Dear baby,

I saw you today on the ultrasound screen. With your feet up over your head. Kicking and squirming around. And now we know you're definitely a girl. Although I always knew you'd be a girl, from the beginning. I just knew.

I'm giddy with happiness every time I think about you. Which is all the time. Because you're always with me, reminding me you're there with all your kicks & somersaults. And I'm pretty sure your older brothers & sister didn't move around in my tummy as much as you do!

You are already so big and you still have more than 2 months of growing. I don't know how you're going to fit!

I've been working on your nursery. We painted it light pink. I think you'll like it. And I've been having alot of fun buying you sweet, soft girl things. I even have a tiny swimsuit with ruffles for you when we take you to the beach in July.

Your brothers and sister are so excited to meet you. They've been hoping & wishing for a baby sister for so long. They're going to help me take good care of you. And I can't wait to watch them hold you & love you. You're probably going to get more loving than you can handle!

And your Daddy is so excited. You're going to be his little princess. We've been dreaming of you for years & can hardly believe our dream is coming true!

I hope you won't mind that I'm going to probably take a zillion pictures of you. But it's because I love you & I don't want to ever forget how you looked & what you did at every step in your life. Your brothers and sister have had to get used to this too.

Each night as I try to go to sleep, laying on one side, then to the other, and then back to the other side........I dream of having you in my arms.......wondering what you're going to look like.......so excited to snuggle you & smell your sweet baby smell.

I can't wait for you to join our crazy family. It won't be complete without you.

Love, Mom