Dear Colin

We wrote this for his baby book, but I thought I'd share.

Dear Colin,

Today, May 14, 2012, we are anxiously awaiting your arrival. We’ve planned and prepared and now we wait with wonder. What color hair will you have? Will it be blond when you are young like your father’s, or will you be bald until toddlerhood like your mother? Will you have the same hazel eyes we have, or will you surprise us with brown or blue?

What will your personality be like? Will you be a planner like your mother or prefer last minute preparations like your dad? Will you be an introvert like your parents or talk a mile a minute to strangers everywhere you go? Only time will tell.

We’ve waited a long time for you to arrive, so we can wait a few more days. We will miss feeling you kick in mommy’s tummy and waking up in the middle of the night feeling the dance party you are having at 4am. You are very active and Mommy will sometimes play with your feet when you stick them out. Your big ‘brother and sister’ know something special is going on and like to protect mommy’s tummy by laying on it. Sometimes you even kick them back!

We can’t wait to see what the future holds, but for now we must be patient. Just know that you are already loved and wanted and have a family that will do anything for you.

Love,
Mommy and Daddy