Hey Little Guy,
The time is getting close and we'll be meeting you soon! I cannot tell you how excited we are to finally have you in our arms! You have been so anxiously anticipated and planned for. We can't wait for you to get here and join our family! In less than two weeks you'll be here and our family will finally be complete. I can't wait!
Connor, you are so dearly loved already, before we've even seen your face. We've been planning for your arrival for months now and have been talking about how life is going to change with you being here. Even before your sister was born, we were making plans for you, when you'd arrive, how old your sister would be when you got here, where you'd sleep, and how you'd change our lives. :) I have prayed more during this time that I've been carrying you than I think I have any other time in my life. I was scared to lose you. But you've been a rockstar from the beginning. At only 10 weeks developed you were bouncing, moving, and wiggling inside of me, even though I couldn't feel it yet. I don't think you've stopped moving since that day! ;) Even now with your due date rapidly approaching you are a constant ball of wiggles! I can't wait to see how that translates into your lovely and possibly ornery personality. :D
When you get here you'll finally meet your Daddy and me. I'm sure you've heard us talking to and about you the last several months. We've prepared your room and the house, but we're planning so much more for you! Daddy is so excited to have a little boy to do "guy stuff" with. He's excited to teach you about history and superheroes and music and to turn you into a nerd, just like him! :P It might not sound all that appealing, but Daddy is one of the good men in this world, so you'll do well to listen to him and take his advise. :) Don't worry, he likes K-State football and basketball too. I'm sure you'll develop a love for them as well. You can hardly be a member of this family and not develop some deep purple blood. ;) As for me, I'm excited to cherish your tiny days. Your sister has grown up so fast, I'm looking forward to many snuggles and cuddles while your still little and can't get away. I'm anxious to watch you grow and see how raising a boy is different from raising a girl. I can't wait to see you playing high school football or marching with the band. I can't wait to attend your musical or forensics meet. You can do anything you want, my sweet boy, and your Daddy and I will be right here cheering you on!
As you may have noticed, there's another family member you'll be joining when you get here. You have a sister. Her name is Avery. She'll be a little over a year and a half old when you get here. She doesn't really understand yet that you're coming. She does know that you're a baby and that you're in my tummy. She can't say your name yet, but she's working on "brother" and "bubba". :) No telling, yet, what will stick when you get here. I know she's going to love playing with you and sharing her things with you. It will probably take her a little bit to realize that you can't play right when you get here. I hope she'll patiently wait for you to grow into her lifelong playmate. My prayer for you and Avery is that you'll be lifelong friends. I pray that you develop a bond that no one can break. And when life gets tough, I pray that you and your sister will lean on each other and keep each other strong. Because no one else will know you quite as well as you will know each other. :)
Finally, my most important prayer for you, sweet Connor, is that you'll grow to know the Lord, Jesus Christ, as your personal savior. No relationship in this world is more important than that one. I pray that you find the Lord at and early age and that you cling tightly to His side all the days of your life. As much as we, your earthly family, will try to hold you up, we are human too. We can and will stumble, and I pray that you seek the Lord in all your trials, but as well as your rejoicing. I wish you were coming into a perfect world, but this place is far from it. However, with Jesus as your Savior, you'll know that perfect paradise is waiting for you.
Even now as I prepare for your birth, I can see your life flashing before my eyes, it's all going to go by so fast. Someday soon you'll be a newborn baby in my arms, only minutes old. Then, all too soon, you'll be walking and talking. You and Avery will be inseperable, partners in crime. And although at times you'll drive your Daddy and me crazy, we'll love your spunk and spirit. Not long after that you'll get busy with activities; sports, music, summer camp, we'll be driving you everywhere and I'll begrudgingly have to get you a cell phone. Then, the days of me hauling you around will be over because you'll get your first car and I'm sure my hair will turn gray the moment your Daddy hands you the keys, stay safe my sweet son. Then, it will be off to college (hopefully K-State, but we'd love you even if you became a Jayhawk), and I know I'll cry all the way home when we leave you. Eventually you'll find someone special and bring her home to meet us. I pray she means as much to you as your Daddy does to me. It is a true joy to marry your best friend. Again, expect plenty of waterworks from me on that day.
You have a big life ahead of you, Connor Michael. I can't wait to see the man you'll become. Please know that no matter what happens, I love you so much. I have since before you arrived on this earth. Nothing will ever change that. Anxiously I await your arrival so I can meet you for the first time, and beyond that, I look forward to watching you become the man you were made to be. :) I love you, Connor. I'll be seeing you very soon. I can't wait!
With Love, Forever and Ever,
Mom
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