hi sweet ones! this will probably be a short note as i have a few things i need to get done before going to bed, but i wanted to tell you a few things!
i hope you enjoyed your letter from MaMa joni! she's a wonderful person and when you meet her, you'll totally agree that she is one special lady! i bet you wanted to have some of her muffins after she told you she was cooking them. i know i did. we both hope that she can be there when you're born (whenever that is!). she belongs there, along with your daddy, grandma and your grandpa. thats assuming they all want to be there! daddy doesn't get a say in the matter, though.
you've been in my thoughts a lot today. i played with the 2 little girls i babysit and while i was playing with them, i was wishing they were you. sometimes being a nanny is hard on your mommy, as i so wish you were here or at least in my tummy already, making your way here. i have so many hugs and so many kisses to give you!! i have so many tummy rides, airplane rides to give you and lots of raspberries to attack those bellies of yours with! don't worry, it doesn't hurt!!! it tickles like crazy!!! when i see ailia and leila's mommy and daddy hug and kiss them - i see the love they have for their babies and i can only imagine the feeling they have each and every day when they see them wake up, play, cry, eat, sleep, laugh, and everything else. i have that same love - even more so - for you and you're not even here yet. i can't imagine how much i will love you when you're here and i can hold you and kiss you and hug you and feel you in my arms! what a great day that will be!!!
daddy and i are eagerly awaiting your arrival. one day you will be in my tummy and i'll feel you doing backflips and moonwalks in my tummy. one day you'll be in my arms and on my breast, where we'll bond and grow to love each other and trust one another. some day you'll be there and i'll take you to school for the first time and be eager to hear all about your day when you get home. oh for the days where we can hang out and be friends and learn from one another. i love you, my babies. i must go for now but know i'm thinking of you always and love you always and forever.
love,
mommy.
all day long!
hi sweetnesses. i've been thinking of you ALL day long. this morning i went to your cousin carter's birthday party. your uncle dan and aunt sarah had a very nice party for carter's 2 year birthday today and it was a lot of fun. all the children running around and playing together made me wish you were here already. i know you would have had so much fun! there were plenty of toys to play with, little friends, yummy food and guess what else? CAKE! birthday cake! if you are anything like your mommy and daddy, you're going to love cake and other yummy sweets.
i hope you understand we're not going to let you eat junk food all the time, thats just not going to happen. sorry. i know you'll probably have a strong objection to this, but you'll thank me when you're older. wow, although you're not even conceived yet (except in my heart) i'm already saying things that your grandmother said to me. thats not a bad thing though - your grandparents are pretty amazing. they are very different from one another, but their awesome. each in their own way!
anyway, back to carter's birthday party and how i thought of you all day! it was fun playing with your cousin carter today and getting ideas at what we can do for you when you turn 2! wow, 2 years old! i wonder what kind of birthday party you would enjoy. its so exciting, speculating and dreaming of what kind of things you will like. your daddy and i got carter a big truck for him to play with and he really liked it! and while everyone was eating their cake and ice cream (which is another treat you're going to love. its probably one of daddy's favorite things) i was able to visit with some of aunt sarah's family and held carter's cousin, eliana. she's itty bitty and has dimples that are super cute. i hope you have dimples like your grandma johnson! but even if you don't, you'll still be the cutest of cute children in the world. you will ALWAYS hold THE special place in my heart that God put there specifically for you.
after i got kisses from the carter-man, your daddy and i came home and relaxed a bit. we took monster truck (thats our doggy! can't wait for you to meet her, she'll give you lots of kisses!) for a walk on the beach which was nice. when we came back, i relaxed on the couch and watched cooking shows. hopefully one day you'll watch cooking shows with me and we can get in the kitchen and cook some cookies for your daddy!! after a while, i got a little bored and started to crave sushi. i'll explain sushi to you another day (but if you like it, you get that from me! daddy HATES it and can't have it because it makes him sick!). so we went to the whole foods market and looked around. we stopped by the baby section, checked out some diapers. but i don't think we're going to be getting diapers from the regular stores. your mama joni showed me something that will be awesome.
speaking of your mama joni. let me introduce you to her now. she's a very special friend to mommy and daddy. she's been there for us in some really difficult times and she has been an inspiration and good friend! you will love her and she already loves you!!! she has 3 little girls - natalie, emma and hailey joy. her husband vince is a very nice man who is the perfect man for joni! God gave her a good husband!! one day i'll explain everything with joni - but for now, the most important thing for you to know is that she prays for you like mommy prays for you. she loves you even though you're not here yet as well. how special it is to know how loved you are! mama joni is a remarkable lady, she wrote a book and i plan to read it to you EVERY night! its all about our hailey joy and eating green beans. i hope you like green beans! they taste yummy.
well, i guess i should stop here. but i hope you can see how you've been on my mind and heart all day. i cannot wait to share all sorts of experiences with you - like birthday parties, eating birthday cake and ice cream, reading books, eating green beans.
oh yeah, real quick. you have a kitty cat too! i call her poocatty. her real name is mistress ching, but she gets called a bunch of different names. it will be fun for you to meet her too. she's very cute!
well, i love you my darlings. i love writing to you, i love dreaming and plotting amazing and exciting things to do with you (even when they are little things, they will be awesome because we will be together). i love thinking about you being born and knowing that you've been made with love by God and are a gift specifically for your daddy and me. i love you and i can't wait to meet you. i'll write again soon.
love,
mommy.
full of mommy thoughts!
hello my lovely ones. although you're not here yet, although you're still a thought in my mind and a prayer in my heart - you're still loved and this is just a little glimpse at the love i have for you.
perhaps you're my little boy. maybe one day you and i will play in the mud together, playing with trucks and catching bugs! i bet one day i'll be watching you try out for sports and play them with vigor! don't worry - i will do my best to kiss all your skinned knees and elbows, i'll put ice on any and all bumps and bruises. don't worry, i will try not to embarrass you in front of your friends. maybe you want to be a singer or a drummer! if thats your dream - you get it from your daddy and myself. speaking of your father, do me a favor and don't gang up on me with him when you're better at speaking cantonese than i am. maybe one day i'll see you take a girl out on a date, and hopefully i won't have to wipe any tears of heartbreak from any eyes. i'll have to fight them back myself, my dear handsome son - as i know one day i'll be replaced with that one special woman who you just can't live without and will marry. you better take care of your bride and any little children that come along. but what a joy it will be, to see you grow up into a God fearing man, get married, raise children of your own. oh to be a grandmother to your children! i can't even comprehend what that will be like! my hope is for you that you'll seek after the Lord with all your heart, soul and mind - that you will let Him guide you in your day to day life and whatever future He has for you. there's so much i'd love to say to you but for now i'll just say this: it will be great to be your mommy! i love you.
perhaps you're my little girl. maybe one day i'll hear you sing disney songs and worship songs. my heart would burst with joy, how fun it would be to sing with you! maybe we'll even play in the mud too and catch bugs! perhaps you want to do sports or maybe you'll take after your old mom and be a singer. i'll teach you anything it is that i think i know about singing and songs and music! your old man will be better at teaching you music theory and stuff like that, if you know, you're interested in all that! if its sports - i'll be at every try out and i'll go to every game (i'll do my best that is). and just because you're a girl - that doesn't mean you'll go without skinned knees and elbows. i'll do my best to kiss them better and hug any tears away! and although i'm not big into getting nails done and hair done and all that kind of pampering stuff - i'm sure we'll do that a little bit! maybe we'll go to mainland china and get massages for really cheap! that would be fun. oh maybe i can even teach you how to crochet! maybe you'll make more scarves in your life than i have, i hope i don't give you the curse of starting and not finishing them! oh my darling daughter, i pray that you don't try to find your worth in any boy and that you wait for that one guy who will love you for who you are inside. a man like your father, who will lead you in your walk with the Lord and who will take care of you the way a man should. but i also pray that you wait and don't rely on that. i pray that you will be that proverbs 31 woman and that if anything happens - you find your life in line with God's will for you. i could say heaps more but i'll stop with this: i love you and wow, its going to be amazing to be your mommy!
till next time my dears.
love,
mommy.
perhaps you're my little boy. maybe one day you and i will play in the mud together, playing with trucks and catching bugs! i bet one day i'll be watching you try out for sports and play them with vigor! don't worry - i will do my best to kiss all your skinned knees and elbows, i'll put ice on any and all bumps and bruises. don't worry, i will try not to embarrass you in front of your friends. maybe you want to be a singer or a drummer! if thats your dream - you get it from your daddy and myself. speaking of your father, do me a favor and don't gang up on me with him when you're better at speaking cantonese than i am. maybe one day i'll see you take a girl out on a date, and hopefully i won't have to wipe any tears of heartbreak from any eyes. i'll have to fight them back myself, my dear handsome son - as i know one day i'll be replaced with that one special woman who you just can't live without and will marry. you better take care of your bride and any little children that come along. but what a joy it will be, to see you grow up into a God fearing man, get married, raise children of your own. oh to be a grandmother to your children! i can't even comprehend what that will be like! my hope is for you that you'll seek after the Lord with all your heart, soul and mind - that you will let Him guide you in your day to day life and whatever future He has for you. there's so much i'd love to say to you but for now i'll just say this: it will be great to be your mommy! i love you.
perhaps you're my little girl. maybe one day i'll hear you sing disney songs and worship songs. my heart would burst with joy, how fun it would be to sing with you! maybe we'll even play in the mud too and catch bugs! perhaps you want to do sports or maybe you'll take after your old mom and be a singer. i'll teach you anything it is that i think i know about singing and songs and music! your old man will be better at teaching you music theory and stuff like that, if you know, you're interested in all that! if its sports - i'll be at every try out and i'll go to every game (i'll do my best that is). and just because you're a girl - that doesn't mean you'll go without skinned knees and elbows. i'll do my best to kiss them better and hug any tears away! and although i'm not big into getting nails done and hair done and all that kind of pampering stuff - i'm sure we'll do that a little bit! maybe we'll go to mainland china and get massages for really cheap! that would be fun. oh maybe i can even teach you how to crochet! maybe you'll make more scarves in your life than i have, i hope i don't give you the curse of starting and not finishing them! oh my darling daughter, i pray that you don't try to find your worth in any boy and that you wait for that one guy who will love you for who you are inside. a man like your father, who will lead you in your walk with the Lord and who will take care of you the way a man should. but i also pray that you wait and don't rely on that. i pray that you will be that proverbs 31 woman and that if anything happens - you find your life in line with God's will for you. i could say heaps more but i'll stop with this: i love you and wow, its going to be amazing to be your mommy!
till next time my dears.
love,
mommy.
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