Dear June Bug,

I think that's what we'll call you for now.

Your daddy and I are so excited to see you.

I've always wanted a family and it took a lot of prayer and hope to finally have faith that you would someday be in my life. I couldn't be happier about this wonderful gift our Heavenly Father has given us. You, your daddy, and I are inseparably connected from now until eternity. You are our baby girl and always will be. And no matter what you have to endure in this life, or coming into this world, we are always here and will ALWAYS love you. No matter what!

Heavenly Father sent you to us for a reason. Not just because you needed a home, but because we need you in our home and you need us. I can't promise it will be easy. And I can't promise that you will always think I'm the best mom in the world. But I will always give you what you need, and together, with the help of Father in Heaven, we will get through anything and everything that comes at us.

I look forward to sharing tender little moments with you. I can hardly wait to hold you in my arms and kiss your little cheeks. I can hardly wait to see the pride in your daddy's eyes when he sees you and holds you for the first time. I can hardly wait to play dolls with you, and bake cookies with you, and teach you how to tie your shoes. I can hardly wait to kiss boo-boos away, and hold you close when you're scared, and laugh with you when you're happy. I can hardly wait to see you sitting by your daddy's side on the piano bench as you try to play "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star". I can hardly wait to see you look up at him with such pure love and happiness. I want to cherish each and every one of these little moments. But right now, I can wait until you're ready for us. I can wait until you grow big and strong enough. And you will be strong because you are a little piece of your mommy and daddy and everyone that came before us. (We have some very strong people in our family.)

Little June Bug, we love you more than we have words to express. I've worried a lot about you lately, but Heavenly Father has assured me that everything will be okay. He's the best at doing that. Even though the next few years will be tough, and I'm not sure how we're going to do it all (your daddy and I still have to finish school...), or where we are going to go, He has told me in my heart that everything will work out.

Someday you will have lots of little brothers and sisters. They will look up to you. And it won't be easy for them either. But you are given the responsibility of Big Sister for a reason. They need you too. And you need them. I hope you are kind and loving. Your daddy and I are going to try really hard to teach you how. I hope you can show them all of the neat things you can do and maybe even teach them how to do some of those things. They will love you SO much, just like we do. You might not always get along the best, but remember, with Heavenly Father's help, everything is going to be okay.

Pretty soon we'll get to see each other. That day will be wonderful. Your aunts are VERY excited for you to come into this world. They have helped me out a lot. And I hope that we will get to visit with them and all your many, many cousins frequently. They're part of our family too and we love them a lot. We are all so excited for your birthday. I hope you are too.

With more love in my heart than I knew existed,

Mom