Dear Little One,
I started reading the Biography of President Thomas S. Monson and came across this poem that his dad wrote when he was born. I'm the farthest thing from a poet and could never write a poem like this, but it still captures my thoughts, feelings, and desires for you.
Dear Baby with your wee pink toes,
And your wee little mouth
Like the bud of a rose;
May this new world to your wondering mind,
Unfold its treasures good and kind.
Intelligence, wisdom, happiness, too,
Are the riches that I wish for you.
One of my favorite scriptures is from the New Testament in Luke 2:52 where we learn a tiny bit about the Savior's early childhood. It says, "And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man." That's all that we learn about Him growing up, but that verse captures so much of what I want for you too. I hope that when you come to earth, that you will spend your life growing mentally, physically, spiritually, and socially. Your mom and I will do everything we can to create a home where you and your brothers and sisters can grow in those ways. We want you to be smart, healthy and strong, have a close relationship with God, and make lots of friends and love your neighbor as yourself.
We want you to have the best life. And we will do all we can to give that to you, especially the things that will provide you with real lasting happiness.
With all our hearts,
Love,
Dad
Thankful for YOU
Dear Little One,
Its been a busy last couple of weeks and I feel so bad that I haven't had time to write. But there hasn't been a day that's gone by that I haven't thought about you . . . a lot. I doubt there's even an hour that goes by without me thinking about you. You are just a part of me.
This last week was Thanksgiving and we had a great time with lots of extended family. We all got together at your great grandma's house (on your daddy's side) and feasted and talked and just enjoyed each other's company. And I couldn't help but think about all of the things I've been blessed with and am grateful for and at the very top of that list was you and your daddy. I'm grateful that the possibility of you in our lives has given us hope. Infertility is a very hard place to be . . . it can be discouraging and heart-wrenching, confusing and lonely and you are the light that has brought us out of that. You've already done so much good and you aren't even born yet.
And how incredibly grateful I am to your birth momma. What a noble and brave woman she is and I can only pray that you will understand her as that, to know what an amazing person she is, to love her and appreciate her as your daddy and I do.
Your daddy and I also celebrated our 3rd wedding anniversary . . . we went to a bed and breakfast in a little historical town not to far from here and it was really nice to get away for a day and spend some time together. But as much as I love the alone time we get to have on a regular basis, I have to say that I'd much rather that you were here with us and I'm crossing my fingers that our next anniversary will be harder for us to get away because you've found your way into our lives.
Love you, sweet one.
Come home soon.
Mommy
Its been a busy last couple of weeks and I feel so bad that I haven't had time to write. But there hasn't been a day that's gone by that I haven't thought about you . . . a lot. I doubt there's even an hour that goes by without me thinking about you. You are just a part of me.
This last week was Thanksgiving and we had a great time with lots of extended family. We all got together at your great grandma's house (on your daddy's side) and feasted and talked and just enjoyed each other's company. And I couldn't help but think about all of the things I've been blessed with and am grateful for and at the very top of that list was you and your daddy. I'm grateful that the possibility of you in our lives has given us hope. Infertility is a very hard place to be . . . it can be discouraging and heart-wrenching, confusing and lonely and you are the light that has brought us out of that. You've already done so much good and you aren't even born yet.
And how incredibly grateful I am to your birth momma. What a noble and brave woman she is and I can only pray that you will understand her as that, to know what an amazing person she is, to love her and appreciate her as your daddy and I do.
Your daddy and I also celebrated our 3rd wedding anniversary . . . we went to a bed and breakfast in a little historical town not to far from here and it was really nice to get away for a day and spend some time together. But as much as I love the alone time we get to have on a regular basis, I have to say that I'd much rather that you were here with us and I'm crossing my fingers that our next anniversary will be harder for us to get away because you've found your way into our lives.
Love you, sweet one.
Come home soon.
Mommy
Up All Night
Dear Little One,
Sometimes I lie awake at night just thinking about you. That's especially how it's been for the last two nights. I just can't fall asleep because I'm so excited for you to get here! Ironically I can't sleep with you not here, and I'm probably not going to be able to sleep once we do get to have you here. But that's ok. I can't sleep right now out of excitement. And once you're here in our arms, I won't sleep out of love. I will always be there for you whenever you need me -- even in the middle of the night. I'll happily wake up to give you your bottle and rock you back to sleep at night. I look forward to those precious moments and just watching you sleep. I can sense that you are getting close; I can feel it. And it feels so good.
I love you,
Dad
Sometimes I lie awake at night just thinking about you. That's especially how it's been for the last two nights. I just can't fall asleep because I'm so excited for you to get here! Ironically I can't sleep with you not here, and I'm probably not going to be able to sleep once we do get to have you here. But that's ok. I can't sleep right now out of excitement. And once you're here in our arms, I won't sleep out of love. I will always be there for you whenever you need me -- even in the middle of the night. I'll happily wake up to give you your bottle and rock you back to sleep at night. I look forward to those precious moments and just watching you sleep. I can sense that you are getting close; I can feel it. And it feels so good.
I love you,
Dad
Closer
Dear Little One,
Today is the first day of a new month . . . a new month is always exciting to me because even though I have no idea how long it will be until you are here with us, it is one month closer. One month less of waiting to hear your cry and be the one to soothe you, to be up late with you at night . . . and every few hours from then until morning, til I can snuggle with you and smell your sweet baby-ness, at spend hours staring in wonder at how small and perfect you are. Yes, I'm pretty smitten with you already, Little One. And you're one month closer.
I hope and pray that you will know how much your are loved, because it is infinite in range and impossible for me to express.
Love you,
Momma
Today is the first day of a new month . . . a new month is always exciting to me because even though I have no idea how long it will be until you are here with us, it is one month closer. One month less of waiting to hear your cry and be the one to soothe you, to be up late with you at night . . . and every few hours from then until morning, til I can snuggle with you and smell your sweet baby-ness, at spend hours staring in wonder at how small and perfect you are. Yes, I'm pretty smitten with you already, Little One. And you're one month closer.
I hope and pray that you will know how much your are loved, because it is infinite in range and impossible for me to express.
Love you,
Momma
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