Elly's Story

My sweet princess

The past 7.5 months have been a journey.

Around November 10th, I felt a little light headed. It was out of the ordinary and didn't last long

On November 18th, I felt a little light headed again. Then later, mama was sobbing over a song and craving ice cream. A lightbulb went off and I said "I think I might be pregnant."

The morning of November 19th, I took a pregnancy test and it came back positive. I was so happy when I saw the 2 pink lines appear on the test. So happy that I woke up your daddy to show him.

December 17 was the first time daddy and I got to see our little princess for the first time. You ended up measuring to be around 8w in size and we couldn't see any details of you just yet.

For 12 weeks, I was scared to bond with you because I was so scared I'd lose you. I took every precaution to make sure nothing would happen, but I was still scared.

January 24 was the beginning of the 2nd trimester. While we were out of the woods yet to worry about something happening to you, the chances of losing you greatly decreased. Around this time, I was 14w pregnant with you though I wasn't really showing at that point. 

You started to be more noticeable the week of February 7 as I was 16w pregnant and a bump started to show. 

February 8th, right before daddy and I went to work, we received your gender reveal box from your Auntie Laura in Florida. We opened the box on camera and saw that we were expecting a baby girl, which confirmed that your mama was right.

On March 5, I rolled over onto my right side and you gave me a really BIG kick. I thought the pain was from something else so I rolled onto my back, but you kept kicking. So I got up to tell your daddy that you were kicking and you relaxed when your daddy started talking.

March 7 was the big 20w ultrasound where it was confirmed that you're a girl, but we also learned that your heart is healthy and that you were weighing at 14oz

May 2nd was the beginning of the 3rd trimester, which means that our rainbow baby (that's you) would be here in less than 3 months.

May 16th was the 30w ultrasound and we got to see how big you've grown.

Ellycorn

Dear Elly,

You're my rainbow after the storm. I didn't know if my dream of being a mom was going to be realized. I also was scared that anything would happen to you. It was hard to bond with the constant fear that if I did, I'd lose you in a second. Last July, I was devastated when I lost your sibling suddenly. I was told that I would need help to conceive a baby, but not even 4 months later - I saw 2 pink lines show up on a pregnancy test. It was you - our miracle. I love you my sweet Ellycorn <3 Time sure flies because you'll be here in less than 3 months <3

Love,

Mommy

Dear Elly

 

Dear Elly,

There was a time when this mama wasn't sure she'd ever be a mom. There was a time when your daddy wasn't sure he'd ever get to be called daddy. Now here we are almost ready to meet you in 3 months. In 3 months, your adorable little self will be here. Never did I think this would ever happen. From being told I don't have the patience for children b/c cats drive me crazy to me being selfish about my body changing. I threw all of that doubt and craziness away to have the one thing I've always wanted: someone to call me mommy. While we're 90% ready for you, even if something happened that you came into this world sooner - we'd make it work. You're our little princess and we love you. You won't just have daddy and me by your side. You have "family" all over this country and an entire family at McDonald's. Sweet child of mine, you are loved more than you will ever know and you're not even born yet. Stay inside a little longer so you can be our strong little miracle rainbow baby. You truly are a blessing and we will make sure you know that every day.

 

Love you Elly

-Mommy and Daddy