Dear B...

A friend of mine was over last night watching the Bachelor (yes I love it.... Don't knock it.) and asked me if I had been keeping a pregnancy journal.  I said I had been so I could remember the awful things that made me sick, the uncomfortable sleepless nights, the first awkward Dr. appt., the day my belly button popped, the first time she moved, the first hiccups, etc.  But then she asked if I had been writing one to the baby and I thought how fabulous!  What a fantastic idea.  Since I would much rather type than write, I am going to start a journal to baby B.  So, any future blogs titled "Dear B" are for her- you are welcome to  read since I am choosing to put it on this public domain we know as the www, but choose to skip if you don't want to read the sentimental/emotional insights of a first-time-mom-to-be.   I have only about 87 days to go, so they'll contain the best journal writing ever! 

Dear Bumblebee,
What a roller coaster ride the last 6 months has been!  The best and worst days I have ever known have happened in the last six months.  I'm going to recap the last six in this first entry for you month by month to make up for lost time.

August- We found out on August 23 you would be the first little Deaton to arrive in our home!!!  We figured out your due date and knew you'd be coming to us around the first week of May.  This was perfect timing for us- especially mom so I could have you and be done with school, and then spend the whole summer at home with you!  We were so excited and had been waiting for you for a few months.  I was at home when I found out and your dad was at work.  When he got home, I showed him the test and said "does that look like a positive to you?"  I was literally speechless when I saw the two pink lines saying "yes" you are going to be a mommy!  I  am teary now just thinking about how happy I was.  I couldn't believe that we were going to be blessed with such a wonderful gift as you!   I wanted to tell everyone I knew right away, but knew we should probably wait and get some more confirmation from the doctor.  That weekend I went to the Gray family cabin with Grandma and Grandpa Gray, Aunt Mylee, and your cousins Cole, Maddy, and Tenley.  They all pretty much knew we were wanting to have a baby (thanks to Aflac policies we signed up for back in May) and many jokes had been going around for a while.  We were carrying stuff in and I asked if a box was too heavy, Aunt Mylee asked me if I couldn't carry it because I was pregnant and I couldn't lie!  So, then before I knew it they all knew....  But I sure was glad the secret was out- Your mom is no secret keeper.....