You've arrived!

Dear baby,
You've arrived!! You were born on Tuesday, December 17th at 10:57am. You were 7lbs 4oz at birth. Such a big boy! When you were born every joy and relief that you were safe and with me poured out of me in tears. I held you tightly to my body as I cried and cried and cried. I was so happy to have you finally in my arms!
Your daddy looked over at me shortly after your birth. He had amazement, joy, and pride in his eyes as he looked at you. He asked me, "What do you think for a name?"
My head ran through all the names we've considered for you during my pregnancy with you but none of them seemed to fit. When suddenly it came to me.
"How about Noel? Noel Thomas." I stated.
Your dad smiled at me and responded, "Yeah, I like that. Noel."
And it was decided. :)
You are our Christmas present this year and we couldn't have asked for anything better. Our little Christmas baby. <3
It was snowing ! The day you were born there was a beautiful layer of snow outside and it continued to drift from the sky the whole day of your birth. Noel fit perfectly. You are perfect. <3
(Edit: Your daddy wants me to add that it's duly noted that you were also born on a full moon - he loves werewolves. So, he was quite excited by that fact. Maybe he'll call you his little werebaby. ;) )

You are 3 days old now and about 5.1/2 hours old. :) All you've really been doing is nursing, sleeping, peeing, pooping, and cuddling :D. I like the last one the most and then nursing is second. But you're amazing. So far, you are such a good boy. Such a good little one. You even know my voice. My quiet shhh's and my voice saying, "Mommy's here. I'm right here." soothes you in an incredible way. Our bond is so strong. I couldn't feel happier than I do right now. I have you and your sister and your absolutely amazing daddy !! I love our family and I'm happy that you've come to join us. <3

I love you Noel. I love you to Pluto and back.  :) I love you more than you could ever know.
I will always be here for you. Whenever you need me know that I will always be here with a loving heart and a helping hand. For such a teeny tiny baby - I can tell you that you've certainly stolen your mommy's heart. :)

I promise you that I will do my very best in raising you. I will give my 100% everyday to the best of my ability in being your mommy. I hope that one day you love who you become due to my love, comfort, and support. <3

<3 My sweet little Noel,
Love, your mommy. <3


Your sister loves you so very much.  And so does your daddy. :)

 

Anytime now little Penguin, anytime

Dear baby,
I can not wait to meet you. You are due in less than 2 weeks now! I thought that I'd have been able to meet you by now but I guess you are content within me where it's warm and cozy. :p You just want to be a little stubborn I guess and come on your own time. Your daddy and I are waiting any day now for you to make your arrival. We are dying to be able to kiss those chubby cheeks, that nose, and the lips you get from your daddy! I am so looking forward to holding you, feeding you, rocking you, and gazing at you for hours. Oh and sorry ahead of time for the crazy amounts of pictures that I will be snapping of you and your cuteness! One day soon you will arrive and hopefully then you'll know how much you are loved by all the people out here - outside of me. I know that you know that you are loved by me already, I am your mommy. :) But you are loved so much more than you can even imagine right now. So many people waiting for your grand debut ! I've never had a tiny human inside of me as long as you've been. You seem to quite like your stay. :p Psttttt - you can come out anyyyy time now ! :p lol! As much as I absolutely love your rolls and kicks because it means that you are very strong and you've grown well - they are getting sort of painful. The things we mommies go through to have amazing little ones just like you. :) Your sister is also looking forward to meeting you. She wants you to be a sister but if you're a brother I'm sure she will fall in love with you as well. She calls you HER baby and asks when you'll be coming out to meet the world. :)
Anytime now, our little Penguin. Anytime.
Love, Mommy.

Waiting on you

Dear baby,
There is so much to say and so little words to get across what is in my overflowing heart. Finding out that I was expecting you was a very welcome surprise. I am so happy that you found your way to me and that you will bless me to be your mother. You are so loved already by your daddy, your sister, and myself. Daddy loves to feel you kick every night and your big sister tries to get you to move all the time ! I think she already annoys you. :p
Before you I was hurting a lot and you gave me hope again. You helped me know that I am a good mother and I deserve to have you. You have no idea how happy I am that you are doing well and that I haven't lost you. In the beginning I was so afraid that I didn't deserve you and that you would be taken from me. But every little movement I know that you'll be in my arms one day and be another piece in our family.<3
I want you to know how thankful I am for you coming into our lives. Thank you for growing and staying strong. Thank you for the strong heartbeats and the even stronger kicks ! Thank you for always alerting me that you are there. Thank you for bringing me out of the depression I was in and letting me know I do deserve to be happy and I do deserve my children. I want to thank you for helping me heal. I also want to thank you for helping me know who is loyal in my life and who needed to go. You've helped me weed out my life from so much negativity.
I can wait for you to get here.. as long as you keep on kicking away and get those amazing hiccups sometime soon for me to feel ! But I will be over joyed the moment I get to hold you in my arms, staring at you and kissing you ! Daddy is going to have a hard time getting a hold of you. :p I just want to hold you and cuddle with you, feeling you against my chest and your tiny heart beating against my own. But stay put and keep your growing you !
We will always be here for you. Your daddy, sister, and myself. We are so happy that you are on your way to us. We can't wait to bring you to all your sisters favorite places because she's pretty convinced that they will be your favorite too ! She will be your best friend ! And I will always be here to listen to you both and guide you both through every obstacle in life. To be there through the good and the more difficult. I just really want to watch you grow everyday, take a bajillion pictures of you, and get many many pictures and memories with you and your amazing big sister !
We are waiting for you. :) Our little precious one.
Love Mommy and the rest of the gang