Dear Baby,

On March 24th, 2011 I found out you were in my belly!  I can hardly wait to meet you already and love you more than you could ever imagine!  I began praying for you several months ago but it wasn't until your big sister, Paige started praying with me for you that you came!  She loves you so very much already too and asks me every day when you will be here!!  She has been reading you her favorite stories at bedtime (last night was Five Little Monkeys), singing you sweet songs and even trying to share her juice and milk with you!  She hugs and kisses my belly every morning and night and throughout the day when someone brings you up!  Your daddy loves you sooo much too and loves seeing me and your sister get so excited about you!  You also have a puppy dog Oscar and although he won't seem so tiny to you at first...he will in good time (even though you will be at least 15 before you outweigh him!).  He will be so excited to meet you and begin your royal protection!!  You see, he has always been very protective of me but until Paige came we never saw just how protective he really is!  He will let you lay on him, pull his ears, hide his toys from him and chase him all around the yard!  I have no doubt you will be his next very best friend!! 

This is already such a different experience from last time when I was pregnant with your sister because before it was just me chatting with my belly and now I get to experience the excitement and joy through her eyes!  Oh how I hope you feel all the love that is surrounding you!! 

I heard a song the other day that said something like "I knew you before you even knew yourself...".  It was such a beautiful song and I immediately thought about you!  I can't wait to hold you in my arms and smell your sweet baby skin and rock you to sleep!  I want you to know that I will love you to the depths of my soul as long as I live and will always be there for you protecting you, cheering you on and you will always be able to count on me! 

We are so very thankful to be on this journey to bringing you into this world and we know that you will make our family complete! 

"He will gather the lambs with His arm, and carry them in His bosom, and gently lead those who are with young." Isaiah 40:11

"I prayed for this child, and the Lord answered my prayer and gave him to me." 1 Samuel 1:27

With all the love in my heart,
~mommy

(Dear baby and fellow readers-Paige named this baby in my tummy "Sista Baby" when she started praying for him or her and although we have no idea what the sex is and will be equally over-joyed with a boy or girl...the baby will be known as Sista baby until further notice! Please try to understand...especially if you end up being a boy!)