Hey, you...where are you? Here I sit. I have my bag packed with my camera, a book, and my laptop...well, not really since I'm typing this on it right now, but you know what I mean.
Woah, I just thought of something; when your cousin Jacob was born (14 years ago), I didn't have a computer, let alone a laptop, I had a camera that used FILM, and only a phone in my home that I'd have to be glued to if I were awaiting an important phone call. But now I have a cell phone, and it even has a camera IN IT, so I can take a picture of your sweet self and send it along to anyone who can't be there at your birth, that is, if you'd be born already!
I know that your mommy wants you to be born, too, because now that you're 2 days overdue, she's a bit beside herself. You'll understand one day when you're a mommy, but let's not think about that for at least 25 years, OK? Promise?
Let me see...you're going to have 5 aunts who are going to spoil you rotten! We range in age from 39 (wow, she's an old one) down to about 14. So, we're all going to be able to teach you so much because we are all so different. You also have one uncle, and goodness knows that I'm going to do my best to change that sometime in your young lifetime!
You're very lucky to have 3 sets of grandparents; the more to love you, I always say! And spoil you, of course. Since you are the first grand baby on your dad's side of your family, and the first granddaughter on your mom's side, you're in a very fortunate position indeed! Just take my word for it. Spoiled, spoiled, spoiled!
You have one great grand parent on your mom's side. He talks kind of funny because he's from Scotland, as is your mom's mom. You also have great grandparents on your dad's mom's side (got that?) and I know that you're going to bring joy to all of them.
And your mom? She's super smart and loves to read, and I know she's going to spend hours upon hours reading to you. You'll come to really appreciate that when you're older. And your dad, he's pretty handy, and loves to be on the computer, so you'll probably be typing keyboarding before you can write, and will play all kinds of games that will help you to grow into the genius that I know you will be.
I remember when your mom was born. I was too young to drive, so couldn't go see her right after she was born, but that day I was at a hot air balloon festival, and was working on a cross stitch picture of a little girl on a swing that could hang in her room. Well, I never did finish it, much like I have yet to finish the rest of the project I started for your room, but I'll do it, I promise! I have to, right, because I just told you that I would. So, yeah, it'll happen.
Your mom was so cute. She was a little ham. When she was still in a baby carrier, so I'd say about 9 months old, Papa C. brought her to my basketball game when I was in middle school, and she could sing almost of the Michigan cheer "Let's Go Blue" and impressed the heck out of the kids that were there. Then there was the time that your Aunt Darcie and I brought our boyfriends over to Gramma and Papa C's house, and your mom proceeded to unzip her PJ's and strip down to her diaper, all the while loving the attention. We laughed (LOL'd, even thought it wasn't called LOL'ing at that time). So, I'm probably in trouble now for writing that, but hopefully your mom has other things on her mind right now and won't catch it. :)
Well, little niece, I'm off to bed, and hoping for a call any minute now that you're on your way into the world.
See ya soon!
Love ya tons,
Aunt Brooke
