Baby Stronka, all I can think about is this time NEXT year when we are getting ready for your FIRST Christmas! But, I will no longer be willing the time away come the end of February when you are born! I will want everything to S L O W down!
Today you are 28 weeks along and your birth mom is in the FINAL trimester. YEAY! We have come along way in the past 3+ months since we found out you would be arriving! I am certain at this point that your name will not remain a secret because I am the MOST terrible at keeping secrets! I have slipped up twice already! I do so love your name so I can't help it!
I am trying to make arrangements to get back to Indiana with your Aunt Cindy on January 14th so we can see your 4D sonogram! That would be AMAZING to see. I cannot wait to see you! I am pretty sure I am going to get on your nerves once you are old enough to notice that I am staring at you ALL THE TIME!
As you can tell by now, you are the center of our world already! I am already planning play dates and all kinds of fun family things for us. Your Aunt Cindy is trying to arrange a Baby Shower for you. The timing is hard because of the holidays but we will work something out I'm sure!
I love you little guy! 10 more weeks AND COUNTING!
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Monday, December 13, 2010
December 13, 2010
Oh me...oh my! I spoke to your birth mom today! She had an appointment to be sure you are both doing OK and you are! That's GREAT news! She said you weigh about 2.2 pounds which is about the 50th percentile for this point in her pregnancy (27.5 weeks).
Your birth mom is getting a 4D ultrasound on January 14 at 10:00am and I REALLY want to try to make it for that! I am concerned about the weather though, since I would drive, but we will see what we can do. We should have a REALLY good idea about how adorable you are once we see these pictures! They are truly amazing!
Finally, your birth mom also agreed to a scheduled c-section for your delivery. The doctor will schedule this around week 38, which would be around February 24th. It looks like you will be a February baby! And I don't think there is a single birthday on either side of our family in February so this will be your very own special MONTH! This also means that your dad and I can drive down the day before so we can be there for your birth! We were so afraid we'd miss it!
You might be a Pisces (the Fishes, which will make your Grandpa Z happy!).
Love you,
Mom
Traditional Pisces Traits
Imaginative and sensitive
Compassionate and kind
Selfless and unworldly
Intuitive and sympathetic
On the dark side....
Escapist and idealistic
Secretive and vague
Weak-willed and easily led
Your birth mom is getting a 4D ultrasound on January 14 at 10:00am and I REALLY want to try to make it for that! I am concerned about the weather though, since I would drive, but we will see what we can do. We should have a REALLY good idea about how adorable you are once we see these pictures! They are truly amazing!
Finally, your birth mom also agreed to a scheduled c-section for your delivery. The doctor will schedule this around week 38, which would be around February 24th. It looks like you will be a February baby! And I don't think there is a single birthday on either side of our family in February so this will be your very own special MONTH! This also means that your dad and I can drive down the day before so we can be there for your birth! We were so afraid we'd miss it!
You might be a Pisces (the Fishes, which will make your Grandpa Z happy!).
Love you,
Mom
Traditional Pisces Traits
Imaginative and sensitive
Compassionate and kind
Selfless and unworldly
Intuitive and sympathetic
On the dark side....
Escapist and idealistic
Secretive and vague
Weak-willed and easily led
Thursday, December 9, 2010
December 9, 2010
Another busy week getting ready for your arrival! We bought your crib mattress and ordered your dresser. We also got your light, hamper, mobile and another blanket this week! Your room is REALLY becoming the coziest in the house!
Grandma Rita bought you some wonderful things that we’ll need for you when you arrive: sleep sacks, socks, mittens, sleepers, hats and bottles! I REALLY hope you take after me and you’re “an eater” as your dad likes to say!
You are 27 weeks today and they say you weigh as much as a head of cauliflower (2 lbs now). You are getting bigger now, but not big enough so please stay in there awhile longer! Your birth mom has another doctor’s appointment on Monday to make sure you are both doing OK. She said they’ll do another sonogram. I can’t wait to see the pictures! You are beautiful!
I also bought you a Christmas present yesterday. I told myself that you had to have your own bag so we could pack all your stuff to bring you home! This will have your name on it but I thought it was SO cute!We might be getting together with some couples from our adoption class on Tuesday December 14. It would be SO nice to see them!
Thursday, December 2, 2010
December 2, 2010
Your birth mom is 26 weeks along today...and this week they say you are the size of an English hothouse cucumber (?????)! The important thing is that you are another week older! Your birth mom is still doing well, and that is GREAT news!
We also narrowed your name down to 4 this past week. What we couldn't do was decide which of those 4 names we would choose...SO we talked and decided we would ask your birth parents if they would want to select your name from those four. We weren't 100% sure of how they would react to that, but they were so happy to be involved in selecting your name and we love them all so we sent them the names and they selected yours!
The three "runners up" are:
Grayson
Jackson
Ryder
We will not be revealing your name until you are born, but we LOVE it and it's meaning fits you perfectly too!
We're also in the process of getting your room ready! We have the crib, changing table and glider (compliments of your Uncle Joe and Aunt Anjali). Grandma Rita and Grandpa John are going to get your dresser and your mattress. We have your bedding so we just have to put it all together and then wait for your "letters" to come in for over your crib and your room will be ready and waiting for you!
We got this little shelf for you too and think it is SUPER CUTE!
We can't wait until you are here! Could be as soon as 10 weeks (but try not to make it any sooner than that little man)!
December 4, 2010 - Just a quick addition to let you know we FINALLY got your dresser ordered and your crib mattress is now here SO we are going to put your crib together, with your bedding too! I can't wait to see it! Hopefully it will be nice and cozy for you!
We also narrowed your name down to 4 this past week. What we couldn't do was decide which of those 4 names we would choose...SO we talked and decided we would ask your birth parents if they would want to select your name from those four. We weren't 100% sure of how they would react to that, but they were so happy to be involved in selecting your name and we love them all so we sent them the names and they selected yours!
The three "runners up" are:
Grayson
Jackson
Ryder
We will not be revealing your name until you are born, but we LOVE it and it's meaning fits you perfectly too!
We're also in the process of getting your room ready! We have the crib, changing table and glider (compliments of your Uncle Joe and Aunt Anjali). Grandma Rita and Grandpa John are going to get your dresser and your mattress. We have your bedding so we just have to put it all together and then wait for your "letters" to come in for over your crib and your room will be ready and waiting for you!
We got this little shelf for you too and think it is SUPER CUTE!
December 4, 2010 - Just a quick addition to let you know we FINALLY got your dresser ordered and your crib mattress is now here SO we are going to put your crib together, with your bedding too! I can't wait to see it! Hopefully it will be nice and cozy for you!
Friday, November 26, 2010
November 26, 2010
Bought your first Yankees outfit today! Your dad was SO happy about that purchase! I am not sure how much of a choice you will have on which baseball team you will like, but with the Buffalo Bills and the Buffalo Sabres playing so badly, we may open football and hockey up to you!
Your birth mom sent over more sonogram pictures of you! You look amazing! Your dad got to see the "It's a Boy!" shot so he was happy! I met a future buddy of yours today! His parents were in our adoption group! Everyone from our group has had or adopted a boy! That will make for some fun get togethers soon!
Your birth mom sent over more sonogram pictures of you! You look amazing! Your dad got to see the "It's a Boy!" shot so he was happy! I met a future buddy of yours today! His parents were in our adoption group! Everyone from our group has had or adopted a boy! That will make for some fun get togethers soon!
Thursday, November 25, 2010
November 25, 2010
Today is Thanksgiving and we have SO much to be thankful for this year!
A lot has happened since I last checked in! On November 5, I met your birth parents in Indiana so I could view your sonogram. It was an opportunity of a lifetime! We found out that day that you are a BOY! You are also healthy and growing right on track! It was a great day!
On Thursday November 11, however, your birth mom was admitted to the hospital for seizures. She has epilepsy, which means that you could too. She went into pre-term labor on Monday morning, November 15. They were able to stop labor (THANK GOODNESS). The doctors took great care of your birth mom and altered her meds and she has been OK since. So we are VERY thankful about that!
On November 20th, your Aunt Amy and Aunt Devonie put together a fundraiser for us to help cover some of the adoption expenses! It was a wonderful afternoon and the outpouring of support for you was AMAZING! We were and are truly touched by everyone who supported the event. Adoption is really an amazing thing, little one! I don't ever want you to feel that it anything less than the miracle that brought us all together! We found you and you found us!
I read a post on Facebook today that really hit home: "Having a common bloodline or DNA doesn't make you family. A family is tied at the heart, not by blood."
Today your birth mom is 25 weeks along. Every week we get an update and today we were informed that you weigh about as much as an average rutabaga...I think I might miss these weird correlations! This also means that we could meet you in less than 3 months!
We are ready to really get started on your room. All the flooring upstairs has been replaced and now it’s time to get ready for you! We love you little peanut! We are still having a bit of a tough time coming up with your name because we can’t seem to agree on the perfect name for our beautiful boy!
I did the Turkey Trot today and thought about the years to come! I think it would be such a great family tradition to do that each year! I saw so many families this year and could help but think of how incredibly cute that would be!
A lot has happened since I last checked in! On November 5, I met your birth parents in Indiana so I could view your sonogram. It was an opportunity of a lifetime! We found out that day that you are a BOY! You are also healthy and growing right on track! It was a great day!
On Thursday November 11, however, your birth mom was admitted to the hospital for seizures. She has epilepsy, which means that you could too. She went into pre-term labor on Monday morning, November 15. They were able to stop labor (THANK GOODNESS). The doctors took great care of your birth mom and altered her meds and she has been OK since. So we are VERY thankful about that!
On November 20th, your Aunt Amy and Aunt Devonie put together a fundraiser for us to help cover some of the adoption expenses! It was a wonderful afternoon and the outpouring of support for you was AMAZING! We were and are truly touched by everyone who supported the event. Adoption is really an amazing thing, little one! I don't ever want you to feel that it anything less than the miracle that brought us all together! We found you and you found us!
I read a post on Facebook today that really hit home: "Having a common bloodline or DNA doesn't make you family. A family is tied at the heart, not by blood."
Today your birth mom is 25 weeks along. Every week we get an update and today we were informed that you weigh about as much as an average rutabaga...I think I might miss these weird correlations! This also means that we could meet you in less than 3 months!
We are ready to really get started on your room. All the flooring upstairs has been replaced and now it’s time to get ready for you! We love you little peanut! We are still having a bit of a tough time coming up with your name because we can’t seem to agree on the perfect name for our beautiful boy!
I did the Turkey Trot today and thought about the years to come! I think it would be such a great family tradition to do that each year! I saw so many families this year and could help but think of how incredibly cute that would be!
Monday, November 1, 2010
November 1, 2010
Yesterday was Halloween and I couldn’t help but think how much fun next year will be with you! I will make sure you have lots of happy memories on Halloween and always! It will be nice to be a family. You are loved so much. We are more than halfway to meeting you and that will be the best day of my life!
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