June 27, 2013
Dear Baby
C,
Today
marks my 16th week of pregnancy!
I am so excited to find out if you are a boy or a girl. Hopefully, we will find out soon! I have started making cloth diapers for you
to wear. This will save us money and
therefore, I will have to work less and I can spend more time with you at
home!
You are approximately the size of an avocado. We go to the doctor to check on you in 5 days, we will hopefully schedule an ultrasound at that time to reveal your gender! Can’t wait to see if you are a little prince or princess!
<3, Mommy
You are approximately the size of an avocado. We go to the doctor to check on you in 5 days, we will hopefully schedule an ultrasound at that time to reveal your gender! Can’t wait to see if you are a little prince or princess!
June 18, 2013
Dear Baby C,
Today I
think that I felt you move for the first time.
Although it is hard to tell because you are still so small, I have been
paying attention to every movement inside my body and I am pretty sure this
movement was YOU! It is so amazing to
think that you are inside of me right now kicking, punching, flipping, and
probably sucking your thumb at this point.
Hopefully, we will get to see you during an ultrasound in just a few
short weeks!
<3, Mommy
June 5, 2013
Dear Baby
C,
Today we
arrived in Rough River, Kentucky for the annual Adcox family reunion. Great-Grandpa Adcox brought us a gift from
him and Great-Grandma Adcox. It was a
multi-colored blanket that Great-Grandma made for you along with a
multi-colored stuffed bunny. We called
Great-Grandma Adcox to says thanks (because she couldn’t come to the reunion)
and she told us that she had been saving that blanket for someone special
(YOU)!
Everyone
is so excited to meet you! Once you are
born, we are going to take a trip to Williston, South Carolina (where
Great-Grandma & Great-Grandpa Adcox live) so that they can both meet you.
<3, Mommy
June 4, 2013
Dear Baby C,
Today we
had a doctor’s appointment with Dr. Reid.
He did an exam of my body and listened to your heartbeat. It was 160 bpm. We even heard you kicking while we were
listening to your heartbeat. It is so
neat every time we hear it. I would love
to record your heartbeat and go to Build-A-Bear to make you a bear and record
your heartbeat to put inside the bear.
Maybe Daddy & I can do this once we find our your gender!
<3, Mommy
May 30, 2013
Dear Baby
C,
Aunt Tyler
has started calling you Baby C because whether you are a boy or a girl, your
name will start with C.
Today
marks my 12th week of pregnancy. Next
week will mark the end of my 1st trimester.
It is crazy how fast the time is going and how fast you are
growing. The Allen family spent the day
at Universal Studios. We had a good
time, even though I wasn’t able to ride many rides. The important thing is that I am growing a
miracle inside of me, and I could care less whether or not I get to ride a
couple rides!
May 28, 2013
Dear
Miracle,
Today, the
Allen family took a trip to Disney World – Magic Kingdom! It was a great day
despite the children fighting every once in a while! We were at the park for 14
hours and stayed late enough to see the castle show and fireworks! It was the
perfect ending to the day EXCEPT then we had to make the trek from the middle
of the park to the entrance, THEN wait in line for the monorail out of the
park, THEN wait it line to ride the tram to the Simba parking lot where our car
was. Ugh! Needless to say, this pregnant lady is very sore and very tired! Had
a great time though!
<3, Mommy
May 15, 2013
Dear Sweet
Child,
Today we
had another ultrasound to check on you (9w, 6d)! Grandma Allen went with us to the
ultrasound. She cried the WHOLE
time! You are growing a little bit ahead
of schedule (measuring 10w, 3d). Your
heartbeat was 165 bpm and you were punching and doing flips.
Again, we
got a lot of pictures and information about how you will grow within the next
couple of weeks. It is so exciting to
see you moving!
<3, Mommy
May 13, 2013
Dear Tiny
Peanut,
Today we
got a call and found out that Daddy got an English teaching position at
Vincennes Lincoln High School! I am so
proud of him! This is the school where
Daddy’s friend, Seth Skelton, works! He
is so excited to be able to provide for you and buy you everything that you
need!
<3, Mommy
May 12, 2013
Dear Baby,
Today is
Mother’s Day!
Today is a
day that I am celebrating in a different way for the first time in my life! I
have always loved and appreciated my mom but this year, I understand so much
more of the love that this woman has for me. Weeks ago, I heard the most
beautiful sound in the WHOLE world and I cannot explain the wave of love &
emotion that I feel for this life growing inside of me.
Daddy wrote
me this beautiful letter:
"This
is your first Mother's Day, amazing to think you will celebrate this holiday
for the rest of your life. I thought flowers or jewelry would be nice, but this
year I will write for a heartbeat, a heartbeat you created. Truly a MIRACLE God
allows you to create a heart that will love you forever. The heartbeat we heard
only weeks ago will change our lives forever.
You will jump with joy when it takes its first steps, you will cry when
it writes your name for the first time, and when the heartbeat finds their love
and starts a family you will reminisce about the days when it was just a
heartbeat. So, on this Mother’s Day I
will tell you for our unborn child that its heart beats with all the love now
and forever for you.”
Wow!!!!! Makes me cry every time I read it! I love you, Dakota Adcox! Thank you so much for this beautiful note AND
making me a mommy! I can’t wait to
experience this with you!
Grandma
Allen got me a maternity outfit. Mimi
got me two outfits, one for a boy and one for a girl.
<3, Mommy
May 11, 2013
Dear Tiny
Miracle,
Today I
attended the Deaconess Baby Palooza with Casey Howard. We had a great time and I got a lot of
samples of baby stuff. I signed up for a
lot of free stuff! (Update: I won a free breast pump!)
I saw
Katie Rogers there! I can’t believe that
two of my friends are pregnant at the same time as me! It is so much fun!
<3, Mommy
April 24, 2013
Dear Child
of Mine,
Today we
had an ultrasound at Dr. Turnquest’s office in St. Mary’s hospital. We got to see your tiny body. They determined that I am six weeks, six days
pregnant. That makes my due date
December 12, 2013. They even used the
3-D system to look at you! They gave us
a whole bunch of pictures and information about how you will be growing over
the next few weeks. We got to hear your
heartbeat and it was 141 bpm! It was SO
amazing! It brought tears to my
eyes! Daddy had such a big smile on his
face the whole time.
We went
out to eat with Grandma Allen & Mimi at O’Charley’s and they got to see all
of your pictures! They both cried, of
course!
After
lunch, we went to a doctor’s appointment at Dr. Reid’s office. They weighed me, took my blood pressure and
drew a bunch of blood samples to make sure that my body is operating at full
potential for your growing self. Dr.
Reid put me on medicine to help raise my progesterone levels.
Once we
got home, we decided to let the entire world know about our little
miracle. I made a post on Facebook that
said, “First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes…” 104 people “liked” my status and 45 people
commented to say “Congratulations!”
Aunt Tyler
posted an ultrasound picture that said, “My niece or nephew!! Can't wait!! Due
12/12/13.”
Cousin
Breanna posted, “Congratulations to my aunt and uncle.. I can't wait to see if
its a boy or girl..(:”
Pawpaw
Givens posted, “Gonna be a pawpaw, again!”
<3, Mommy
April 16, 2013
Dear Sweet
Child,
Today we
had our ultrasound appointment at Pregnancy Resource Center. You are still SO small that we couldn’t even
see you. The only thing we could see was
the gestational sac where you will grow and thrive for the next 8 months. The technician measured the sac and estimated
that I am four weeks, four days pregnant.
She said that this was only a guess and that it is most likely
incorrect. (Update: It turned out that I
was actually five weeks, five days pregnant!)
Even
though we couldn’t see you yet, we could see a little vibration and the tech
said that this is your heartbeat. It was
such an overwhelming feeling to see your little heartbeat on the ultrasound
screen. Daddy cried a little but I had
to hold my breath to see the heartbeat.
It is so cute to see how much Daddy already loves you!
When we
left, I told Daddy that I was a little upset that we didn’t get a picture so he
went back into the office and asked them for a picture!
Our next
appointment is the 24th and we should know more information about you.
<3, Mommy
April 21, 2013
Dear Baby,
Today,
Mimi gathered her family together at Grandma & PopPop’s house. We let Grandma Allen tell her brothers &
sisters-in-law about her new grandbaby that is on the way! There was a lot of crying and hugging going
on. Now, all of our family members know
about you!
<3, Mommy
April 20, 2013
Dear Child
of Mine,
Today, we
were out to eat with Seth & Danielle Skelton at Logsdons and we ran into
Mimi, Aunt Judy & Uncle Bud, & Kay (Mimi’s best friend). Since we are planning to tell the rest of the
family about you tomorrow, I decided to go ahead and tell Aunt Judy, Uncle Bud,
& Kay tonight since they won’t be at the gathering tomorrow. I let Mimi tell them. They were so excited!
<3, Mommy
April 17, 2013
Dear Tiny
Peanut,
Today, we
invited Daddy’s brothers & sisters over to our house along with Grandma
& Grandpa Givens so that we could tell them about you! Grandma & Grandpa Givens, Uncle Brandon,
Aunt Hayley, Cousin Darin, & Cousin Breanna came over to eat. We had a cookout and when the time was right,
Daddy told everyone about you. Everyone
was so happy! We can’t wait to tell
everyone else!
<3,
Mommy
April 14, 2013
Dear Miracle,
Today, Daddy & I worked all day because it is the day before tax season is over. It was a very hard day because we were both very tired and frustrated. We didn't leave until 9 pm. I was getting all emotional (because you are causing my hormones to go crazy) and we decided that it would be best to leave for a little bit and go over to Grandma & PopPop's house for dinner. When we got there, we ate and Great-Grandma Pryor (Mimi) showed up to visit with the kids for a little bit.
We couldn't help but tell her our good news! We let Grandma Allen tell her. She said, "Mom, I am gonna be a grandma!" Happy tears were streaming down all of our faces! We jumped up and hugged each other and squealed a little bit.
We still have more people to tell! Can't wait to spread the good news!
<3, Mommy
