The best surprise of all.....

Amidst all of the love and support we received from family and friends after sharing your announcement; Mama and Papa capped off an amazing Valentines day by sharing the news of your pending arrival with your big brothers. It was THE most precious moment little baby and we will cherish the excitement and wonder in their eyes forever!
During dinner, Papa told Benjamin and Christian that we had a surprise for them for Valentines day. Benjamin went through a very long list of guesses of what that surprise might be....all toys he had been dreaming about :).
After dinner, the big brothers raced to the couch and sat there with their eyes covered waiting anxiously. Little did they know we weren't going to hand them a toy :)
Mama brought them a special Valentines card we had made with two pictures of you inside.

I read the front of the card and then opened it. The first thing Benjamin saw was your photos.

He furrowed his brow, pointed, and asked, "Did you get us an oviraptor?" (You will quickly discover how much your big brother Benjamin loves dinosaurs and how very much he knows about them :). Apparently your photos reminded him of oviraptor bones :)).
Mama read him the rest of the card and then watched as the news sunk in. Benjamin jumped off the couch, came around to Mama, placed his hand on Mama's leg and with big brown eyes, asked "You have a baby?" "You have a baby inside you?"
When Mama nodded her head and said yes, Benjamin's eyes opened wide and with a squeal he jumped and wrapped his arms around Mama's head. PURE JOY!!!
Your big brother Christian may not have fully understood what we were talking about right away, but shortly after watching Benjamin's joy and excitement over Mama's belly, the news seemed to make sense to Christian. He jumped up and down on the couch and proudly announced that he was going to name his baby "Farm Animal." (The very next morning, when Mama went to get Christian from his crib, he pointed at Mama's belly and announced, "I want a goat!")
We will cherish the video we have from these precious moments of your first official welcome to the family!!! It was the very best moment for your Mama and Papa! Your brothers bring us so much joy and we can't wait to have you see how much they already love you!

That evening, as Mama was reading Benjamin stories before bed, he was gently rubbing my belly and clearly thinking about things other than the story. He finally asked me how you were going to eat? What you liked to eat (your big brother is a very big fan of food :)) and what you wanted for breakfast tomorrow. His little heart is bursting so much with love for you right now that he can't contain it!
We are just so excited my little one. We love you so much!

Welcome to the family!! :)