Dear Punkin,
What a crazy four years it has been since you arrived at our home. You were stirring things up even before you got here, trying to come visit a little too early and sending mommy straight to bed for three months. I should have known that was only the beginning.
Your daddy and I wanted you for so long. Had waited for so long. It was hard to imagine how you could ever live up to the expectations we had for you . . . but you did . . . a thousand times over, you did.
You did when you had such a hard time entering the world and mommy prayed fervently with that last push that God would take me and save you, as long as you would be o.k.
You did when you proved to be as hard headed as your momma when you wouldn't nurse for weeks and weeks. You did as you laid on my chest at only three weeks old and raised your little wobbly head to look at me, and were kind enough to not even laugh at my double chin.
You did as you brought such joy to your great grandparents, most of whom will never get to meet your baby brother.
You did when you grabbed that first Ladycat trophy like a pro!
You did when you wrapped "Unk" around your little finger.
You did when you started getting into EVERYTHING at six months old.
You did when you started running just before your first birthday and never looked back!
I could go on forever, because truly, you did fulfill our every expectation and then some. So as we look forward to "baby brother" as you like to call him, know that it is not because we needed anything more, but because we wanted more for you. A life-long friend. A partner in crime. Someone to play ball with. Someone to fight with. Someone to love. A shoulder to lean on when we're gone. A brother. A baby brother.
In just a few weeks when times seem hard and mommy and daddy seem consumed with this new little crying baby and don't have quite as much time to play ball and read books, just remember . . .
I'll love you forever. I'll love your for always. As long as I'm living. My baby you'll be.
Love,
Mommy
You suck. I just finished my makeup and now I have to go fix it because I have tears all over my face. You should warn a pregnant girl that this one is a real tear jerker! What a sweet compiliation of memories and love
Posted by: uncommonblonde | June 11, 2009 at 08:10 AM
Just beautiful! Now I'm sitting at work with mascara running down my face as well!
Posted by: singerchick | June 11, 2009 at 09:28 AM
Ditto to singer..I should have read this at home. It was absolutely beautiful!
Posted by: Kayla | June 11, 2009 at 09:32 AM
Thanks! I didn't need to shed any tears this morning I was doing just fine!
Posted by: socialchick | June 11, 2009 at 09:32 AM
Thanks for making me cry! Precious.
Posted by: amy | June 11, 2009 at 10:17 AM
Wow. Beautifully expressed.
Posted by: Beverlydru | June 11, 2009 at 12:02 PM
i'll continue what everyone is saying.
i'm on the couch and crying.... that is so sweet and heartfelt.
Posted by: damaris | June 11, 2009 at 03:42 PM
I'm crying in my office. :)
Posted by: Lisa Nall | June 11, 2009 at 04:56 PM
so precious, I am sitting here with tears.
Posted by: plannerchick | June 11, 2009 at 11:08 PM
Sorry! I thought I was the only one that would cry. It didn't help that I wrote it at 1 a.m. Late night mixed with 9 month pregnant hormones is not a good plan! :-)
Posted by: photochick | June 11, 2009 at 11:15 PM
could you at least have told us to grab a tissue.
Posted by: Amanda | June 13, 2009 at 06:20 PM
I'm with Amanda...you could have warned us! I just cried my eyes out looking at my little sis's maternity photos which really put into perspective she really IS having her 2nd child! And then I read this immediately following my sis's photos. This is great Heather. Your punkin will be so thankful and appreciative of this!
Posted by: Ayshia Hatcher | June 15, 2009 at 01:21 AM