First Trimester

Poppy Seed

What a wonderful thing

To be your mother

Though we have not even met

And you have hardly grown

Bigger than a poppy seed

 

My heart still swells,

Nearly out of my chest

With love for you

 

Sesame Seed

While you are growing,

There is so much love

On this side

Just waiting for you

 

We have still got

Quite a ways to go

Before we can hold you

 

And I will forever treasure

That as your momma

I get to hold you first

As you grow inside of me

 

Lentil

It is so surreal

All the exciting changes

Going on

Right inside of me

 

Your heart is developing

And beginning to beat

I cannot wait to hear it

 

Your ears are developing as well

And I cannot wait

For you to hear how much I love you

 

Blueberry

You have grown to the size of

A blueberry

And my excitement is growing

Right alongside you as well

 

You were once just the size of

A poppy seed

And before that

You were a dream I thought

Would never come true

 

Raspberry

I have just gotten

To see you for the first time

You are growing so well

And making me so proud

To be your momma

 

You are just the size of a raspberry now

And you are showered in

So much love already

 

This journey has only just begun

And I cannot wait

For the rest of my life

To be spent loving you

 

Grape

Not only do I think about

How such a precious little baby

Like you

Is growing

In the first place you will call home

 

But I also think about

How much bigger my heart

Is going to keep getting

With love for you

 

It is like magic

That the two will fit

Inside me at the same time

 

Strawberry

Some days I have no words

To express how much I love you

Because none capture the overwhelming feeling

Just right

The love for you

That I have

Brings light into my life

So bright it is almost blinding

 

Fig

The bigger you get

The more I wonder about

The moment when

I am no longer

The only one carrying you

 

I look forward to the time

Where I get to learn so much more

About you,

Your personality,

And whose traits you took

 

As much as I wonder

About those days

That feel far off into the future,

I am still so grateful that

Every week I am getting

To read about something new

Happening right inside of me

 

This is a truly

Fascinating experience

And I am so lucky

I get to be the one

To help you grow

From a poppy seed

To one day,

A watermelon

 

Lime

This journey so far

Is something I will forever

Hold close to my heart

It has been nothing short of special

From the moment I learned

I'd be carrying you

And to the moment I learned

I'd be having a daughter

 

My dearest baby girl,

There is so much love

I will always have for you

And everything I have learned

Because of you

 

Your size is now comparable to a lime

But nothing could compare in size

The love for you

 

.t.a.h-b.