Letter to Joshua

Joshua Blake Finch,

Where do we even start?  Mommy and daddy were ready to expand our family and ready for Nathan to have a little brother or sister!  I think you were more ready to be apart of our family than we had even time to contemplate!  You did not waste anytime, we found out that you were nestled all cozy inside mommy the very first month of deciding it was time for a new Finch to join the nest!  Oh, what a wonderful surprise you were, and to find out on Mother's day just made it even more special. 

We are going to give you a heads up on your big brother Nathan.  He is a momma's boy and is not going to be too happy to have to share her.  Nathan is a sweet boy and we know its just going to take him some time to warm up to the idea of little brother stealing his mommy and Nathan time.  We know eventually Nathan is going to love having someone new to play with and we know he is going to love having you as a brother!  We pray that you two will be best friends for eternity!

Joshua, there have been many things that you were more kind to your mommy about than Nathan!  Mommy did not gain as much weight with you, mommy did not swell nearly as bad with you, mommy got to wear most of her rings the whole time and carpel tunnel did not become an issue until the very last week.  With that being said, you were not as gentle as your big brother!  You would get in these crazy positions and it would warp your mommy's belly in a very uncomfortable way.  With your brother Nathan all we ever felt was his butt sticking up, with you we felt elbows, knees, butt, feet, and some body parts we could not identify!  Mommy will be glad when you are in her arms and no longer in her belly so she can get some relief!

We can't wait to meet you and see what you are going to look like and what kind of personality you are going to have!  Mommy and Daddy think you are going to be a daddy's boy!  You always let him touch mommy's belly when you were wiggling around.  Are you going to have blond hair and blue eyes like your mommy did when she was little or are you going to be our brown hair and brown eye boy like daddy?  We wonder how much you are going to weigh and how much hair you are going to have when you are born!  No matter what we know that you are made in God's image and that image is perfect!

We gave you the name Joshua because it means "God is salvation!"  It is our prayer that you will one day come to know Jesus as your Lord and savior!  The book of Joshua is a very powerful book of the Bible!  In Joshua 24:15, Joshua boldly states, "As for me and my household we will serve the Lord!"  Your daddy has boldly made that same statement for us and we pray when you have your own family that you can stand tall and pronounce this verse for you and your family!

We are anticipating your arrival any day now!  Never in mommy and daddy's wildest dreams could we imagine our life so perfect with our two precious boys!  You are a blessing that we can not wait to meet!  God must see us worthy to lend us not one but two precious children that we get to love and cherish until He calls you home again!  We love you more than you can ever imagine!

Love,
Mommy and Daddy

January 15, 2013