Months ago today . . .

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The story of our new life from beginning to . . . now

In June of 2011 on weekend, we took a test.  (This isn’t it!) Then we went to  and bought 3 more ! 

A few weeks later, we received the official wonderful news with this Elliot - 6 weeks.  At 6 weeks gestation, the tiny circle already had a steady  beat!  At this point, he measured 3mm in diameter.  Just for the sake of perspective, the plastic tube in  WP_000157 ‘s is 3 CM by 3 CM that is 10 times larger than this small heartbeat.

Time continued and baby grew.  At 10 weeks, this is his handsome profile. Elliot 10wks At week 11, we finally shared the news with Elliot revealed wk 11 (2) for her birthday and gave her i love grandma !  The rest of the family found out shortly after and the journey had officially begun.   Flips, turns, kicks, and more; finally it was time to find out, he was a HE! Dinner at with the family and sisters phoned in for the reveal; The IMG_6149 anxiously awaited the reveal from Justin!  Week 22 revealed just how handsome Elliot had become:Baby Boy 22 wks

The ticked away, more kicks and moves, visits every 4 weeks, and excitement grew with Elliot. 

February 27 at 5:31pm, this handsome man joined our family!

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Dad’s first hold on Elliot!

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Father and son – Hand in Hand

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We made it home! 

Life will never be the same . . . 

Comments

Libby said…
aw!!!! tears are flowing! what a sweet and neat post! what a precious new life and the beginning of a precious family!! we miss you at school, but so glad you are enjoying your sweet heavenly gift!!
March 2, 2012 at 4:39 PM
Anonymous said…
Can't wait to see him. Got to get over this cough first. mops
March 5, 2012 at 11:54 AM
AYoung said…
Grandma thinks this is a wonderful story, and beautifully told!!
Love you all
March 14, 2012 at 9:36 PM
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