Dear Little One,
You and I are so lucky to have such incredible women in our lives. The women that love you and care for you are truly outstanding role models for you. I hope that you will follow their examples and look to them for guidance and motivation. Of course I'm talking about your Mommy and Birth Mom.
Your mom is the most wonderful person I have ever met. She is so loving, kind, gentle, and sweet. She is so sensitive to other people's feelings and would never do anything to ever hurt anyone. She listens to the Spirit and always radiates the Light of Christ. She is gorgeous and makes me feel like a million bucks when I hold her hand. She is really smart; she's learned several languages, she was the first one in her family to go to college, and she's a self-taught photographer. She loves to read and has a way with words that she can clearly explain complex things, provide comfort always in the right way, and she always does that with an eternal perspective. She has such great judgment and is 100% trustworthy. She works really hard for you and our family. Right now she works 3 jobs while I'm in school so that we can give you everything. She's also really talented. She paints and draws, plays the piano, cooks and bakes, sews and crafts, she's an interior decorator, a graphic designer, and a photographer. I promise you that she will take great care of you and will always love you. Just like she has provided security for me in my life, she will do the same for you. I feel like I can take on the world with her by my side. She can be your rock, if you will let her. She is so strong and has gone through some very difficult trials. But she understands the Gospel of Jesus Christ and will teach you how it can bless your life, just as it has hers. Your mom is the only person who I feel really understands my deepest feelings and emotions and has helped me through some difficult times. She will do the same for you too if you are open and honest with her. She loves you more than you will ever know. By being close to her, she makes me want to be a better person. And since I want you to be your best, I hope you will always stay close to your mom.
Although I don't know your birth mom as well as I know your mom, I can't say enough about her either. She also loves you more than you'll ever know. She is doing the hardest thing she'll ever do all because of how much she loves you. She is one of the strongest, bravest, and most selfless people I've ever met. She takes such great care of you right now. Just like your mom, she is loving, kind, smart, and talented. She has such a beautiful life ahead of her. As you grow up she will show you how to be courageous and what it means to be a true friend. She knows what it means to sacrifice for someone you love, because she has for you. She puts other people's feelings and needs before her own. Plus, she's hilarious and so much fun. You will learn a lot from her.
We are both so lucky to have them in our lives. You are so blessed to be surrounded by great women who will be your role models. Not only your mom and birth mom, but also all the other incredible examples in your life like you grandmas and aunts. I hope you will follow their examples and stay close to them. I am so grateful for your mom and birth mom and am such a better man because of them. You are so precious to all of us and we just can't wait for you to be here. I want the best for you, and as you grow up, you will also become a beautiful woman who others will look up to.
I love you,
Dad
Nothing Better
There are no words to explain how completely you have my heart. I'm not even officially a momma yet, but I can tell you already that it's my favorite job ever and I wouldn't trade it for the world. You make me so crazy happy - I've never known anything like this. What a beautiful thing, how precious, how sacred it is to me. I feel so honored to be able to be your mommy.
Love you, beautiful girl.
Love you, beautiful girl.
A Special Place
Dear Baby Girl,
I'm having way too much fun designing your nursery :) Sometimes it seems kind of silly to spend so much time on it because I know that you will only be here for three months before we move and we'll have to leave it, but I can't imagine not having everything perfect for you when you come, even if you only use it for a short time.
Designing your nursery has been a really special thing for me - for so long I looked at that room, wanting it to be a nursery with a crib, toys, and a rocking chair, but I always had to fill it with something else because the baby I was dreaming of just wasn't coming. I didn't ever want to designate it to be an office or a guest bedroom - I guess I felt that I would be giving up my dream of being a mother to make that room (that I wanted more than anything to be a nursery) anything else. And I didn't want to give up hope. I wanted to save your room for you.
Even before your Dad and I knew that your birth mom had chosen us to be your parents we bought a crib and setting it up was such precious moment for me - to finally see that room becoming what I always felt it was meant to be. Now, at least once every day I go into your nursery and just sit and look at it and imagine you in it. It's my happy place. A few nights ago your daddy even came home and caught me spreading out all of your little clothes on the floor :)
I'm excited to keep adding little things to your nursery as the next few months go on . . . I love preparing for you, being reminded that all of this is real and that you are really going to be in my arms. Not too long and I will be able to smell you, kiss you, watch you sleep, and memorize all of your tiny features.
I love you, little one.
Mommy
I'm having way too much fun designing your nursery :) Sometimes it seems kind of silly to spend so much time on it because I know that you will only be here for three months before we move and we'll have to leave it, but I can't imagine not having everything perfect for you when you come, even if you only use it for a short time.
Designing your nursery has been a really special thing for me - for so long I looked at that room, wanting it to be a nursery with a crib, toys, and a rocking chair, but I always had to fill it with something else because the baby I was dreaming of just wasn't coming. I didn't ever want to designate it to be an office or a guest bedroom - I guess I felt that I would be giving up my dream of being a mother to make that room (that I wanted more than anything to be a nursery) anything else. And I didn't want to give up hope. I wanted to save your room for you.
Even before your Dad and I knew that your birth mom had chosen us to be your parents we bought a crib and setting it up was such precious moment for me - to finally see that room becoming what I always felt it was meant to be. Now, at least once every day I go into your nursery and just sit and look at it and imagine you in it. It's my happy place. A few nights ago your daddy even came home and caught me spreading out all of your little clothes on the floor :)
I'm excited to keep adding little things to your nursery as the next few months go on . . . I love preparing for you, being reminded that all of this is real and that you are really going to be in my arms. Not too long and I will be able to smell you, kiss you, watch you sleep, and memorize all of your tiny features.
I love you, little one.
Mommy
On Your Way
Dear Baby Girl,
So much has happened since I've written to you . . . it's almost difficult to write about because I don't know how to adequately express my feelings. We know that you are finally on your way and we are SO excited! It's all I think about every day and sometimes I feel so overwhelmed with joy I think I'll burst. We first started learning about you and talking with your beautiful birth momma in October and we met her for the first time (along with your birth grandma and aunt) in November - the day after Thanksgiving. She's so beautiful and so sweet, baby girl! I can't tell you how lucky your daddy and I feel to have her in our lives. We hope you grow up to be just like her!
We found out that you were a girl on December 4th . . . and really we weren't surprised about it at all - we always felt you were a girl :) And on December 18th we received the best phone call of our lives . . . your birth mom told us that we would be parents, that she had chosen us to adopt you. Like I said, it's difficult for me to express how I felt - how do you summarize the most beautiful, joyful feeling you've ever had? There were a lot of happy tears (from both sides of the phone!), prayers of gratitude, and an overwhelming feeling of love for both you and your birth mom.
Since then, we've been busy with nursery preparations, buying cute little clothes, and dreaming of holding and loving you. May 12th can't come soon enough :) Here's teeny peek at your nursery so far, though there's still lots to do:
I can't believe it . . . YOU'RE COMING!!! and we love you, so, so much.
Love,
Mommy
So much has happened since I've written to you . . . it's almost difficult to write about because I don't know how to adequately express my feelings. We know that you are finally on your way and we are SO excited! It's all I think about every day and sometimes I feel so overwhelmed with joy I think I'll burst. We first started learning about you and talking with your beautiful birth momma in October and we met her for the first time (along with your birth grandma and aunt) in November - the day after Thanksgiving. She's so beautiful and so sweet, baby girl! I can't tell you how lucky your daddy and I feel to have her in our lives. We hope you grow up to be just like her!
We found out that you were a girl on December 4th . . . and really we weren't surprised about it at all - we always felt you were a girl :) And on December 18th we received the best phone call of our lives . . . your birth mom told us that we would be parents, that she had chosen us to adopt you. Like I said, it's difficult for me to express how I felt - how do you summarize the most beautiful, joyful feeling you've ever had? There were a lot of happy tears (from both sides of the phone!), prayers of gratitude, and an overwhelming feeling of love for both you and your birth mom.
Since then, we've been busy with nursery preparations, buying cute little clothes, and dreaming of holding and loving you. May 12th can't come soon enough :) Here's teeny peek at your nursery so far, though there's still lots to do:
I can't believe it . . . YOU'RE COMING!!! and we love you, so, so much.
Love,
Mommy
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