I'm sure your mom is going to be mad at me for "stealing" the most obvious title ever, but too bad...I started this blog for you...so I get to tell you that you are a girl before her :)

I'll let her post the pictures from last weekend where we announced to the family if you were a girl or a boy.  I will also let her go into any details she has shared with your grandparents.  I really wanted to just fill you in on what I have been thinking for the last two weeks since we have known that you are a girl.

I was scared at first.  Very, very scared.  I grew up with a brother and a mom and dad that only had to deal with "boy stuff."  I said to your mom that I don't know what to do to raise a girl!?!?

Her response was PERFECT and it made so much sense that I could not help but to agree and repeat it here...

"Adam, you are girl.  You have spent so much time talking to girls throughout your life that you will be just fine with your own daughter."

That is when it hit me.  She was right!  I think back to my nights in high school where I would talk on the phone for two to four hours with my friends that were girls.  We talked about who they liked, who said what in class, what happened during the latest episode of whatever show, etc. and I loved it.  I'm sure you will think it is strange your dad cares that much about you that he wants to hear all about that stuff, but trust me, it is not strange at all...it is who I am.

I have so much more going through my head that I think it should be spread out over the next few months before I finally get to meet you.  I just want you to know that this is not ploy I have in my head to connect with you in the future...rather I truly love talking about all of the crazy drama that makes up life.

I just hope you want to include me in all of it.

I love you so much already.  Welcome to the family.

Dad.