Letter To My Daughter

Gabriella Elise,

As I sit here writing this, I can feel your little hands and feet punching and kicking away at my belly. I love that feeling. It's so strange to think how close you really are to me and I love that. You're getting so much stronger these days. Sometimes, I can see you kicking at my belly. Daddy and I love staring at my belly before we go to bed to see if we can see you move. You're about 1-2 pounds already and getting bigger every day! You must be growing a lot in there little girl because mommy's belly gets bigger every day!

I can't tell you how much I love you already. Daddy and I talk about you all the time. We daydream about the day we'll meet you. Today I went into your unfinished nursery and just stared at the beautifully painted walls daddy painted for you. I hope you enjoy your room. You couldn't be coming into a more loving family, little girl. You have great-grandparents, great-aunts and uncles, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, and of course Mommy and Daddy who are anxiously awaiting your arrival. From the moment I found out you were coming into the world, I wondered about you. Who will you look like? Daddy? Me? A good mixture of us? Who knows, you may not look like either of us! What will you grow up to become? Maybe a teacher like mommy? Maybe you'll save lives with medicine. Maybe you'll grow up to be a mom. I hope so. I hope you get to experience this feeling one day. I think to myself constantly how amazed I am that I can love someone so much who I've never even met. Then I think about the day you'll be born and try to imagine how much more I'll love you then...but no imagination can tell. It will be infinite and unconditional. I feel like it already is, but I know most mothers tell me that nothing will compare to the love I'll have for you after you get here. I hope I'm as great of a mother to you as my mother is to me. You'll be one lucky little girl if I can live up to your Nana's standards!

Daddy has been so wonderful to us the past six months. He likes to fall asleep with his hand on my belly just in case you decide to kick. His eyes light up every time he feels you move. He loves you so much already. He is going to be such a good daddy to you. A good Daddy is one of God's most precious gifts. I'm so glad you'll get to experience that, too.

You'll be here in just 15 short weeks. In a way that seems like ages away. To think that it's all the way in September makes it seem so long. Since May is pretty much over, I've only got June, July, & August left. I can't believe time has flown so quickly...but I'm glad it has. As much as I want to see your face right this instant, I want you to stay in there and keep growing for as long as you possibly can!

We love you, Gabriella. I think about you every minute of every day.

Love,
Mommy