From Mama

Michael Blake,

Sweet boy, it's your mama. It's hard to believe you'll be here in 13 days (if you mind me and take my preference for your birthday into serious consideration, will you?). Your papa set up your crib last week, and I couldn't wait to put all your bedding together. It's adorable. I promise, there's great incentive to come early. Like lots more room in your very cute crib for starters. And an adoring papa for another.

I can make sure your nursery is nice and comfy when you decide to come, but let's make a truce now. I promise to be patient as you figure out how to sleep and breathe and eat and be a little human. Will you be patient too as I try to figure it all out? See, with a new baby comes a new mama too. I've never done anything like this before, but I promise, cross my heart, to do my very best to make your journey from heaven to our home as seamless as possible.

I promise to sing you lullabies, and wish big wonderful things for you, to make you learn how to play the piano, and help you with your homework (unless it's math, then papa is your only hope). I promise to feed you balanced meals as often as possible, and teach you how to love and respect and to dream. I promise to work on understanding your side, and to try to not always be right, to say I'm sorry when I'm wrong and to teach you to do the same. I promise to let you ask as many questions as I can handle, and to let you talk as long as I can possibly remain sane. I promise to take every opportunity to teach you how much you are loved and all about how special you are because you are part of a bigger, beautiful plan.

Can you just promise to take it easy on me? Let me mess up once in awhile, and give me slobbery kisses when I feel like I've failed you. Every now and again will you beg for a story? Don't let Ted influence all your messes, and for those messes you come up with all on your own, please don't involve Ted in the ones that involve anything injested.

I love you so much already, baby boy. Come meet us soon! 

Love,

Mama