Have you written your baby a letter?

I have been wanting to write ds a letter that i would give him on his 16th birthday or upon graduation of hs. Has anyone else done this? My ds is already 6 months and i have been thinking of doing this since he was born but i haven't gotten around to it.

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I want to do this...but nothing yet. In the meanwhile I have been putting together a scrapbook for him and putting personal messages with each layout.

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I've been meaning to do this for the past 2 months. I even bought a journal just for this purpose- but I have been so busy. Its hard to find the time, but I am determined to do it!

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I haven't done this, but I like the idea. My son is 6 months too. Maybe I'll try to compose something...

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the only letter I have so far is a letter I wrote in her baby book when I was pregnant (there is a page in the book that is titled "letter from mommy" and another page with "letter from daddy"

Dh has not written anything yet

I plan to write a letter to DD for her birthday each year with things that she learned, did during that year

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Never crossed my mind but I got choked up reading your post. That's how I know I am pg. I have 2 DD's and one more DC on the way. I think this is a fantastic idea. Do you what you feel you want to do. Who cares what we all think. We won't be around when DS reads this at his graduation. Thank you very much for inspiring me to do this. I have the mother's legacy book, but I like this idea even better.
Maybe you can write a few things each year like a journal or a few letters. He is 6 months now so you can write your current feelings, dreams and wishes. But the older he gets the more you will get to know him better and your bond will grow. GL!!!!
Oh and thanks!!!!

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I think I am going to write it on his first b-day. So much changes in the first year that I want to cover it all......

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i posted this back in june to everybody on hannahs first birthday......i have a journal to her as well, but i dont write in it all that often- i DID, but as the milestones started to grow farther apart, i dont write that often....ill give it to her maybe on the day that she tells me she is pregnant or something like that- anyway, here is what i wrote to her on her first bday- and it is something i plan on keeping up with for every birthday- writing her a letter instead of a card....



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i made this letter into a beautiful letter over a picture of me and DD together- came out really nice...

June 22, 2007

Dear Hannah Leigh,

Happy 1st Birthday baby girl! You were born a year ago today, and instead of a card, I thought I would start a different tradition, and write you a letter every year in celebration of your birthday.

A year ago today you made me a mother for the first time, and I need you to know how much you mean to me, being my first born child. I got to me a mother because of you. I got to take pictures of your first smile, your first tooth... I got to take video of the first time you crawled and the first time you walked. The first for you was a first for me, and you should know how special that makes you. By the time your second birthday gets here, there may be a younger brother or sister waiting to be born, and you will no longer be the only child. You will hold the title of being the oldest, and I’m sure that doesn’t sound so great. Just know that being the oldest means you were the FIRST, and NO ONE can hold a candle to who you are and what it means to be the first born. Your birth made us a family, and for that, you will be forever special.

This past year has been a pleasure: waking up to your face for the last 365 days has been nothing short of a blessing to me. I get to see your smile every day, to see you look up at me out of your crib. I get to feel you tug at my pants and hold your arms up when you need to be held; to feel you take my hand and walk down the street. I get to hear your first words; to hear you say “ooooo”, as if you have just seems something of mystical powers (even if it is only the clothes dryer). I get to feel every proud moment as a mother. It is sad to say, I know that on your 16th birthday, when I am writing you another birthday letter, you will be out with your friends, not thinking about me... But know that sixteen years from now, I will be thinking about June 22, 2006, for your birthday means the world to me.

My child, your milestones this past year have been amazing. You are walking and talking (cat, car, wow, down...)- a far cry from the newborn you once were, cradled in my arms, nursing every hour... I remember looking down at your scrunchy, newborn, red face, wondering how it was possible to love someone so much and so fast? And even today I think, how is it possible that I would give my life in a fraction of a second if it meant that you could life a healthy and happy life? That answer is it is a love between a mother and her child, and I hope that you one day feel it too.

My love you, my daughter, my Hannah Girl, is unconditional. I will be there to help you up when you fall, to wipe your tears when you cry, to act silly when you need a laugh. I will be there to snuggle, to play chase and peek-a-boo, and to teach you “where’s the rocks? where’s the tree? where’s the birdie?” I love you so much.

So today, I wish you a very happy first birthday, but I also want to thank you for being you. You are the best child any mother could ask for. You play so nice, you love to do puzzles and read books. You love the park and you love other children. You love meatballs, pizza, and macaroni and cheese. You know what I love? As I sit here and write this, I love knowing everything about you. I know your favorite things to do, your favorite toys and favorite books. What’s best, is that I know what you want before you do, and I know what you are going to do before you do it. That’s what spending the last year with someone does I guess.

You have made my first year of parenting a pleasure. I am so excited to see how you grow this next year. I cannot wait to see the little girl you are already starting to turn into. So Happy Birthday again...and even though you won’t remember today, I’ll remember for us both. And in twenty or thirty years, I’ll tell you about your first birthday, and how it meant much more to me than you.

Love,
Mom

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That is such a beautiful letter. I am in tears right now!

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OMG... I'm crying!!!!!!!!!!

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I did it throughout my pregnancy with Roman. I'd write what important things were going on what happened at the doctors visits and I included the sono pics. I have about 15 letters.

I meant to do it with Clover, but never did. I'm gonna have some explaining to do. I guess it's never to late to start.

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I've written several.

One at 6 weeks, one right before my back surgery, one when I went back to work.

They are mostly stories I want him to know about us and his history. How DH and I met, the long road to concieve him, how much we love him.

Plus things I want him to understand in life - being a good friend and partner, being able to laugh at himself, etc.

And I always give a little tidbit about what's going on in the world right then.

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I wrote one for Grace a few days before my surgery.