In loving our babies deeply, theyвЂ™re actually teaching us. Watch them sleep and smile as they wake ( no matter what time it is!) Nuzzle their nose, laugh at their wiggles, speak their baby language and have wordless conversations.

Kiss their sweet cheeks, tickle their tiny toes, hold them close and whisper blessing over their lives. No, itвЂ™s the overwhelming love you have for your baby that is what they need the most. I donвЂ™t mean everything on the baby registry ( well, stock up on diapers. These little babies, created to perfection, arrive with nothing and needing everything. I appointed you a prophet to the nations. I chose you before I formed you in the womb I set you apart before you were born. He planned the placement of each birthmark, took careful count of each hair that would be on their head, and crafted just the right shade of blue or brown for those sweet and sleepy eyes. Our great God, who created majestic mountains, vast plains, endless oceans and sweeping desertsвЂ¦ He knit that precious baby together in secret. And as the parent(s) to the new baby, we are happily consumed, still a little scared, but completely in love and awe. New babies are perhaps the sweetest, scariest, most heart-consuming people in our lives. But either way, they have our hearts from their first breath. They may be bald, or have a head of curls.

A perfect little nose and the most beautiful ears youвЂ™ve ever seen. All cheeks and silky skin, tiny fingers and itty-bitty toes, loud cries and wide eyes.

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