Our Letter to Baby Wilson

Dear Baby Wilson,

It's been a long time since your mommy and daddy first thought about having you until now. We have had so much time to think about what you would look like - whether you would have dark hair like mommy or good eyesight like daddy. We wondered what you would be like - will you like computers and gaming like us? Will you be funny and sweet? Will you be athletic like daddy or an academic like mommy?

In all of our preparation and planning and wondering, one thing has always been true. Our biggest wish for you is to be who you are. No matter what you look like or what you like to do or who you will become, we want you to be kind and empathic to others and to make this world a better place because you are in it. We will do our best to help you navigate this crazy, wonderful and sometimes scary world. We will teach you how to be strong and resilient and how to find happiness and peace no matter where you are. We will teach you how to stand up for what is right, to fight for your rights and the rights of others. We will do our best to provide for your every need, but will teach you how to be self-sufficient and independent as well.

We will show you through our actions that love, integrity and respect are the most important things in life. We will do our best to model what a good partnership looks like and will always try to be good parents. I know we will make mistakes and sometimes we will make the wrong choices. But we promise to always love you, to explain the world and our choices to you, apologize if we have made a mistake and do our best to make it right.

We are so excited about meeting you and helping you become the person you are meant to be. We are excited about how you will change our lives and make us better people as we help to guide you on your path. For now, be healthy and safe inside mommy's belly until you are ready to join us and meet your friends and family, your canine and feline siblings and your new house and bedroom. For now, we will keep preparing, planning and hoping for a good birth-day for you.

Love,
Mommy & Daddy

p.s. if you like to sleep a lot, that is also fully acceptable.