LETTER TO THE LITTLE ONE

Littlest Baby,

Your estimated due date is already one day away!  These nine months of holding you tight as you grow and develop are coming to an end.  Soon you will be born, and I will have to share you and let others share in the great gift of getting to know you.

Your arrival is more of a gift of grace than you will ever know.  At this time a year ago, your daddy and I found out that we were pregnant and were overly excited to be welcoming a new life into our family.  But what ended in so much pain has been healed by the gracious gift of you.  Without that pain and loss of your brother or sister, we will never have this moment now, a year later, that we will get to welcome you, special baby, into our family.  I truly can't wait for the moment that I get to see your eyes soak in your surroundings for the first time, hold you, and give the first of way too many kisses that you'll be getting from this mama.

We are so overjoyed that you will be joining our family soon.  Over these past months, I've gotten to know your little schedule.  You always wake up and move around at the same times everyday.  And you are such a little mover!  When your big brother lays his head on my belly, you always respond with a little push or kick to let him know that your are there, ready to meet him.  And unlike your brother, when your daddy puts his hand on my belly to wait for a kick, you respond to him with strong movement.

Your daddy and I are eager to see what you will look like.  Will you have dark hair and dark eyes or will those recessive genes get the best of you too? Will you be laid back and easy going or will you be like your brother and want nothing more than to be on the move and setting the pace?  Regardless, you have been wonderfully made, and we just can't wait to see how perfect that will be. 

You are coming into a family that truly wants you.  I know the adjustment of bringing you home will feel difficult at times, but I also know that those difficult adjustment times will only grow a deeper love within this family.  You have a brother that will probably be unsure of your presence at first, but we know that he will grow protective of you.  I trust that your sibling bond will grow and be unbreakable. 

There is so much life here that we want to share with you.  There is so much to teach you, and there is so much that you will teach us about living as a family of four.  We can't wait to meet you, little one.  You are already so very loved.

With all my heart

Mom