Dear Sofia Ann,
It’s New Years Eve at about 6:30, your dad and I are sitting here, realizing that you are not going to be a 2011 baby after all, despite all of our best efforts. But it’s okay because there is still so much I can do before you come, like reading this book called Neuromancer I’ve promised Daddy I would read for 5 years now! And there’s always more cleaning I can do too.
As I sit and think about 2012, I just hope I’ll be a good mother. I feel like I’ve wanted you, Sofia, my whole life. I’ve always been surrounded by so many boys and so few girls (you have lots of uncles in the family) that I knew, without a shadow of a doubt, I would have a daughter one day. You are already so important to me and I hope that you won’t just be a daddy’s girl, but also a mommy’s girl. But I’ll have to admit, I have a feeling you will be a lot like Daddy; smart, charming, witty & sarcastic, & a REALLY good sleeper. While you’ve been in my tummy, you haven’t liked being bothered too much with ultrasounds and other monitors they’ve put on my belly to make sure you are healthy. You definitely haven’t indulged my worrying when I’ve tried jostling my tummy to get you to kick. I’m pretty sure you’re going to be a great sleeper and I speculate that when you’re a teenager, you’re going to be pretty cranky when it comes to getting you out of bed- your daddy still gets cranky!
I sit here, anxiously awaiting your arrival. I can’t wait to lay eyes on you. I know you’re going to be gorgeous. I can wait for you to wrap your little fingers around my finger. I can’t wait to see your perfect lips, which according to the ultrasound pictures, look a lot like Daddy’s. I have to admit though, I will miss carrying you in my belly and taking you with me everywhere I go. Right now, you are all mine and I don’t have to share you with anyone. I love when you kick me or move ever so gingerly inside me. So, I will try to savor the last days of you wiggling around inside me before you’re wiggling on the outside. And when you finally do want to greet this world, your dad and I will be ready to embrace you and welcome you to our family forever. <3
As I sit and think about 2012, I just hope I’ll be a good mother. I feel like I’ve wanted you, Sofia, my whole life. I’ve always been surrounded by so many boys and so few girls (you have lots of uncles in the family) that I knew, without a shadow of a doubt, I would have a daughter one day. You are already so important to me and I hope that you won’t just be a daddy’s girl, but also a mommy’s girl. But I’ll have to admit, I have a feeling you will be a lot like Daddy; smart, charming, witty & sarcastic, & a REALLY good sleeper. While you’ve been in my tummy, you haven’t liked being bothered too much with ultrasounds and other monitors they’ve put on my belly to make sure you are healthy. You definitely haven’t indulged my worrying when I’ve tried jostling my tummy to get you to kick. I’m pretty sure you’re going to be a great sleeper and I speculate that when you’re a teenager, you’re going to be pretty cranky when it comes to getting you out of bed- your daddy still gets cranky! 
I sit here, anxiously awaiting your arrival. I can’t wait to lay eyes on you. I know you’re going to be gorgeous. I can wait for you to wrap your little fingers around my finger. I can’t wait to see your perfect lips, which according to the ultrasound pictures, look a lot like Daddy’s. I have to admit though, I will miss carrying you in my belly and taking you with me everywhere I go. Right now, you are all mine and I don’t have to share you with anyone. I love when you kick me or move ever so gingerly inside me. So, I will try to savor the last days of you wiggling around inside me before you’re wiggling on the outside. And when you finally do want to greet this world, your dad and I will be ready to embrace you and welcome you to our family forever. <3Love,
Mommy (still so hard to believe!)
Oh Jilli, that's so stinking sweet! RJ and I just read this and agreed that you explained our sweet little Madison to a T.
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Megan
So beautiful. Such a lucky little girl, that Sofia :)
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