It's still so hard for me to believe that I have a reason to be writing this to you. Your daddy and I found out this morning that you are growing inside of me, and I want you to know that we are SO HAPPY to know that you are alive! If everything goes well (and I am praying that it will), you will be in our arms on or before Sunday, January 9th, 2011. According to what I've read, I believe that you've been alive since April 18th, which means that you are technically 13 days old today. Once you are born, everyone around you will celebrate that day as your birthday; but please know that I will always remember April 18th as the day that your life began. Your daddy and I celebrated our second wedding anniversary on Monday, April 19th, so I look at you as God's amazing anniversary present to us.
I hope that these letters to you will be a blessing to you some day. I want them to remind you that you could not have been more wanted by us.
Here are your stats as of tomorrow, Sunday, May 2nd:
- You are now made up of 500 microscopic cells.
- Your tiny body is forming into three layers. The outer layer will become your nervous systems, eyes, inner ear and a whole lot of connective tissue. The middle layer will become your bones, muscles, kidneys and reproductive system (your daddy and I will explain what that means when you're older). The inner layer will become your lungs, intestines and bladder.
Until next week,
I love you.
