Is it the end, or just the beginning? Sometimes it's hard to tell. Sure. One chapter is closing. But this is a novela...I mean novel, not a children's picture book. Doesn't that mean that the real adventure is yet to come? We think so. This last year has merely wet our appetite for the crazy calamity that is, Kylie May. As the journey unfolds, and we embrace the next steps in our crawoddler's (you know the time between crawling and toddling) big adventure, Nat and I can't help but wonder. Wonder what? This. We watched in amazement, as the year progressed and our little girl transformed before our eyes. But what's next? Who will she grow up to be over the next year? 5 years? 10 years? Since the Delorean is in the shop (parts on back order), those answers will have to wait. What we do know, however, is that we will continue to shower her with as much love, affection, encouragement, and support as we possibly can. And, wherever we stumble, (after all we are still figuring this parenting thing out) there will be a host of people (many of whom are reading this blog) ready to pick up our slack.
We love you sweet girl, and look forward to everything (well most things....I mean some things....ok. only the good things) that year two has to offer.
Before I pack the bow on and wrap this thing up I wanted to include a copy of the letter that I wrote to Kylie last year, the day before she was born.
Written March 8th 2012:
Wow, We can't believe you are almost here. Your mom and I have anxiously and excitedly prepared for the day that we would welcome you into this great big world. 9 month ago...well almost 10 now these moments seemed so far away. It now seems that we only blinked and 41 weeks and 2 days passed in an instant. I remember the excitement I felt the first time I heard you little heart beat. Your om and I looked into each others eyes and without words we shared this sentiment, "Wow! This is on e of the coolest and scariest moments of our lives." We realized that the little heart we heard beating at 12 weeks old would beat for the rest of your life. It was right then and there that we fell in love with you, our precious child. It didn't take long until you shocked us again...the Ultrasound! I still don't know if it was cooler than hearing your heart beat for the first time, but it sure was incredible. We watched you wiggle and punch as we pleaded with the Ultrasound tech to "not tell us what it is!" We survived that ultrasound (and one more) without finding out our gender. You will some day come to learn that for your mother, this was no easy task. We have watched you grow in mom's tummy from: no bump, to little bump, to great big bump. For the last 20 weeks we have marveled at you ability to turn mom's stomach into a wave of rolling movement. I think we may never know, and will always be amazed at the different body parts you unleashed on you current home (the tummy). I really think that we half expected you to come bursting through her stomach at any moment. I also don't think I have ever seen so many seasoned mother's stare at a bell and say, "I didn't know a child could move like that." See! You really have impressed us (and others) from the start. As we experience the final days of your cacoon existence, I find myself both nervous and excited. Funny how time passes but the emotions don't. We know you will come when you are good and ready and when God says "It's time.", but until then we will anxiously wait. When the day comes for you to join the bright big world I will be there to catch you and shower you with the love that I hear only a father knows. We have gotten to know you from the inside and now can't wait to see you little toes, fingers, eyes, hands, and feet on the outside. I can't wait to meet you.
Love,
Dad
Thank you for letting us share our the stories, feelings, and emotions over this past year. It has been fun getting to blog all Kylie's moments and all our wacky parenting experiences. As we go forward we will try to periodically (once a week) update this, but the daily blogs are saying goodbye. It has been such an incredible year (tiring...but incredible) and getting to share it with our friends and family made the experience even more special. Thanks for reading.
more to come...
Craig
I am having difficulty gathering my thoughts, this past year has been an amazing adventure. I will be adding my birthday post for Kylie when I can compose and organize the whirlwind of emotions. I love you Kylie May, much more then you will ever know.
More to come soon,
Natalie
No comments:
Post a Comment