Dear Zoey,

On Tuesday, Mama & Daddy went to the hospital to have an NST done. An NST is a Non-Stress Test. They hooked Mama up to a belt that monitors contractions, a belt that monitors your heart rate, a blood pressure cuff and a rubber finger-thing-a-majig that monitors Mama’s heart rate as well. We laid around and your heart rate stayed at a steady 135 BPM. The reason they do this test is they want to see if your heart rate is “reactive” (goes up & down) whenever you move around in your little cave.

You weren’t moving much because it was 8 PM and you had just done most of your movement between 4 and 6 PM. I told Daddy to talk to you and so he began talking so quietly and sweetly to you and what do you know? You started wigglin’ around in there. It was so fun to hear/watch your heart rate go up whenever he would talk to you. Your heart rate would go up into the high 150s or low 160s whenever you would move a lot. I found it really neat to feel your movements and see your heart rate fluctuate at the same time. Sometimes when you would move a lot or push up into my right side, we could hear little blips on the heart monitor that indicated your movement. What a beautiful moment it was laying there with your Daddy and experiencing this. We were there for about an hour and it was wonderfully reassuring.

We’re going back to the hospital tonight to do this all over again. It may or may not take as long tonight if they aren’t too busy. I am really excited to hear your little heart beat again. The sound of it is something that I can’t really put into words. It’s beautiful, amazing, miraculous. It is a symphony to a Mother’s ears.

Well sweet baby, we cannot wait to meet you. We’ve got your room all ready to go. It is a precious room for a precious baby. We love you so much and cannot wait to see your sweet face and hear your lovely cries. Daddy likes to talk to you and whenever he does, you almost always wiggle around a few minutes later. Tomorrow we are going to a baby shower that Mama’s very good friend is throwing for you. We’re going to see a lot of friends and family that are coming to celebrate your life. You are such a lucky little lady to already be loved and cared for by so many.

Happy 32 Week Gestational Birthday my little girl. You’ll be 33 weeks on Monday. We’ll get to see you again on Ultrasound Monday morning and I absolutely cannot wait. It’s like looking through a little window to my soul whenever you pop up on the big screen TV in the ultrasound room. Something runs through my veins that is just unexplainable. A love that runs deeper than anything I ever thought imaginable.

Love Forever,
Mama

P.S. I know how much you like cake so I just wanted to say that I promise I will eat some cake on Saturday. I would do anything in the world to make you happy, even if that means indulging in some sweet, delicious dessert ;)