Letters to Baby Fossen // Volume 1

21 weeks pregnant! // Rifle Paper Co. iPhone case // Target Maternity sweater

Dear Baby Fossen,

You precious lamb! We can hardly wait to meet you! We're over the halfway point now! Soon it will be Maytime and we will be meeting you face to face. What an overwhelmingly happy moment that will be.

You are prayed for and loved and wanted far beyond anything we could express. Your Dad and I are SO excited to be your parents. We feel a bit daunted at the idea, too. We're going to be parents? Isn't that something that, like, older people do? :) This whole thing feels a bit surreal and wonderful.

Even feeling you move (which I've just started to feel...and recognize!) is surreal! Your movements are miraculous! There you are...still such a tiny creature...fashioned by the hand of a loving God...moving and flipping and stretching. You do your thing, Baby Fossen. Be all that He's made you to be!

We are filled with so much wonder about you. We wonder, will you be a boy or a girl? Will you like farming? Will you be mesmerized by the sound of the ocean the way we are? Will you enjoy music? And if you do, will you lean more toward Bruce Springsteen (that'll be your Dad's genes), or Bach (that will be mine)? We wonder what color your hair will be and if you'll have blue eyes or brown (or green?). We wonder whether you'll be introverted or extroverted, whether you'll like engineering or the arts, whether you'll feel more at home in the country or the city. We wonder and wonder and are filled with wonder.

We pray so many things for you. Your Dad prays for you and it melts my heart whenever he does. We pray that you'll be healthy and strong, and that you'll come to know God in a personal way. Our hearts are always restless until they find their rest in Him. We pray that you'll recognize that all of life points to the wonder and magnificence of a Creator God, and we hope that you'll come to know and love Jesus in a deeply personal way. 

We adore you. We can't wait to meet you! You are a gift from God and already we treasure you so immensely. Baby Fossen, we love you!

Hugs and kisses galore,

Your Mom (and your Dad, too!)