Dearest baby,
I've written this letter to you so many times in my head over the last seven months. Keeping up with your older brothers and sister sometimes stops me from sitting down and putting my words outward for you.
This journey has been, in many ways, the most beautiful of my pregnancy experiences. You took it easy on me in the beginning, saving me from the months of sickness and nausea I had with the other kids. I'm hoping this is a sign of our relationship to come! Now, as my stomach swells and sometimes jolts from here to there as you explore your world, I am eager and impatient to meet the littlest boy in my life. My son. You can't yet know how much I dream of you and wonder who you will be. My heart is just bursting to know you and hold you.
Our family is just as excited as I am to figure out exactly what kind of little boy we will welcome this spring. Each day, it seems one of your siblings finds a new question to pose about you. Yesterday, Tommy snuck down from his bunk bed late at night to make sure that if I had to go to the hospital for you to be born, we would wake him up first so he would be ready for you. We have all been preparing for your arrival---telling stories of others' births, talking to you through my belly, pulling out baby clothes, and stocking up on necessities like a new car seat, many tiny diapers, and all the sweet supplies that fill a nursery.
You are such a lucky boy, my son. You haven't met him yet but you will be amazed to learn as you grow that you have the most loving and wonderful Dad!
Outside your growing place, our world is always busy. Jimmy and Lucy are busy with preschool, and Tommy is hard at work right now in first grade. This mild winter has melted away to reveal an early and sunny spring, something everyone here can appreciate. While I'm waiting for you, I uncover the plants in our garden and wait for the hyacinth and the tulips to bloom. By the time you arrive, our whole garden will be blossoming to welcome you.
Take your time, little one. I am so impatient each day but you need this time to grow. We are so ready for you whenever you decide to come out!
With all my love,
your Mama
I've written this letter to you so many times in my head over the last seven months. Keeping up with your older brothers and sister sometimes stops me from sitting down and putting my words outward for you.
This journey has been, in many ways, the most beautiful of my pregnancy experiences. You took it easy on me in the beginning, saving me from the months of sickness and nausea I had with the other kids. I'm hoping this is a sign of our relationship to come! Now, as my stomach swells and sometimes jolts from here to there as you explore your world, I am eager and impatient to meet the littlest boy in my life. My son. You can't yet know how much I dream of you and wonder who you will be. My heart is just bursting to know you and hold you.
Our family is just as excited as I am to figure out exactly what kind of little boy we will welcome this spring. Each day, it seems one of your siblings finds a new question to pose about you. Yesterday, Tommy snuck down from his bunk bed late at night to make sure that if I had to go to the hospital for you to be born, we would wake him up first so he would be ready for you. We have all been preparing for your arrival---telling stories of others' births, talking to you through my belly, pulling out baby clothes, and stocking up on necessities like a new car seat, many tiny diapers, and all the sweet supplies that fill a nursery.
You are such a lucky boy, my son. You haven't met him yet but you will be amazed to learn as you grow that you have the most loving and wonderful Dad!
Outside your growing place, our world is always busy. Jimmy and Lucy are busy with preschool, and Tommy is hard at work right now in first grade. This mild winter has melted away to reveal an early and sunny spring, something everyone here can appreciate. While I'm waiting for you, I uncover the plants in our garden and wait for the hyacinth and the tulips to bloom. By the time you arrive, our whole garden will be blossoming to welcome you.
Take your time, little one. I am so impatient each day but you need this time to grow. We are so ready for you whenever you decide to come out!
With all my love,
your Mama
