Dear Our Precious Miracle,
By the time you are able to read this, I know you'll know just how loved you are by so many people! :) You will also know the amazing way that God allowed you to come into our lives - something I'm positive we'll tell you over and over again! Most importantly, you will know that Jesus loves you very much!!!
Just in case you forget the many stories that I'm sure your daddy and I will tell you several times, there are a a few that we really want for you to remember. For now, I'll just share one:
How I told your daddy I was pregnant with you!
I bought a bib from Target that says "I Love Daddy" and taped two of the six pregnancy tests that I took on the bib. The night I told him, we had our first House to House get together. You'll know all about House to House growing up, so I'll spare you the details here. Anyway, on the way there, your dad expressed how concerned he was because I had been sick for a while. I wanted to blurt out that I was pregnant right then, but since we were in the car and he was driving, and we were already late for our dinner, I decided to wait!
After a fun night with great people, we finally got home around 10:30. I couldn't wait to give your dad his present!!! I knew I wanted to record his reaction on our digital camera, but also knew he would think it was odd if I gave him a present and started recording him. So I came up with a lame excuse that I wanted to record him doing an impersonation (something I sadly admit has entertained us quite a bit in the past). About half way through his impersonation, I stopped the camera and told him I had a present for him. He looked at me funny as I handed him a gift bag (he later said he thought it was a candy bar!). When he opened the present and saw the bib, he looked at it for a few seconds and then said, "Are you pregnant?" I responded with, "YES!" He then said "REALLY?" at least three or four times. I have the video to prove it. :) Once I turned off the camera, he hugged me and then said, "We need to thank God!" He prayed such a sweet prayer, thanking God for you!
After the prayer, he called two of his college roommates, Scott and Jordan. They very happy for us and your daddy was beaming when he mentioned you! :)
Finally around 12:30 we went to bed. I woke up at 4:00 a.m. and could not fall back to sleep, so around 5:00 I woke up your dad! We talked a lot about you: How shocked and amazed we were to find out about you. How much we wanted you to love God. How much we wanted you to be healthy and happy. How it seemed like an eternity before we would be able to hold you in our arms. We laughed and cried until almost 7:00. We thought it was funny that you were already keeping us up at nights! ;)
We sure can't wait to meet you and we love you so much!!! :)
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