010 – 38w4d – Almost there…

Miranda Hernandez

Mon, Jun 12, 2017 at 7:28 PM

I finished your nursery today. I have your crib and dresser, and a changing pad on top of your dresser. I also put away the last of your shower gifts. Everything is waiting for you to come home.

Physically, I feel tired. My belly is HUGE, and I finally have the pregnancy waddle. The midwife said you are head down and your head is pretty low, which means you are getting ready to come out into the world, probably in the next two weeks. I am ready to meet you whenever you are ready 🙂

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I finished your nursery today. I have your crib and dresser, and a changing pad on top of your dresser. I also put away the last of your shower gifts. Everything is waiting for you to come home. Physically, I feel tired. My belly is HUGE, and I finally have the pregnancy waddle. The midwife said you are head down and your head is pretty low, which means you are getting ready to come out into the world, probably in the next two weeks. I am ready to meet you whenever you are ready 🙂

I finished your nursery today. I have your crib and dresser, and a changing pad on top of your dresser. I also put away the last of your shower gifts. Everything is waiting for you to come home.

I finished your nursery today. I have your crib and dresser, and a changing pad on top of your dresser. I also put away the last of your shower gifts. Everything is waiting for you to come home. Physically, I feel tired. My belly is HUGE, and I finally have the pregnancy waddle. The midwife said you are head down and your head is pretty low, which means you are getting ready to come out into the world, probably in the next two weeks. I am ready to meet you whenever you are ready 🙂

I finished your nursery today. I have your crib and dresser, and a changing pad on top of your dresser. I also put away the last of your shower gifts. Everything is waiting for you to come home.

Categories: Before Letters, My Pregnancy with Adrian
Tags: pregnancy 39 weeks, Memories of my pregnancy with Adrian, Love letters to my child

Letters to Adrian are real letters from a mother to her stillborn child. Letters are shared here in periodic batches.

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119 – Wed, Jul 18, 2018, 1:10 PM

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083 – Mon, Jan 29, 2018, 5:09 AM

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139 – A Letter to My Son on His Third Birthday

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090 – Sat, Feb 24, 2018, 5:12 AM

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131 – A Letter to My Son on His Second Birthday

020 – Tue, Jul 18, 2017 at 2:29 PM

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058 – Tue, Nov 14, 2017, 7:10 PM

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094 – Fri, Apr 6, 2018, 11:46 PM

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041 – Sat, Sep 30, 2017 at 8:30 PM

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081 – Tue, Jan 23, 2018, 8:29 PM

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087 – Wed, Feb 7, 2018, 4:16 PM

032 – Mon, Sep 18, 2017 at 9:24 PM

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111 – Sun, Jun 10, 2018, 9:31 PM

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070 – Sat, Dec 23, 2017, 9:12 PM

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037 – Tue, Sep 26, 2017 at 3:02 PM

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059 – Wed, Nov 15, 2017, 7:52 PM

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011 – 39w6d(1) – What does Mama look like?

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055 – Fri, Nov 10, 2017, 6:48 PM

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114 – Sun, Jun 24, 2018, 1:15 PM

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092 – Tue, Mar 20, 2018, 2:26 PM

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072 – Sat, Dec 30, 2017, 10:51 AM

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135 – Wed, Aug 28, 2019, 8:04 AM

012 – 39w6d(2) – So close!

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108 – Sat, May 26, 2018, 11:02 AM

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062 – Thu, Nov 23, 2017, 1:51 PM

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112 – Sat, Jun 16, 2018, 3:59 PM

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133 – Wed, Jul 3, 2019, 11:32 AM

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104 – Sun, May 13, 2018, 3:04 PM

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067 – Tue, Dec 12, 2017, 9:42 PM

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130 – Thu, Jun 27, 2019, 9:31 PM

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118 – Fri, Jul 6, 2018, 7:43 PM

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023 – Fri, Jul 28, 2017 at 5:18 PM

Adrian's Elephant and Miranda's uniform top

056 – Fri, Nov 10, 2017, 8:29 PM

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086 – Tue, Feb 6, 2018, 3:52 PM

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078 – Mon, Jan 15, 2018, 11:32 AM

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109 – Sun, May 27, 2018, 8:35 PM

Adrian's Elephant at Adrian and Miranda's old house

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126 – Fri, Mar 29, 2019, 9:39 AM

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051 – Tue, Oct 31, 2017, 5:32 PM

002 – 7w3d – Pickles and ice cream?

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063 – Sun, Nov 26, 2017, 9:45 AM

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122 – Tue, Jul 24, 2018, 9:28 PM

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093 – Wed, Mar 21, 2018, 4:18 PM

007 – 29w6d – Cravings and a Nest

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027 – Mon, Aug 14, 2017 at 12:15 PM

008 – 31w6d – One Last Road Trip

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134 – Tue, Jul 23, 2019, 1:34 PM

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042 – Mon, Oct 2, 2017, 6:14 PM

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035 – Tue, Sep 26, 2017 at 11:09 AM

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014 – Thu, Jun 29, 2017 at 6:53 PM

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120 – Thu, Jul 19, 2018, 12:47 PM

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101 – Sun, May 6, 2018, 12:13 AM

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102 – Fri, May 11, 2018, 11:56 AM

006 – 20w0d – Are you dancing?

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073 – Sun, Dec 31, 2017, 5:10 PM

025 – Sun, Aug 6, 2017 at 12:26 AM

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048 – Sat, Oct 21, 2017, 8:37 PM

Kaua'i coast (Miranda Hernandez)

105 – Mon, May 14, 2018, 9:33 PM

003 – 10w2d – A Little Bit of a Belly

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099 – Wed, May 2, 2018, 7:46 PM

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089 – Sat, Feb 17, 2018, 3:55 PM

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060 – Fri, Nov 17, 2017, 8:02 PM

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068 – Sat, Dec 16, 2017, 9:55 PM

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096 – Tue, Apr 24, 2018, 11:09 PM

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116 – Sat, Jun 30, 2018, some time in the morning

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047 – Thu, Oct 19, 2017, 4:54 PM

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071 – Mon, Dec 25, 2017, 6:45 PM

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018 – Sun, Jul 9, 2017 at 1:32 PM

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054 – Mon, Nov 7, 2017, 8:10 PM

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129 – Tue, Jun 25, 2019, 9:11 PM

028 – Wed, Aug 16, 2017 at 6:07 PM

Miranda and Adrian's Elephant

100 – Sat, May 5, 2018, 5:30 PM

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127 – Thu, May 2, 2019, 12:03 PM

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095 – Fri, Apr 13, 2018, 10:23 PM

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138 – Thu, Feb 6, 2020, 11:39 AM

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066 – Mon, Dec 11, 2017, 8:16 PM

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132 – Mon, Jul 1, 2019, 9:45 PM

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107 – Sat, May 19, 2018, 2:02 PM

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115 – Sat, Jun 30, 2018, 1:03 AM

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080 – Sat, Jan 20, 2018, 4:09 PM

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074 – Sun, Dec 31, 2017, 7:59 PM

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036 – Tue, Sep 26, 2017 at 1:59 PM

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082 – Wed, Jan 24, 2018, 3:46 PM

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125 – Fri, Oct 19, 2018, 1:08 PM

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045 – Fri, Oct 13, 2017, 6:25 PM

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016 – Wed, Jul 5, 2017 at 6:58 AM

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079 – Wed, Jan 17, 2018, 4:24 PM

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124 – Tue, Sep 4, 2018, 9:00 PM

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052 – Wed, Nov 1, 2017, 8:08 PM

Stream, North Lake Tahoe, California (Miranda Hernandez)

046 – Sun, Oct 15, 2017, 8:09 PM

001 – Hello

Waimea Canyon, Kaua'i, Hawai'i (Luna Kai Photography)

038 – Thu, Sep 28, 2017 at 9:36 AM

Miranda and Elephant on the California coast

117 – A Letter to My Son on His First Birthday

Miranda and Adrian's Elephant at Pinecrest Lake

069 – Sat, Dec 23, 2017, 7:22 PM

029 – Tue, Aug 22, 2017 at 9:50 PM

Keālia Beach, Kaua'i, Hawai'i (Miranda Hernandez)

040 – Thu, Sep 28, 2017 at 5:43 PM

Rocks on the California Coast (Miranda Hernandez)

049 – Tue, Oct 24, 2017, 5:26 PM

026 – Sun, Aug 13, 2017 at 6:17 AM

California coast (Miranda Hernandez)

076 – Wed, Jan 10, 2018, 11:47 AM

Waves on Lake Tahoe, California (Miranda Hernandez)

085 – Fri, Feb 2, 2018, 10:09 PM

California coast (Miranda Hernandez)

088 – Thu, Feb 15, 2018, 6:40 PM

Adrian's Elephant and Star Registry certificate

113 – Sun, Jun 24, 2018, 1:02 AM

Esquimalt Lagoon, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada (Miranda Hernandez)

034 – Mon, Sep 25, 2017 at 8:28 PM

Tree in Big Sur, California (Miranda Hernandez)

057 – Tue, Nov 14, 2017, 6:28 PM

California coast in Big Sur, California (Miranda Hernandez)

110 – Sun, Jun 3, 2018, 9:11 AM

Winter in Chicago, Illinois (Miranda Hernandez)

097 – Wed, Apr 28, 2018, 11:08 PM

Close up of metallic artwork in rustic red blending into blues and greens, found in California (Miranda Hernandez)

022 – Fri, Jul 21, 2017 at 12:18 AM

033 – Tue, Sep 19, 2017 at 6:35 PM

024 – Wed, Aug 2, 2017 at 6:13 PM

Adrian's Elephant and Peanut's feet (Sarah Perry Photography)

128 – Thu, May 23, 2019, 9:11 PM

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137 – Tue, Dec 31, 2019, 10:01 PM

009 – 33w2d

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091 – Sun, Mar 11, 2018, 1:10 PM

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136 – Thu, Sep 12, 2019, 6:40 PM

Miranda and Adrian's Elephant (Miranda Hernandez)

077 – Fri, Jan 12, 2018, 2:38 PM

Adrian's Elephant

065 – Sat, Dec 2, 2017, 8:06 PM

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044 – Thu, Oct 12, 2017, 6:52 PM

Dandelions over Te Ti Bay, Waitanga, New Zealand (Miranda Hernandez)

121 – Mon, Jul 23, 2018, 9:04 PM

Periwinkle in Victoria, British Columbia (Miranda Hernandez)

103 – Sat, May 12, 2018, 5:32 PM

Koloa, Kaua'i, Hawai'i - Feature

017 – Thu, Jul 6, 2017 at 6:24 AM

Adrian's Elephant and Miranda's birthday cake

061 – Wed, Nov 22, 2017, 7:01 PM

Painted rock found on the Haruru Falls trail, Waitanga, New Zealand (Miranda Hernandez)

123 – Wed, Aug 29, 2018, 3:16 PM

019 – Sun, Jul 16, 2017 at 12:17 PM

Miranda and Adrian's Elephant on the California coast (photo used with permission)

075 – Tue, Jan 9, 2018, 10:04 PM

030 – Mon, Aug 28, 2017 at 6:21 AM

Adrian's Elephant and Romeo

064 – Wed, Nov 29, 2017, 4:36 PM

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