Letters to my Loves on the Eve of Our Family Changing
To my daughter, on the eve of our family changing.
Addisyn,
Tomorrow, we will welcome your baby brother. You are so excited to be a big sister, and you understand as well as a 21-month-old can what that means. For the last almost two years, you have been my every waking moment, my every dreaming thought, my total personal agenda, and my best little friend. You have brought so much joy to our lives, and have given your father and I feelings of happiness that we never knew existed. You are quite simply the most amazing little creation I’ve ever met. Though you won’t remember our time together as a simply a family of three, and you being the sole focus, Daddy and I will. While you won’t remember all of our mommy-daughter days while Daddy works so hard to provide for us, I will, and I will never forget those special moments. Don’t worry, we will make plenty more memories and enjoy many more days with Daddy and with Josiah! Adding Josiah to our family is a joyous occasion, but it is also sentimental because you will be taking on new roles, and growing up before our very eyes in just a few short hours. One things is for sure, our love for you only grows as we prepare to welcome your brother and become a family of four. I know that you will never know life without him, and I cannot wait to see the two of you together. I am so excited for all you will grow and do together, I am so excited to see all that you will teach him, how you will love him, and how happy the two of you will make each other. It won’t always be a garden of roses I’m sure, but I am so incredibly excited to watch you grow into your new role as a big sister. You are beautiful, you are amazing. You will still remain our everything. You will still be my little best friend, and Daddy’s little girl. Tonight you go to bed an only child, tomorrow you get to meet your new brother and life will get even more exciting! I love you so much and always.
Love,
Mommy
To my husband, on the eve of the birth of our son.
Justin,
You are so eagerly aware and anticipating the blessings and changes we get to experience tomorrow, just as I am. I am so thankful for the person that you are. I am so proud to be by your side, to be your best friend, to be your wife, to be the mother of your children, and to call you the father of my daughter and son. Tomorrow, our life changes forever and for the better. Our family dynamic changes and grows to a family of four, and we get to welcome a blessed gift from God. I see you with our daughter, and nothing has made me happier in my life. The way you love her, and the way she loves you back with all of her heart literally brings tears to my eyes. You work so hard to provide everything we need, want, and desire, and though I don’t say it often enough, I am grateful for the long hours and hard work you put in for our family. I am grateful for you allowing me to stay home and raise our children each and every day. You put God first and lead our family in a way that makes me so grateful to be called your wife. You pray over us, you pray over our children, and those prayers and that relationship with God is so admirable to me. I remember anticipating adding Addisyn to our family, and wondered how our relationship would change. I don’t sit here and try to recall what we did before baby, because I don’t know how we managed without her in our lives before she arrived. I have only grown to love you more, and to cherish our time with our daughter as well as intimate time alone even more every day. As we wake tomorrow to welcome our son, I am so excited to let life become a bit crazier for a while as we settle into what it’s like to be a family of four; with two under two. I love and respect you so much, and I’m so excited for the rest of our lives. You’re quite simply amazing. I’m so thankful for you and our growing family. I love you so.
Love,
Kris
To Josiah, on the eve before your birth.
Josiah,
Tomorrow, we all get to welcome you into our lives. The anticipation of your arrival has built over the last almost 10 months. On one hand it seems like it’s been such a long time preparing for you to arrive, and on the other hand it feels like you’re here in the blink of an eye. I eagerly anticipate welcoming you to our family. I am so excited to see your face and study your features tomorrow as we welcome you to the world. I cannot wait to see you with your father and introduce you to big sister, Addisyn. You should know that you are so blessed to have a father who longs for and loves you so already. You will find out how truly amazing he is. You should also know that your big sister is quite something. She will be totally head-over-heels infatuated with you I’m sure. There’s no doubt in my mind she will always be by your side, making you smile, probably poking you in the eye often, and I’m sure at times annoying you. I am delighted to see the bond that you will form with her as a sibling. I am so in love with you already, and cannot wait until you make me a boy-mommy tomorrow. We have spent months getting every detail for your arrival perfect, I have spent weeks (and admittedly most hours of the last few days) scrubbing, washing, re-washing, and prepping our home for your arrival, because it simply has to be perfect for you. I cannot wait to spend the rest of my life loving you, your sister, and your father. In a few short hours, I will hold you in my arms… and that thought gives me chills. Part of me wants to keep you safe in my belly forever, you’re cozy there, and I can protect you more easily. But tomorrow, you get to come into this world and start making your mark on this life. What a blessed occasion! Happy Birthday eve, my son!
Love,
Mommy