Week 23

Oh, Cordelia Leigh. You've been growing so much that Mommy feels every time you kick! You are very active all day long, with little naps in between. When Mommy and Daddy are talking you kick harder, you know our voices!

Your favorite thing right now is to have vibration (from a purring cat or a videogame controller) which is soothing. Loud noises make you jump!

You get to be in another video, this time on August 20th. We're making a DVD and taking LOTS of pictures to share with friends and family. Everyone is excited to meet you and can't wait. Only 17 more weeks to go!

Love,

Your Mommy and Daddy

Week 22

Cordelia Leigh, we are so proud of you! Daddy felt you kick for the first time just now. You've got one more hour until there's only 18 weeks left, and two more weeks until you're 'viable' which means you're such a big girl!

Your sense of balance is working now, so it's really up to you whether you'll be turning cartwheels like Mommy or staying on the ground like Daddy.

Aunt Wendy is finished with her first week of medicine. It made her feel sick, but she is feeling better today. Maybe she will get to feel you kicking when we see her tomorrow. =D

For now, it's bedtime, at least for Mommy and Daddy. We get the feeling that you will be up for awhile with your new karate skills.

Eagerly Expecting You,

Your Mommy and Daddy

Week 21

Hi Cordy! There are only 19 more weeks until you "come out to play." =D

What are you doing in there? Dreaming. Your brain is ready to make dreams now when you're sleeping. Are you sucking your thumb? Probably, if you're like your Mommy.

We need to tell you that you are such a blessing! There is so much good coming from you being here in our lives, even if you're still a little guy in Mommy's tummy. Your Aunt Wendy is very sick and needs to go to the hospital a lot, the medicine makes her feel even sicker. But everyone has something to look forward to since she is going to get better and YOU are going to come bless our lives.

We love you so much and can't wait to "meet you" in person.

Your Mommy and Daddy

Week 20

And we're off hiatus! The end of the school year makes Mommy's head hurt, so we took a break to save on sanity.

Baby, you have a name! On June 15th we went to the doctor and they told us you are a little girl! So Daddy and Mommy have decided that you will be called Cordelia Leigh. Some people are less excited about your name than we are, but they will get to love it the way we love you.

What are you doing? For one thing, you're growing very fast. Sometimes Mommy can feel you moving! Your arms and legs have grown, your teeth have come in, and you're even sucking your thumb, we caught you sucking the left one. Did you know that Mommy and Dede are lefties?

Your Grandmama sent us this video which you will either love or hate when you're older:


We are so happy to know your name and learn more about you! Keep growing big, healthy, and happy!

Love,

Your Mommy

The Second Trimester!!

Hello Baby!

Look who's three inches long and making Mommy's womb the size of a softball!

You are really showing up! =D

Did you know that your head is one inch of the three inches you have?
I bet you did, because you're all brain right now!
Your neck is starting to straighten out and you are wiggling and turning a bit inside of Mommy, but she can't feel it yet. You're just tiny still. But that's ok, you are 1/3 of the way ready to come out to play!

Your Daddy is helping Mommy more now, especially since this is Spring Break and we needed it! We spent three mornings together as a family! =D Today we went to the Olive Garden and saw a friend from school. Then we all came home and took a biiiiig nap.

Oh, Baby, Mommy is so happy to hold you all the time now, but she wants to hold you in her arms! Keep growing big and smart so we can see you!

Love,

Your Mommy

Week 11

Oh, Baby! You're the size of a plum now! You're learning to swallow, which means you're tasting the things that Mommy eats and drinks. You even have a favorite game- it's called touching your face, cheeks, nose, and especially your mouth!
Are you going to suck your thumb like Mommy? Which one?

Mommy got to hear your heart again on your 11th week-iversary. =) So did Aunt Wendy and your Grandmama and Grandpa, too!

Today is Good Friday, the day we celebrate the love Jesus shared with us when he died for us.
Tomorrow Mommy is going to get her blood taken so the doctors can check to be sure everything is OK with you.
Then Sunday is Easter! We will celebrate Jesus coming back to life and living forever! You're going to be with us this year. We will pray in the morning, then Mommy and Grandpa will sing in the choir to share the Easter story. You'll be on stage for the first time. =D After we sing we will go to the nursery where Mommy and Daddy are practicing skills to take care of you! Then we will go to Arcadia and see your Didi and Paw, Mimi, and Papa Joe. If we're lucky we will see Lynn and Shelby, Aunt Chris, Uncle Keith, and Aunt Duck, Aunt Donna, and Uncle Rodney too!

Next week Mommy is off from work for spring break! We will go to the beach, have lunch at the Olive Garden with Mommy's friends from work, and see Grammie too. Mommy is looking forward to being able to sleep as late as she wants to for SIX DAYS in a row! We will also do some work in your nursery to help get it ready to go.

That's all the news right now, Dear Baby. We will be writing to you soon to talk about your week 12!

Love,
Your Mommy

Week 10

Look, Baby! You've moved up a square in the pane! You are officially a fetus now, which means you're one step closer to being our baby. =)

Did you know Mommy's already got a bump?

You're not part of the bump,
you're actually below it.

Mommy's body is growing to make room for you!

This is the first picture showing Mommy's tummy. =) There will be more to come.

So what are you doing right now?
Your tummy is learning how to use food to make energy, your heart is still beating about 150 beats per minute, and you will be twice as big as you are now in another three weeks! How's THAT for a growth spurt??

God knows what he is doing as he's making you. We are praying that you will keep growing safe and happy.

Love,
Your Mommy