Sweet Babe,

We’ve made it to 15 weeks! It feels so special to start thinking about who you are and actually planning on bringing you home. I’m thankful for that optimism, especially in light of all the various nerves that come with the lack of knowledge about you in early pregnancy. I’m still pretty nauseous and would greatly appreciate the energy to get up and do more than the absolute necessities each day. But you, my dear, are now the size of an avocado, and that means in that in no time at all I will be feeling your sweet kicks and punches; I say sweet now, but I’m sure I’ll be thinking otherwise as we close in on bringing you home. If you’re anything like your big siblings, you’re going to be pretty active in there. Lets just hope you sleep more than your sister did!

We’ve scheduled our anatomy scan, which is the first time that we get to take a good look at you. November 6th can’t come fast enough… although Daddy and I are still having a difference of opinion over your name, so maybe 11/6 really isn’t all that far away! The last few weeks have seemed to go by so slowly, but I know that time is going to speed up as we enter the busy holiday season and then it will be time to start gathering things for you and putting together a nursery.

I’ve been thinking about your nursery for a long time. After your brother died, I spent a lot of time in the Psalms and one stuck out to me, as a perfect place to start the nursery planning: Mightier than the thunder of the great waters, mightier than the breakers of the sea - the Lord on high is mighty! Psalm 93:4 You see, no matter what happens, no matter the outcome of any experience or season in our lives, God is mighty. And you, sweet babe, are proof of that. Because when your brother died we were broken. Deeply and forever broken. But the amazing thing about God is that He took those broken pieces and He put them back together. The scars of the wounds are still there, but we are together and living and excited for what our future holds; for what your future holds. I honestly can’t think of a better inspiration for the place where you will come home and call your own. Plus, its all about oceans and you know your mama has a strong love of that wonderful salty water.

We cannot wait for you to turn our lives upside down, precious little one. So keep on cookin’ and we’ll see your tiny little face in just a few weeks!

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