To my baby girl,
I have to wait 5.5 months until I officially meet you but I
feel like I already know you. I have been thinking about you and loving you for
longer than you’ve been in mom’s belly. I have been thinking of you and
planning for you for longer than I can remember. I’ve wanted you forever – and
I am so eager to finally get you here!
A few things I want you to know – and a few things I never
want to forget.
I love you and it's not conditional and never ever will be. I don’t care what you like, who you’ll love or the mistakes you’ll
make. I will do by best at creating opportunities for you to learn and grow and
dream. I’ll show you that dreams come true by continuing to dream myself and
working hard to turn my dreams into reality. I’ll do my best at keeping you
safe – but not too safe. I want you to struggle and to see the struggles in our
communities. I think that struggle develops compassion and I think compassion
can change the world! I will care more about the way you treat people than your grades - although I will always encourage you to work hard! I will engage in conversations with you about ways we can
do our part to help people around us. I will tell you that you’re smart and
beautiful and capable because I know you will be – and I will be real with you. You’re going to have to be
better than the boys and men in your life to have access to the same
opportunities. A lot of things aren’t going to seem fair but I hope that you
recognize the beauty that is everywhere and the power that is within you!
I will make messes with you and help clean them up
afterwards. I will take you on adventures. I will teach you about manners and
respect and why they are important. I will teach you about trees and sports and
we will read books together. I will ask you to tell me about everything you
think about and how you want the world to be. I will encourage you to have
opinions based on knowledge and experience and I will hope that you use your
ears more than your voice – and I hope that when you use your voice that you’ll
use it strongly! I hope you'll always stand up for the things you believe in and what you care about. I hope that you’ll ask questions and I hope you’ll always spread
your truth, your love and your light!
Baby girl, I hope you will become best friends with your
mom. She is the light of my life and I’m sure she will be (one of) the light
(s) of yours, too! We are the luckiest girls in the world to have her! You’ll
learn quickly that she is loyal, fierce, incredibly kind and generous and she
loves adventure! I fell in love with her simple way of living, her giving heart
and the love she has for her family. You should see her now – the way she cares
for you already is quite remarkable!
I will teach you about love by loving myself, your mom and
you, the people around me and the planet we live on. We will start and end our
days expressing gratitude. The world is big and bright and good. And it’s about
to get so much better and brighter when you get here! I can hardly wait.
Get ready baby girl, it’s going to be an adventure!
I love you!
Love, Mom
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