Be still my heart - but not yours!

Hi Baby Bean,

Today I saw the little flicker of your heart beating for the first time, Baby Bean. It was the most beautiful sight in the world, and my heart swelled with pride. The doctor declared you "viable", and I haven't stopped smiling since!

It's amazing that you're just a little bean, burrowed deep inside your mommy, but already your little ticker is ticking away. That heart will be with you forever - through the next 7 months in my belly, and when you emerge, through the rest of your life. Someday that heart will race as you run across a playground, and jump when you hear happy news, and pound as you embark on some amazing adventure all on your own.

I can't wait to be there with you for every single beat. I can't wait to see your smile, and watch your surprise as you get to know this great, wonderful world for yourself. I promise to hug you and hold your hand every step of the way, as your heart beats happiness and joy but also excitement, trepidation, and even fear. It's all part of the game, Baby Bean. And we're going to have such fun playing through it all together.

As I write this, you're barely the size of the raspberries I ate in my yogurt today. But my love for you is bigger than all the raspberries in the world. I can't wait to meet you, and hold you in my arms, and be your mom.