Week 13...

Dear little baby,

You are the cutest little secret I have ever had. Thank you for staying so tiny,
and for coming in the winter time, so that I can hide you under my coat to be our
little Christmas surprise!! I am counting down the days until I can shout to the
entire world that you are going to be joining out little family... I have so many questions
about the best ways to take care of you... I talk about babies and pregnancy all the time.
I don't think I could be more obvious!! Thinking that your
Aunt Lacee already had a pretty good idea that I was pregnant-
I decided to break the news early, but ONLY to her (I told you, you were a hard secret to keep).
I wrapped your little announcement up and took it over to her house today.
When I got to her house she was bathing Beckham and Jocelyn.
There bath seemed like an eternity.
Then they were super hungry- so immediately following their bath,
she had to fix them lunch. It was probably a total of 20 minuets
that I had to wait for her to open our little Christmas secret.
That 20 minuets felt like hours. Finally, I said, are you going to open your present or what?
I want you to see it first for approval because I am giving everyone the same gift this year.
FINALLY she opened it!!!!!!!!!
Immediately she started screaming and crying... and screaming and crying and crying and crying...
I was so excited for her reaction- I was crying as well.
She couldn't believe I had kept you a secret for 13 weeks.
I couldn't believe it either. I can't explain the joy I felt to finally
be able to share you with someone. Now the question is,
after a reaction like that can I keep you a secret for 3 more weeks??


Lacee sent me this email earlier today, I thought I would share it with you...

Re: Oh baby oh baby‏
From: Lacee Curtis (laceecurtis@gmail.com)
Sent: Fri 12/09/11 9:07 AM
To: Amber Lewis (p_amberlewis@hotmail.com)
WAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOO....

WHEN I TELL YOU I'M IN SHOCK I'M TOTALLY SERIOUS. I was driving in the car today and I was thinking about something selfish (of course) and then I was like WAIT AMBER'S PREGNANT... P-R-E-G-G-O WHAT THE...... I've always wanted you to be a mommy and it's surreal now. YIKES! I want to be the best AUNTIE EVER! YOU HAVE BEEN SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO AWESOME TO MY KIDS. I OWE YOU! AND

WHEN I SAY OWE I MEAN I CAN'T WAIT, SO EXCITED, AND IN LOVE WITH THE FACT THAT I'M GOING TO HAVE A NEW NIECE OR NEPHEW!!!! YAY............ YOU'RE GOING TO BE THE MOST AMAZING MOM EVER.

I CAN'T STOP THINKING OF WHAT I WANT TO BUY THIS BABY... GIVE ME A LIST OF EVERYTHING YOU NEED (CAN I BE YOUR SECOND MOM PPPAAALLLEEEEAAAASSSSEEEE) I'M SUPER DUPER POOR BUT I WANT TO GIVE THE WORLD TO THIS BABY ALREADY...

TOO MUSHY ALREADY? OK I'LL STOP..

XOXO

...and that is why I can't wait to share you with the world.
I think about you every second of everyday.
I am amazed at how much I can love someone that I have never officially met.
I am grateful to be with you as you grow and develop. This week you are
forming vocal cords and teeth?!
And even though you are still teeny tiny, you already have fingerprints.
Your intestines are moving from the umbilical cord to their more permanent place, in your tummy.
You are about 2.9 inches long and weigh about .81 ounces. Your head is about 1/3 the size of your body.
You are my little miracle! I love you and am so happy to have you in my life...

Love, Dad and Mom xoxo