Dear Julia,

As we anticipate your arrival in just 2 short days, I want you to know how excited we are.  You will complete our family and totally swell our hearts.  I can’t wait for you to meet your sister and brother!  Audrey has been so involved throughout the pregnancy… you will surely be her baby as much as you are mine.  She has held my tummy each and every night to feel you move, she sings songs to you and talks to you so you will recognize her voice.  It has been absolutely priceless to experience and has made this time so special with her.  I have no doubt you will know exactly who she is from the moment you are born.

Now, your brother, William – well, I know he will be a bit jealous after your newness wears off, but he will be protective of you and oh so very proud of his baby sister, “Ju-la”.  He recently has discovered he has 2 baby boys growing in his tummy and they are also coming out on Sunday... so precious.   Your daddy and I  couldn’t be more thrilled to finally see you after praying for you for more than a year now….  Wow. God has been so faithful to us! 

You have so many people that love you and are anxiously awaiting your arrival.  I have such a calming peace about it all, something that I’ve not felt before my other deliveries and this one has to be by far the most complicated since the hospital is over and hour and half away, we have 2 other children to make arrangements for and no family here. Despite all the challenges we face here in the Middle East I’m not worried for a minute…                  (your daddy is worried enough for the both of us). 

We have plans to drive to Dubai early Sunday morning (September 9th) and you should be born by the afternoon… please, please don’t come sooner since Audrey’s birthday party is Saturday afternoon… yes, I’m a little crazy.  The doctor we have been seeing there says that you are a good size and that you have really long legs! You can thank daddy for that.  We often wonder about what you look like since Audrey and Will look so different – but honestly we don’t care… we’re just curious and BEYOND THRILLED!!

All my love,

Mama