You should know...

Dear Baby,

Here are some things I already know about you:

I know that you love it when I eat ice cream, steak, french toast, 

indian food and any kind of really juicy fruits

You love to sucker punch me in the stomach and round house kick me in the guts over and over, 

so I take that as the karate dance of approval.

I know that you are a dude baby 

so you most likely don't want your room to be decorated in chandeliers 

and painted metallic magenta with zebra stripes

And you probably don't want obnoxiously huge fake flowers 

strapped to your noggin either

You would probably prefer to have dirt on your face 

and a super hero cape tied to your neck

(batman? superman? thor?)

I know that you are about 11inches long and weigh almost a pound. 

You have all your bones in the right place and the right length 

and have been growing for just over 22 weeks.

I've seen your face 

(but it looked more like the Jolly Roger face, 

like a creepy Jack Skellington facade than a cute baby bean face)

I've seen your feet (which are very LOOONG by the way)

and your fingers and hands

I've seen your ribs and lots of your organs

I know that you will probably have blue or green eyes

blondish hair (but maybe red someday! or maybe curly too!)

and I'm hoping for freckles, even though your Daddy B isn't

Here are some things you should know:

This world is a really crazy place. 

There are a lot of bad things and there is no way I can protect and shield you from all of them

and there is no way that I can prevent all of them.

Bad things will happen to you.

I don't want them to

because honestly, they really REALLY stink sometimes.

There is a lot of sadness in the world.

You will feel sad sometimes

Not just the kind of sad that comes from feeling cold or wet or hungry

But the really deep down kind of sad

The kind that hurts in the deepest parts of you

Life is tough, not going to lie.

You will feel jealousy, anger, regret, guilt, resentment, shame, fear, sorrow and pain

But guess what?

You will also feel joy, love, gratitude, pride (the good kind), 

excitement, wonderment, happiness, comfort and peace

There is a lot of good in this world too.

Not just plain ol' good, but some of it is really really good.

Promise. 

It's ok to show that you're happy

It's ok to be proud of yourself, of your accomplishments and who you are

It's ok to love yourself

It's ok to take compliments, even if you don't truly believe them

It's ok to cry sometimes too. 

No one is perfect. Not even Daddy B or Momma B.

We make mistakes. Sometimes a lot of mistakes.

But that's ok too. 

We try again. That is what tomorrows are for.

I worry and your daddy worries

but that's only because we care about each other

and we care about you, even though we don't know much about you,

yet.

Daddy B always reminds me to take my vitamins, 

he cleans the kitchen for us and kisses my belly sometimes.

I show off your pictures

 (sorry, I know you're naked but they're the only ones I got)

and watch your video over and over of your sweet little face

But please keep on cookin'

Momma loves you but she doesn't want to meet you just yet!

Oh yeah, and one more thing

I've been meaning to ask...

What is your favorite type of music?

Do you have any requests for artists? bands? particular songs?

I'd be happy to make you a playlist :)

That's all for now.

xoxox