Hi, Bump,
Your mom looks so healthy and cute, Derek, and there's a light in her eyes that shows she's so happy. Her "baby bump" (That's what they're calling it these days) is definitely showing now, and your dad is really excited. He says you kick him sometimes, and he likes that a lot. It makes him feel so connected to you already. Your mom gets to feel you kick and move all the time, of course, and she loves it. But it's so special when others can, too. We all know you are in there, and feeling that movement when we happen to put a hand gently on your mom's tummy at exactly the right time is its own reward for having waited patiently. Okay, maybe not so patiently, but certainly hopefully.
I finished a special gift that I've been making for you. I don't want to say too much about it, since your mom and dad haven't seen it yet, but I really hope you will like it and find it cuddlesome. That isn't actually a word, but it exactly describes how I hope you'll feel when you're wrapped in it. Oops! Too much information!
I do that a lot. I hope you won't mind.
Love you so much,
Nona...Nana...Gamgam...or whatever you decide to call me
