You aren’t born yet but already you’re making your presence known. Your mother has broken out in a rash and while we definitely want you to be “fully baked” when you come out, I know your mom is ready to get on with this parenting thing. Brianna, you seem to be the wiggly one of the two. Right now you are poking your mother all the time. It’s not uncommon to see Mom jump with each little jab she feels from you. J.T., you seem more laid back and only seem to wiggle when Mom eats something sweet. You seem to love ice cream and red licorice - which we’ll have to limit once you get out. I hope you understand.

We have been working hard getting ready for your arrival. Your room is just about ready. Your mother has been washing all of your clothes - and thanks to your grandmother, there’s a lot of clothes to wash! I’m sorry you two will have to share a room to start. But we weren’t expecting both of you so soon and we’re not quite ready to give up the guest room quite yet. You two can fight over it in another five years or so.

I’m very excited about meeting you two. You see, I have been bugging your mother since we got married 5 years ago to start having kids. She made me wait (Something about having to buy a house first). You’ll soon find out that I’m the more spontaneous one while your mother is the one with the plan (Don’t worry, we balance each other out perfectly and you’ll benefit from both us, I promise). I’m positive that we got both of you at once simply because she made me wait so long to start. We sure showed her, didn’t we

Anyway, I have very high hopes for you both. I can’t wait to see you grow up. I’m looking forward to soccer games, school plays, and playing in the back yard. I can’t wait to teach you your 1,2,3’s and your A,B,C’s. I can’t wait to teach you to throw a curve ball or how to explode out of the starting blocks. Now, I don’t want you to think I’m one of those overbearing fathers who wants you to do everything perfectly. I’m not going to push you into doing things you don’t want to do. I just want you to do your best at whatever you attempt. When it comes to sports, however, if you’re not thrilled with track and field, please humor me for just a little bit. Okay

We’re ready to take you home now. This weekend I installed your infant carriers into the backseat of Mom’s car. Your mom doesn’t know it yet, but no one else will be riding in the backseat of that car until you two are in the fourth grade. Those seats are not easy to install!

Now, we’re just waiting for you whenever you decide to come. When you get out, make sure you give your mom extra cuddles. She’s done everything possible to make sure you’re healthy. She’s been exercising, eating right (most of the time) and getting her rest. Which is a good thing, because after you’re born I don’t think we’re getting any rest anytime soon.

Well, keep getting big (I bet you’re both near 6 pounds by now!) and we’ll see you on your birthday!

Love,
Dad.