Time Lapse

Dear Baby,

Sorry it's been a while since I've written to you - I've talked to you every day though and surely that counts for something! Your Mama has been sick as dog for the past couple weeks and I desperately hope the meds and fever and general poorly-ness hasn't affected you. I can feel you squirming around in there though so I suspect you're doing just fine.

You moved when your Daddy was talking to you the other day. It was a lovely moment - I wish he could've felt it too. It was the first time I'd felt you move all day and it was (I assume) in response to his voice. He was telling you he loves you and can't wait to show you the world.

We read to you before bed now. So far it's just Tales of Oliver Pig (one of Mama's favourites when she was younger) but I promise to dig out the Robert Munsch books very soon. Your Daddy hates reading aloud but I love those moments with you both - watching him cuddle up to my belly to read you sweet stories is ... magical. Everything about you is magical.

Stay warm in there, little one. It's still too cold out here for you.

I love you.
Mama

Roots

Dear Baby,

I just want you to know that your Mama and your Daddy are madly in love. Right now, in this moment, we are completely head-over-heels for one another. There will be times when we argue and I'm sure there will be times when we don't seem particularly enchanted with each other but please know: our love has roots. I promise to love your Daddy as best as I can, for as long as I can. And I promise to allow him to love me back.

We promise to show you how to love and how to receive love.

Love,
Mama

Beauty

James and I regularly daydream about what our baby is going to look like - which features they will inherit from us and how we will will see ourselves in them.

Me (talking to my belly): If you look like your Daddy, you will be gorgeous. When you're born, just look for the most handsome man in the room - that's your Papa. If you're a boy, all the girls will love you and follow you around.

James (talking to my belly): "And if you look like your Mama, you're going to get lots of attention. People will stare at you and approach you and you'll have to learn to deal with that humbly - not everyone gets to be as beautiful as you. Besides, something bad could happen and you could end up ugly! So keep that in mind. But how you look will always be just a tiny portion of who you are. You are so much more than that. And you'll always be beautiful to me."

Stars

"I wanna take our child out into the middle of nowhere, on a dark moonless night, and show them the stars. I don't want them to experience life through a screen. The world is so big and it's my job to show them as much of it as I can."

Lucky

Over the Christmas holidays I said to James "Our baby is so lucky to have you." He responded:

"Lucky to have us. I don't think I'd be much good without you. I'm so happy you chose to be with me - it makes me wanna dance."