33 Weeks ~ Getting Prepared

Dear Son,

We are getting prepared for you in so many ways, and in this moment time seems short.  Your mommy's body is certainly getting prepared for your arrival, doing exactly what it is designed to do. You are growing, and that is very apparent in every curve of my body.  I am baffled by God's design to create life!  Although I am in the mist of this incredible pregnancy journey, it is still a mystery to me - the development that you are doing inside my belly and how my body naturally grows and changes for you.  The perfect measurements, the ever growing growing belly, the ability for a single body to create life, and God's plan and purpose in it all.

Your sweet little space is changing too!  Grandma Willard recently came down from Fort Collins and we rearranged, organized, moved, and started to prep your room in small ways...all in an effort to be prepare.  My hope is to create a space that suits you.  My assumption, as I have prayed over you, is that you will grow to be like your daddy - adoring the woods and nature.  So we have chosen to a Woodland theme, hoping you will grow into your room as a little boy.

And your daddy, he is preparing too.  He has been working so hard to make some big changes in his life so he can have more free time to be your daddy.  He desires spend time with you, wrestle with you, adventure with you, pray over you, and hold you.  I admire his heart, and pray that you have a heart like his.  I have been praying for your daddy in this time, that he may accomplish what he has set forth to do in the coming weeks.  I know that he will because of his determination, perseverance, and drive.  Your daddy is an incredibly hardworking man and I love him very much.     

So you can see Little One, we are preparing for your arrival in so many ways.  Please continue to grow strong...we will meet soon.

Love, love, love,
Mommy 

32 Weeks ~ A Parent's Love

Dear Son,

Please know that your mommy and daddy love you.  We have been preparing for this season for years, literally, praying and seeking for God's direction and guidance.  We have been building our marriage, our union, in preparation for you.  We believe that one of the the best gifts we can give you is learning how to walk out our marriage to the best of our ability, and in that honoring God.

So we have been doing just that, learning what it means: to be humble, foster positive communication, out serve one another, genuinely listen to each others heart, forgive and ask for forgiveness, encourage, steward the gifts from God, celebrate together, be willing to change as God instructs us, support each other, understand each other, care for one another, submit to one another, find joy in the small things, seek God together and individually, pray for one another, and love to the best of our ability.  Our hope is that as we model these attributes in love that you begin to walk these out in all your relationships as a brother, son, friend, servant, and husband.

This is what we know to do to show our great love for you.  So we will continue to do so as we learn to be your mommy and daddy, as we are blessed to do life with you, as we love you.

Continue to grow strong Baby C.

Much Love,
Mommy