Sweet Aedan Hugh

Sweet baby boy,

I can't believe we're just days (or maybe weeks) away from meeting you.  Your daddy and I have been busy getting our house and your room, and your place in our room, ready for you to be here.  All your clothes are washed and ready for you to wear, all your fun little places to hang out are set up and now we're just waiting.  We're getting so excited about meeting you--we keep trying to imagine life with you here and honestly just can't.  We know it will be wonderful though.

You've already changed us and our lives so much--starting with the very first time we saw you on the little screen.  We had no idea what we were looking at and you just looked like a little piece of fuzz, but the amazing thing was that, even as little as you were then, we could still see your little heart beating on the screen.  We just held hands and looked at you and your daddy taped the whole time we could see you on the screen.  We were in awe and in love already. 

Then, about a month later we got to see you again and were amazed at how different you looked!  You had little arms and legs moving around and to us you looked like a real little person already!  It was so fun to see you moving all around on the little screen and we were relieved to hear that everything looked good still.  Then, about a week before Christmas, we got to hear your heartbeat for the first time.  I almost cried; it was the sweetest sound.  For some reason, it almost made you more real to me than seeing you on the ultrasound screen.  It was so strong and steady and real and just music to our ears.  We couldn't stop smiling.

 

Then, we didn't get to see you for about 2 and a half months, but we sure did see evidence of you growing and began to feel you move around inside of me, which was so exciting!  Then, when we saw you again at 20 weeks, we were amazed at how big you were and how different you looked than the last time we saw you.  We saw all of your little body parts and organs and got to take home some really sweet pictures of you.  Your daddy and I just held hands and ohhed and aahed over you on the screen--and praised God when the doctor told us that everything looked wonderful.  Then, the next day, surrounded by all our friends and family, we found out that you were our son.  I'll never forget that moment.  We couldn't have been happier!

 

Then, sweet little boy, just yesterday we got to see your sweet face again--and both of your grandmothers got to come with us to see you, which made it even more special.  This time, it was like we could really see you.  I really almost cried--and it made me so ready in that moment to have you here with us.  We'd already seen all of your little body parts and your strong beating heart and your arms and legs and it was so sweet to hear that you were still growing healthy and strong--and measuring about seven and a half pounds already!  Then, right at the end of the ultrasound, the woman doing it for us showed us your sweet face.  And I don't know how to describe it really, but it was like we could just see you.  You looked like a real little baby--our little baby.  And it was like your dad and I were thinking the exact same thing, because right at that point he jokingly asked the woman if this was one of those machines that she could switch over to 4D so we could really see you!  And even though up until that point I'd said I wanted to wait to see your little face when you were born, if she could have shown you to us in 4D at that point, we probably would have gone for it.  We just wanted to see as much of you as we could.  I can't imagine how wonderful it will be to finally see your face in person!

 

Little Aedan Hugh, we pray for you and thank God for you every day.  We pray that you keep growing healthy and strong and continue to grow healthy and strong, both physically and spiritually, for the rest of your life.  We pray that you see God in us and know how much we love you and, more importantly, how much He loves you and that you grow up to be a strong man of God. 

Baby boy, we think about you and talk about you and enjoy you so much already.  We love to feel your little punches and kicks and see you moving around inside my stomach.  It just makes us both smile every time.  And now, after seeing you yesterday, we know exactly which little body parts are where, which is so fun.  You're flipped around from where we thought you were, with your back against the left side of my stomach, your legs and knees all tucked up on my right side and your little hands and feet on the right side of my stomach, ready to punch and kick us, especially when your daddy tries to mess with you and get you to push back, which you do! :)

We love you sweet Aedan and are praying that God teaches us how to be what you need us to be.  We can't wait to hold you in our arms.

Love,
your momma