My First Letter to My New Granddaughter!

Dearest Little Girl,
Today has been an anxiously awaited day for our family. Today was to be the day that your Mommy went to the doctor for her official first sonogram and we were to find out whether you would be a little girl or a little boy. You cannot know how excited we have all been since we learned that you were to be born. We all wait for you to arrive in early September.

You are going to be born into a family that will love you more than you ever could imagine! The first people you will meet in our family are your Mommy and Daddy. They will take care of you and help you grow, but most importantly they will love you and tell you about how much God loves you. In fact, God loves you even more than your Mommy and Daddy and all the rest of you family! The next people you will meet will be your two big brothers, Mark Garrett and Luke Patton. They are both very excited to meet their new little sister and to help take care of you. In fact, since Mom and Dad told him that he was going to be a big brother again, Mark has insisted that you would be a "baby sister!" He was quite emphatic and would in fact, argue that you were a baby sister anytime someone would suggest otherwise. I guess he was right after all! Luke will be almost three years older than you and he is looking forward to teaching you all about Thomas and his friends. He will probably try to boss you, but remember he loves you very much!

The next person you meet will be a very special lady. She will be your Mimi. Mark and Luke can tell you how amazing she is, but you will get to find out yourself! She is a wise, godly and funny lady who will have tea parties with you and take you to see the spring flowers and who will always have books and toys for you. You will be Mimi's very first granddaughter and she will love you and take care of you.

Next, you will meet Uncle Mark and Aunt Meghan. Mark Garrett and Luke think that Uncle Mark is the coolest guy ever and they think Aunt Meghan is very special too. Aunt Meghan will read to you and tell you stories. They will both love you and are very excited to meet you! I'll bet that somehow, Uncle Mark will buy you your first camouflage baby clothes!

Now, let me tell you about myself. I am your Papaw. Your Mommy was my little girl. It will take you a little while, but you will quickly learn that Papaw is wrapped around your little finger. Mark and Luke will confirm that for you! I am very excited to meet you and to hold you and love on you. We will do fun things together, like read books, play games and pretty much anything else we can think of! As your big brother Mark would say, "It will be fun!"

Well, you have a few more months to grow inside of Mommy and then when you are ready, you will be born and we will all meet you then. I can't wait to hold you and sing to you and tell you the story of Jesus! I hope you know that you already have your Papaw's heart!

I love you,
Papaw