Open Letter to my Baby-Not-Yet-Conceived
Dear Baby,
Sometimes when Mommy and Daddy are upset with each other, Mommy says really mean things to Daddy that she doesn't really mean. Mommy tries really hard not to do it to Daddy, and I give you permission to tell me that I'm being a beeyotch if I ever do it to you. And I don't care how young you are - if I'm truly being a beeyotch, I give you full permission to use that word.
Love,
Mommy
Validation
My newest NOMH was born at the hospital in the town where we used to live, which has not only recently been rebuilt, but is also the hospital where I've decided I want to give birth (as discussed in a pervious post). Understandably, I was curious to see how the rooms had changed since my first NOMH was born six years ago.
I was very impressed. The room was much brighter and more inviting. You now labor, deliver and spend your stay in the same room. There is a whirlpool in the bathroom to help ease labor, there is a DVD player so you can watch what you'd like while laboring, there are dimmer switches so you can have the lighting you're most comfortable with, and there is not only a glider and ottoman, but a recliner as well. Not too shabby for a small-ish midwestern town, huh?
Throw in the fact that quite a few of our friends as well as one set of our future baby's grandparents live in that town as well, and I think we'll be just fine there.
I'm an "Auntie" again!
One of the neatest things about having a group of really close girlfriends is that no matter how much younger than you your nearest-in-age sibling (or for me, my only sibling, who is 6 years younger than me) is, you can still be an Auntie. I call them NOMH - Niece/Nephew of My Heart. We may not share a biological bond, but I am their Auntie Kat. And that makes me happy. :)
Earlier this week, one of my best friends had a beautiful little baby girl. She has beautiful deep blue eyes, a shock of hair the same color as her daddy's, the sweetest little cupid's bow lips, and the cutest little button nose, wiggly toes and teeny tiny fingernails. She is absolutely perfect.
And I am going to love her forever.
