I Want To Remember To Tell Her:

My memory cells fry easily.

Example A:

Tim and I go to the video store every couple of days, and inevitably, every few times we visit, I will point to a movie and say, "Oh, this looks good!" or "Why don't we try this one?"

His response: "Kristen, we've already seen that one."

Kristen: "We have?"

Tim: "Yep."

Kristen: "I don't remember it."

Tim: "I know. But we watched it a couple of months ago."

Hopefully, the conversation ends with my brilliant, "Oh yeah" faint recollection, but sometimes I just can't grasp at the memory. So, in an effort to retain the experiences of Macie's pre-birth wonders, below is a record of a few tid-bits I hope to remember to tell my daughter someday:

1. Your daddy and I want to see you move around during ultrasounds, but you always relax and become kind of chill like you're having a baby-massage as the specialists moves the wand around my abdomen. Yesterday, he finally had to jab at you a few times to make you squirm.

2. You get hiccups AT LEAST twice a day, sometimes more, and it's often about a half hour after mommy eats.

3. You moved into the labor position early--around 25 weeks--hoping to see mom and dad sooner rather than later.

4. You have tiny hair on the back of your head--visible via ultrasound at 30 weeks.

5. You like music, especially when you're listening to daddy's band on Sunday mornings.

6. You respond to mommy's voice in the morning, and you jump around, making my entire belly jiggle, during bath-time.

7. You definitely have sleeping and waking patterns. You particularly like to be awake and active between 8:30-10:30am and 7-9pm.

8. You are loved by so many people you haven't ever met. Grow inside a little longer, little girl.