hey Little D,

I'm not sure what you have control over in there, but if you can take care of the heartburn, headache and general malaise that would be great. See what you can do. And in the meantime, go low-key with the kicking and punching. Your mama is feeling it!

Love,

Mama

PS Don't forget how awesome your Daddy is for taking care of your Mama while you're in the belly. He's the reason we're all hanging in there!

3/27/15

Hey Diggy,

Tonight Aunt Kiki and Uncle Andrew came over for dinner and Kiki brought her baby listening gear. Everyone listened to your heartbeat and watched as you moved around and kicked my belly. We had a fun time hanging out, especially since we got to hear from you too! It's pretty fun having a sister who specializes in pregnant ladies and birthing babies... it's kinda like having a backstage pass.

Love,

Mama

3/26/15

Hey Little one,

Today we waded in the water at a beach near our house. I helped your brother jump and splash and you were moving up a storm in my belly. Maybe you wanted me to know how excited you are about the beach too?

What a strange situation to be at a beach in late March! But I'll take it... Even if we move somewhere with seasons again, we'll have made awesome use of our time here in California. I promise you can get a beach day too once you're out in the world. 

Love,

Mama

3/25/15

Hey Little Diggy,

Things to look forward to in life:

- playing soccer and getting a medal (like your brother today)

- loving a writer and going to see her read (like your Mama tonight - Anne Lamott!)

- tasty takeout for dinner (like your Dadzo ordered tonight)

Plus a million other fun life events like ice cream and traveling and falling in love.

Love,

Mama

3/24/15

Hey LD,

The other night we asked your brother what his favorite name was. First, he said "Noah Andrew Dary," to which we replied that someone in our family already has that name. Then he told us "Diggy."

Hilariously, this has sort of stuck... and I think it's even funnier since I call you Little D here. Perhaps Little Diggy is worth using every once in a while on this blog. Daddy and I have already started called you Diggy in person and it cracks us up!

Love,

Mama

3/23/15

Hey  LD,

Daddy and I have been watching an excellent show called House of Cards. The new season is highly political and we are loving it. Neither of us are experts in politics, nor do we know minute details about the policies of today's senate floor or what congress is stalled over. Frankly, they all seem to be the same stories... politicians who cover for themselves, time and time again.

I am so very hopeful that Hillary Clinton will run for president next year. I don't yet know her stance or policies. But the way I vote these days has more to do with the symbol of what I want our country to be rather than the words coming out of any politician's mouth.

Just as I felt in 2008, I feel it is time for a broadening in our political horizon. I was so inspired by Barack Obama, who campaigned with messages of hope and vision rather than fear. I feel the same about what a female president stands for- hope, change, a vision for the future. I want to live in a country where more than white men participate at the highest levels of government. I want that to be true about the world you are coming into. Daddy and I work very hard and we pay a lot of taxes. We are good citizens. We plan for what we can (the funds your grandparents will have access to will be long gone by the time we retire and so we are learning to think differently). The entire world is changing and I feel it's imperative that our leadership change too.

Many (most?) people vote out of fear. They let candidates terrify them through their rhetoric, their grandstanding and their manipulation to win at all costs. I will not vote out of fear. I will vote based on hope and vision. It's the way I can continue to bring kids into the world, the way I accept that our future will inevitably be different than those who came before us, that it truly won't be worse, just different.

Love,

Mama