"The Girls"

Introducing a very tiny version of Emery Hope Gates...

Dear Emery, 

This blog is the first thing you will be sharing with your big sister Kinley. Of course much more sharing is to come! (But don't worry, we're very busy making you your very own room!) You are five months along in mommy's belly right now, and will be arriving just 8 short months after Kinley was born. That means that on my very first Mother's Day as a mom, I will have two little girls to celebrate with! 


We are so excited for your arrival this January. You and your sister are such very special blessings in our life. You see, we prayed and hoped for four very long years that God would bless us with a baby. It seemed like such a very long time we had to wait (and wait and wait!) But then this year, all that waiting and hoping and praying finally payed off, and God placed you and your sister into our lives at practically the same time. Kinley is such a very special blessing, because she is without a doubt, a child God chose for us to love. He laid her on our hearts, and then placed her in our arms and we thought we could not have been any happier. Then we found out that God had placed you in my belly and realized how truly amazing He is. He works in some crazy ways, as you will learn throughout life, but always, ALWAYS is faithful. You are such a very special blessing and (do I risk saying it???) we could not be any happier. :-) Kinley is the child we prayed for. You are the child we prayed for. God has intertwined our four lives together in such an amazing way. A way that only He could have dreamed up. We are so excited about this new phase of our life. So excited about raising "the girls." 


We have decided to name you Emery Hope Gates. Your middle name Hope will be a reminder to our family that we can place our hope in God and He will provide. We can trust Him with our wildest dreams, our Godly ambitions and the deepest desires of our hearts. Our prayer for both you and Kinley is that when you come to know Jesus, you will each trust Him and love Him with all your heart, mind and strength, knowing that you are here because we trusted Him to bring us both of you. 


We cannot wait to hold you in our arms. We cannot wait to meet you. Your big sister is excited too. She knows that you two will be the very best of friends. (Even if she does have to share her clothes with you!) We love you so much Emery Hope. See you soon. 


Love, 


Mommy


"I know what I'm doing. I have it all planned out—plans to take care of you, not abandon you, plans to give you the future you hope for." 


-Jeremiah 29:11b (MSG)