dear emmy...

dear emmy,

you are now 27 weeks old in this belly of mine, and making your presence known by your kicks and wiggles. and i love feeling every single one of them.

you are clearly needing regular doses of chocolate milk, apples, cereal, crackers&cheese, lemon, cottage cheese, dried pineapple, grapes, bottled marinated italian veggies, chicken tiki masala, ice cream with caramel sauce and anything blueberry because that's what you are making your mama crave.

from our last sonogram about a month ago, you are already so beautiful and look so much like your older sister. she asks about you all the time, by the way. no matter how she acts when you get here, she loves you so much. she has a book on being a big sister and she calls it her "emmy book". she has a baby in her dollhouse who she refers to as emmy and hugs and kisses her allll the time (okay, she bites her and puts her in the oven too, but we'll go with the hugging/kissing thing). and the other day while she was eating her snack she said "i feed emmy animal crackers too?" she's very concerned about you already. she'll be a great big sister.

i got your first baby clothes the other day in the mail. i know you'll get to wear most of bella's old clothes, but i wanted you to have some special things that were just yours. i ordered you some the other day and was so excited to get them. i forget how small newborn clothes are. so cute.

you liked church today. i could feel you squirming around in there. you are up on stage with me a couple times a month when i sing on the worship team with your uncle brian. your sister loves watching us. i smile at the thought that you get to hear us from in my belly. you'll be hearing me sing a lot to you once you are here, so it's good to get used to ;)

you haven't made your mama too uncomfortable yet. thank you for that. although there have been a few times at night, or while trudging around the grocery store where i feel like i have to be at least 40 weeks along. you've made my belly quite a bit bigger than it was when i was pregnant with your sister! i think you just like making your space to lounge. i also haven't had as much heartburn this time, although just yesterday you gave me quite the stomach ache. it's okay, though.

emmy faith, i will always tell you that you were born "for such a time as this". your arrival in april gives us such hope and joy in a time of life that is sad and heavy. your bampy died in november, but he left us knowing that you were going to be coming to us in just a few months. he was so excited. knowing that you are on your way brings such excitement to our family and we know that god is bringing you into this world at such a perfect time.

for such a time as this.

i love you, my sweet girl! can't wait to see your precious face and hold you in my arms. you are such a blessing to us!

love,
your mama
xoxo