Johnny Appleseed.

Hi honey,

When we found out you were coming you were just the size of an appleseed...boy or girl you were our little johnny appleseed. We wanted to run around screaming to the world that we'd done it! But you see, we had a tough time getting here so we had to be cautiously optimistic. But I just had a feeling that things were different this time. That you were a sticky little appleseed...

You treated me pretty darn well for the first few months. You were growing so fast! Which was pretty exhausting for mama bear here...but you only made me puke like twice! I thank you for that.

Your dad keeps calling you our little 'person'. Which I find HILARIOUS. He is going to be the best dad, he already loves you so much. And oh boy! So do your aunts and uncles. Holy cow! Your aunty Jane is all the way in San Francisco but she is always checking on you. And your uncle Greg had a few whiskeys one night and was talking to you! At that point you were just the size of an olive! ha! And aunty Austy and uncle Hooty are constantly making plans for you. You are lucky little person.

And here we are, at 15 weeks, you are our little Apple now! You've grown from a seed to the full grown fruit. And today, I think I felt you wiggle. It was a feeling I have never felt before...and I smiled to myself. Although, I suppose I'm not just smiling to myself anymore...I'm smiling for two now.

Your dad asked me to start this 'journal'. I was worried, a bit superstitious about it, but he convinced me it would be ok this time. And I'm going to believe him, not just because he is a genius and frighteningly handsome...but because he asked so that all three of us can go on this adventure together. It's a little different for dads you know? I get to hang out with you for these 10 months, and he gets to love you so much, but it's a little different. This way he gets to share in all the little changes you are making...AND! Maybe some time in the future you'll be able to read this and share in it to. Your dad is one smart person.

So...that picture up there is a little dated :). We hopefully will be getting a new one pretty soon. In the mean time I'll put some belly pics up. Those are sort of pics of you right?

We love you little apple person buddy baby...

We'll see you soon.
xoxo