We are waiting for you. We all are. We can't wait, well we can, but we don't want to. Even now, as you swim around in your safe little home, you are so very very loved. Can you feel it?
Can you feel the love pouring into you? All those hands that softly brush over your various limbs, and rump trying to decipher which part is which. Each time you go to turn over and you are met with a hand pushing back to try to feel your roll - that's excitement and love. We can't stop talking about you, to you - feeling you move and kick - we love everything about you!
Dad and I have your room all ready, I hope you like it! It's taken us much longer than we had intended, but it was truly a labour of love, and we wanted it to be perfect for you!
Grandma and Grandpop T ask about you every time I talk to them, Grandma K is so excited she shows all her friends and family every photo of my ever growing tummy, Auntie Dee is counting down the days until she meets you, and Uncle Jonathan is excited to fill your toy chest with lots of noisy toys that will drive Mommy crazy!!
Every morning when Daddy and I wake up, Daddy puts his hands on my belly to feel you move around, and says good morning to you. In case you are confused, Daddy is the one who sounds like the Austrian weight lifter when he talks to you - you'll understand why in a few years. Daddy can't wait to meet his little girl! I know he's going to be a big softy with you, as soon as you smile at him with those big chubby cheeks, he'll be yours!
Speaking of those cheeks of yours, we've already taken a few pictures of you! As I type this and you are still deep inside my tummy, Daddy and I already have several photos of you on our fridge so we can see you every day! It looks like you have my nose already! I cannot wait to see you in person, to be able to look into your eyes, and brush my finger across your cheek. Will you have hair? Will you look like me? The anticipation is killing me!
Daddy and I are trying so very hard to be patient. We would be thrilled if you wanted to join us tomorrow, but at the same time, we want you to come when you are good and ready, and if that means waiting another week - then we will do so.
I have a feeling you will love our little pet as well - whenever Emmy curls up on my lap and purrs you end up rolling around, and trying to get closer to him! I hope you are fast friends! He's a pretty great little guy, and we're very fond of him. I hope you love him as much as we do!
I'm sure you are wondering by now, why we keep calling you Lump - no, that's not the name we have choosen for you, but Daddy and I wanted to keep your real name to ourselves for the meantime. It's a name I heard years and years ago, even before I met Daddy, and I fell in love with it instantly. I hope you love it as much as I do, I think it's going to be very fitting for you, and I've given it a lot of thought. Your nickname, "lump" came after you moved my whole tummy to the right to snuggle closer to Emmy one evening, and I wasn't sure which part of you I could feel, but my stomach ended up to be a large misshapen lump, and the name just stuck. It's also a way to keep your name a secret until you arrive - we wanted something to announce to our family and friends when you arrived, and calling you Lump in the meantime worked out. People knew who we were talking about, and we got to keep your name a secret just a little longer, but we're getting so close to telling people now!
You will be here within 2 weeks now! After 9 months of waiting and anticipating, suddenly we are sitting at the final count down, going to the final doctors appointments, and waiting for you to arrive -finally! I think this is the hardest wait of this whole experience! To know that in just a couple days or weeks we will get to hold you in our arms after all this time - but to have no idea what day that will happen! Please get here soon little Lump!
We have so much love to give you - we all do. You have the most amazing family, and countless aunts and uncles who are itching to meet you. Come out and see!
Love Mommy and Daddy XXOO
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