Dear baby,
I am having a hard time believing that we have already made it through our first trimester together. You have grown from being a microscopic little Zygote with an oversized head, paddle-like feet, and a tadpole tail into a 3 1/2 inch long fetus. Although I can't see you, books tell me that you look similar to a smaller version of your 40-week self that I can't wait to see. Your nose is fully developed (I wonder if it looks like mommy's or daddy's?), you are kicking and dancing and moving around, you are practicing swallowing and breathing, and you have fully functional organs. You have hair. Your tiny little fingernails are visible, and you have the buds of teeth growing in your gums. How did you do it all? I have always thought to have possessed a reverence for life, but nothing can compare to the feeling of having one actually be created within your own body.
When you are born, you will quickly learn how many people have been anxiously waiting for your arrival. With each new week of pregnancy completed, my belly grows a little more and we get a little more excited to finally meet you. You are already so loved. You are going to be blessed with many grandparents. Many more aunts and uncles. Friends and church family and even pets. All waiting for the addition of one little baby- you!
Until then, daddy and I will do everything we can to prepare for this scary, exciting, new step. We will work hard to make your new world one that will help you to grow, learn, and thrive. We pray for you every day. We pray that you are growing strong and healthy while you're still in my tummy, and that you'll continue to do the same when you make your debut into your new world.
I love you already.
-M
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