December ~ 2001

This is the invitation for my Baby Shower

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Today, December 29, 2001, Nanny, Poppy, Aunt Niki, Aunt Jenny and Uncle Harry threw mommy and daddy a baby shower. We got to NY on December 20th to celebrate Christmas with mommy's family and they surprised mommy with a party ... the shower was VERY fun. A lot of mommy's Aunt's came and so did Alyssa and her mom Debbie. Alyssa brought her baby Ryan (he was born July 19, 2001) HE IS SO CUTE ... mommy's "Adopted" Aunt Kathy was there too. We had bagel sandwiches for lunch and YUMMY cake. Mommy got a whole lot of PINK and some really beautiful clothes, she won't have to go shopping for a long time, and since her and daddy flew to NY she also got a lot of gift certificates ... THANK YOU EVERYONE!

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Mommy went to her "Breastfeeding" class tonight, December 12, 2001 ... she had to take a stuffed bear to pretend it was a baby and she learned all the different "holds" and how to help a baby latch on and feed ... she can't wait until you are born ...

November ~ 2001

Daddy and I started our "Pediatric Life Support" class tonight, November 8, 2001 ... it is a 2 week class and it is very interesting to learn how to help babies in case of an emergency ... mommy and daddy hope they NEVER have to use what they learned tonight!

~ Baby Jaden @ 23 Weeks ~

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Boy Oh Boy are mommy and daddy lucky to be able to see you 3 times while still in mommy's belly ... this time we got to go back and find out if you are a girl or a boy ... Looks like mommy has the go ahead to buy .... PINK! We had your 23 week Ultrasound on November 7, 2001

October ~ 2001

We started our childbirth class tonight, October 1, 2001 ... it is called "Preparing for Childbirth" ... we are starting it early so mommy won't be too uncomfortable like some of the expecting mommies in the class ...

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~ Baby Jaden @ 19 weeks along ~

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We got to see you for the 2nd time today ... we were "supposed" to find out if you were a little girl or a little boy but we were SO excited to see you that we forgot to ask ... (daddy says we don't even need to check because he knows 100% that you are his little girl) ... should we take bets on this? The Doctor says that you are right on schedule for growth EXCEPT that your legs are 2 weeks ahead ... hopefully you'll have legs like your daddy!

August ~ 2001

~ Baby Jaden's 1st Ultrasound - AMAZING ~

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Today was the first time mommy and daddy got to see what you look like in there ... you are SO small, it is amazing that something as tiny as you will be in my arms in less than a year's time ... We can't wait to meet you!

June ~ 2001

~ Jason and I in 2001 (I was pregnant here and had NO IDEA!) ~

WE ARE SO EXCITED TO HAVE YOU IN OUR LIVES .... Your daddy's name is Jason and he will be 29 when you are born, mommy's name is Rebekah and she will be 24 when you are born .... We BOTH LOVE you VERY much! Mommy and Daddy met on Sept. 21, 1997 using America Online. It sounds VERY corny to say we met on the internet BUT if we hadn't of met that way we wouldn't be waiting for you to come! I grew up in Upstate New York my entire life and your daddy grew up in Southern Minnesota. We both have sisters and/or brothers and you already have cousins waiting for your arrival. Mommy was in her 3rd year of college when she met daddy and in May of 1998 I moved to Minnesota to "grow-up". Daddy was already living in the Twin Cities area because he went to college there so I figured there must be plenty of jobs available. Daddy is a Mechanical Designer and mommy is a Civil Engineering Technician. We both enjoy our jobs VERY much. Daddy has 1 sister named Adrienne but no brothers. Your paternal grandmother's name is Carol. Mommy has 2 sisters; Nicole & Jennifer and 1 brother; Harry. They are all married to Scott, Dave and Amanda respectively. Aunt Niki has 2 children named Amanda & Zachary and Aunt Jenny has 1 child named Justyn (he's the baby until you are born!) Your maternal grandparent's are named Harry (Butch) and Rita .... everyone is anxiously awaiting your arrival! We BOTH LOVE YOU VERY MUCH and can't wait until we can finally hold you in our arms and dream about your future! ~ This is a copy of the card I made for Jason ~

Since my sister Jenny is on her way to Minnesota and I took yesterday off to help out Carol I decided to take today off to get the house ready for visitors. I also realized that I was "late" and that maybe for "fun" I should take a home pregnancy test. (I mean there IS NO WAY that I am pregnant!)Once I got home from running errands I took the test and waited for the results .... when I saw that the test was positive I started crying!! Because Jason was at work and there was nobody else to call who wasn't I sat at home waiting until 4:30 when Jason would be home ... I waited and waited and waited and then Jason came home ... earlier I put the test in a gift bag with a card that read "I am just as excited as I can be ... to announce that we'll soon be a family of three!" Well Jason got home and I had him sit down and gave him my Anniversary Gift and videotaped him opening it ... the videotape is priceless ... I'm gonna be a daddy is what he said ....
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We got some Sad News today, June 19th! Jason woke me up this morning before he left for work and he told me that Moe had passed away this morning. Moe is Jason's step-father and suffered from Lou Gehrig's Disease. Instead of going to work today Jason and I went to Albert Lea to help Carol out with all the funeral arrangements and to give some support ... OH and today is mine and Jason's 2nd Wedding Anniversary ... not a very happy day today :0(
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We got home from Jenny's wedding June 18th ... it is always GREAT to come back home and use YOUR shower and sleep in YOUR bed ... Jenny, Dave and Justyn are all on their way out to visit me and Jason right now ... they should get here on Thursday ... YIPPIE!
~ Me and my Best Friend Alyssa @ My Sister's Wedding - she was 8 mos pregnant here ~
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Jason and I were at my sister Jennifer's wedding today, we got to NY a few days ago since I am in Jenny's wedding. While we were at the reception all of my relatives kept asking "When are you and Jason going to have a baby?" I replied ... "I don't know yet, a few more years .." (Actually me and Jason had been trying for a few months and I was off the pill and had NO luck, right before Jenny's wedding I went to the Dr's to refill my pills and was waiting for my period to come to start them up again because I didn't want to be pregnant any later than August!)My BEST Friend Alyssa was there too and she was 8 months pregnant and I even remember saying to her ... "HAHAHA I am SO glad that that isn't me!" (I should have been careful about what I said huh?)