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Hi Baby! Welcome to the new year  The year you are going to be a big brother! You are so so so excited about your baby sister.  You talk about her and to her all the time.  It’s precious!  You even went to the baby store and picked out a […]

Lucas- January 2015


PicMonkey Collage 36 weeks 1
Hi Baby Girl! You have now been baking in my tummy for 36 weeks.  We are in the home stretch!  You are impatient (no idea where you get that from- haha!).  We have had recent troubles again with you trying to bust out early.  There were several weeks where you […]

Emelyn’s 36 Week Belly Update


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Squuuuuueeeeeeeeeeeeee!  Your maternity photos are back! And I love them!! The weather was cold and rainy, so we made a whole family date night of it and stayed downtown Louisville at The Galt House.  Back in 2008 when your Dad and I got married, we stay the whole week down […]

Emelyn’s Maternity Shoot



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Hey my baby, December was full of fun for you!  Of course our favorite Holiday of the year is Christmas and this was the first year that you were excited about decorating and Santa coming to visit, and all the fun stuff that goes along with the holiday season.   […]

Lucas- December 2014


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Guess what! Guess what!! Your nursery is finally done!  We couldn’t be more pleased with it!  To be honest, I was worried that we would never be able to give you as unique and meaningful nursery as we created for Lucas.  But have no fear baby girl, we thought long […]

Emelyn’s Nursery- Vintage World Travel


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Hey Baby Girl! Last weekend we had your Around The World Travel themed baby shower.  It was thrown by Auntie Marcela, Aunt Katie, and Auntie Alaina.  It turned out SO cute, and I loved all the details!  Your nursery (photos coming soon!) is a World Travel Theme, so your Aunties […]

Emelyn’s Around the World Baby Shower



PicMonkey Collage 32 weeks 1
Hi Baby Girl! You’ve been such a trouble maker this past month!  My contractions continued since our last update, which resulted in several more visits to the OB to ensure you would stay baking in my belly instead of making an early appearance.   With each appointment, they used the […]

Emelyn- 32 Week Belly Update


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Hi my Lucas Walter, You are now 2 year and 4 months old, as of mid November.  How time flies!  You are talking up a storm now, and it’s so awesome to hear what you have to say.  You are very curious, and you also love to announce what things […]

Lucas- November 2014


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Hi Baby Girl! You have been growing in my belly for 26 weeks now.  It’s going slow, and fast all at the same time.  I can’t believe in approximately 14 weeks we will have a daughter!  I still can’t wrap my mind around it!  A baby girl all of our […]

Emelyn- 26 Week Belly Update



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Ever wonder why I take the time to write blog posts to Lucas? All the years of hard work have now successfully turned into books for him! I’m so proud to have these done before baby girl gets here. All the memories and photos are organized by year. Hopefully I […]

Blog Books :)


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Hi Baby Girl! Yesterday marked 24 weeks of pregnancy.  This is an important day known as “Viability Day” because you officially would have a chance to survive outside my belly if you were born right now.  But don’t get any wise ideas… it is by far safest for you in […]

Emelyn- 24 weeks- Viability Day!


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Lukie Walter, You are such a cool little boy, Daddy and I talk all the time about how we can’t believe you are ours.  We love getting to do fun stuff with you, and to see the enjoyment you get out of it.   You really love any new activities, […]

Lucas- October 2014



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Baby Girl Emelyn, You are over half baked now!  I can’t believe it!  I feel you squirming and kicking all the time.  You are SO strong.  For weeks now Daddy has been able to feel you even on the outside!    We went to the OB for your 20 week anatomy […]

To Emelyn- Over Half Baked! and 22 Week Belly Update


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Dear Lucas, September was a busy and exciting month for you.  First, we found out you were going to have a baby SISTER!  You had been telling us the whole time it was a baby girl.  I’m so glad you were right!  We are so so so excited, and you […]

Sept 2014


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From the moment we found out we were pregnant with you, we were filled with joy. With your mother, Lucas, and now you… my family feels complete. After weeks of referring to you as, “It”, we finally found out that you were a girl. We were really hoping for a […]

To Emelyn, Love Daddy



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Hi Baby Girl, We have decided on your name….. Are you ready for it? You are: Emelyn Catherine Atkinson! I know most people have not heard the name Emelyn, pronounced “EmmaLynn” but we think it is beautiful. Lucas is already calling you “Emme” as a nickname (well, he pronounces it […]

Hello! My name is…..


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  **Technical difficulties prevented the last post “To Our Baby Girl” from being emailed out to half of the email list.  If you missed it, you can find it here: http://www.atkinsonbaby.com/?p=2111 Hi my baby Lucas Walter, August was a pretty chill month for you after the excitement of turning 2 last […]

August 2014


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Ohhhh the anticipation of finding out if you were a boy or girl.  We anxiously and impatiently waited for the day to come when we would find out.  For weeks I had been feeling you kick and flip in my belly (SO amazing!).  I love to know you’re in there.  […]

To Our Baby Girl



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A post summarizing the last couple months…. Hi Baby, Our first Dr’s appointment was on your Dad’s 34th birthday, July 10th.  We were nervous and excited to see you.  As we got ready for the ultrasound, we were anxious.  We just wanted to make sure you were healthy and growing. […]

To #2 : A post summarizing the last couple months


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Hi my big 2 year old!!!  Wow.  A whole two years.  It truly is hard to believe. We started off your birthday by singing happy birthday to you in bed.  You didn’t really know why we were singing, but you liked it!!   Your next birthday tradition that we did […]

July- 2 Years old!