Our sweet little Grace-Grace (as your Daddy currently calls you),
We've known about you for 14 weeks, but dreamed about and planned for you for a few years now. Your Daddy is the happiest I've ever seen him and so excited about you. You and I have had a rough couple of months so far, but thankfully you're giving your Mama a break from the food strike you were on and its making the days much easier. A few weeks ago we saw you for the first time. I was covered in instant tears as I watched you flip this way and that way. You even waved to us and we watched as you figured out how to flex your fingers. I wasn't prepared for the overwhelming emotion that filled me while we watched you on the ultrasound screen. Your Daddy even teared up as we listened to your strong heatbeat thumping away.
Since seeing you, its awakened dreams in me that have filled me with such excitement. I think about you growing up, what your personality will be like. What things will touch your heart, what interests you may have, what direction God may take you. And I'm filled with a sense of awe and thankfullness that I get to be apart of your little life and watch it all unfold. Life is messy and its not always fair. But your Daddy and I will always be your biggest cheerleaders through the ups and the downs that come. You're lucky little one, you're coming into a world filled with voices that will always speak life into you. Your Nana and Aunt Salena are so eager to meet you that they are planning a special trip to see your birth. Your Grandpa carries your sonogram picture around with him on his phone to show people. Your great grandparents Schwartz and your Great Grandma Sydor are already praying for you and are so excited about you. You're coming into a family that loves you so much already.
We've got awhile before we meet you Little One, but we're so thankful for your health and all the growing you're doing. You're our long awaited little gift. And I can't wait to see the part you'll play in our family and person that you'll become.
I love you to the moon and back little Grace-Grace,
Mama
