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Camp Pendleton Marine Wife Tells Husband She's Pregnant In Unique Way (Video)

By Beth Ford Roth / Home Post Blogger

Published September 6, 2013 at 9:36 AM PDT

This story was published more than 11 years ago.

Camp Pendleton Marine wife surprises husband with pregnancy news

Kelsey Meadows wanted to tell her husband, Camp Pendleton Marine Lance Cpl. Cole Meadows, that she was expecting their first child before he deployed with the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group.

She did it in an completely unique way, and video of the surprise is going viral on YouTube, with more than 31,000 views at this writing.

Cute side note: The onesie Kelsey gave Cole says "Daddy's Hero" on the front.

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Lance Cpl. Meadows is one of roughly 2,400 Marines who departed San Diego with the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group on August 23.

Here's wishing the Meadows a safe, happy, and healthy pregnancy and deployment!

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Beth Ford Roth

Blogger Beth Ford Roth was born into a military family and has covered issues important to service members and their loved ones for many years. She has worked as a broadcast journalist in both commercial television and public radio.

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