I remember Monday

I remember....telling our family and friends that we were expecting you. I was about 12 weeks along and I had thrown daddy a surprise 30th birthday party. He and I had spent the day in Stowe and had the most relaxing day. My family was helping set up at The Monkey Bar - getting food ready, setting out decorations, helping the DJ set up. The closer it came to when we were supposed to arrive at the party, the more nervous I became.

I told daddy that he had to wear a blindfold I had packed with us and we drove the 30 minutes back home to the party. This was also the day that I learned daddy gets sick in the car when he can't see out the window. Oops! Luckily he didn't actually get sick, but close to it. Poor daddy!

So we arrived at the bar and he had NO idea where we were or what was going on. I think I had told him we were headed to a hotel and I didn't want him knowing which hotel it was. We walked in, I took of the blind fold and 60 of our family and friends were there to yell "Surprise!!" It was so much fun and the very first time he had had a surprise party.

A short while later, I told him that if he wanted to announce our pregnancy at the party, we could. (I think I might have been just shy of 12 weeks and we were going to wait another week or so to tell people.) Since we had already heard the heartbeat and had an ultrasound, daddy decided that he wanted to tell people.

The DJ stopped playing music while daddy took the microphone to thank everyone for coming. I was literally shaking the whole time, which I always do when I'm very nervous. He handed me the microphone and I told everyone that Matt wasn't the only one getting a surprise today....that we were expecting our first child in early April! There are some sounds you just never forget...the first time you cried is one of them...and the sound of our family and friends shouting, crying and congratulating us is another one. I will never forget the love we felt in that room the night of daddy's birthday party. Everyone was so excited for us, and - the minute we announced our pregnancy, Acadia, there was a room full of people who loved you.

Over the next 9 months, you had 60+ people talking to you and giving you kisses through mommy's belly...you had people praying for your health...you had family and friends celebrating your arrival by throwing mommy a surprise baby shower...you were and are so loved, Acadia. From the moment people knew you were coming, you were loved.