Although no one is really looking forward to me having an operation, they know that once it is over and I am healing, they can hold me and cuddle me and smoother me with kisses. I know a lot of people--specially my mommy and daddy--have been really, really wanting to hold me. Even though my mommy and daddy have not been able to hold me yet, they know that right now--and even before I was born--I was being held in the arms of our heavenly Father because God knew me and loved me even before I was born, and even before my mommy and daddy knew I existed! And that makes them feel so much better about not being able to hold me themselves.

I know I am loved. I knew I was loved even before I was born. When my mommy put her hand on her tummy (where I used to live) and smiled, I could feel her love for me in her smile. When my daddy would bend down close to my mommy's tummy and whisper to me, I could feel his love for me in his voice. I know that even before I was born that my mommy and daddy gave me over to our heavenly Father's care because they love Him and trust Him, and because they know that He loves me so much.