An Open Letter to My Week-Old Son
My Son,
It’s currently 6 AM on a Saturday. Not a time that I am familiar with to this point in my life. I’ve been up with you for two hours now, trying to calm you down. You’re finally asleep, hopefully for another few hours.
I have never fancied myself as much of a writer but the emotion builds up and I must put it into words. I’ve tried to write this for a few days now but haven’t been able to get past the tears to do so. But now, there are some things that you should know.
First and foremost, your mother and I love you very much. We’ve waited a long time for you. Almost exactly nine months ago, we were on a long drive back from Wyoming in the middle of the night when we felt the stillness whisper to us that now was the time to adopt. Not by coincidence, you would make your appearance into this world nine months later. We know that we were meant to have you.
We were there when you were born. At 4:34 PM, on the 17th of February, I can’t explain to you the raw emotion that filled St. Mark’s delivery room number 5. You shot into this world with an excitement that was like our own. The moment that I saw you, I knew that I would never be the same. You instantly changed me. Thank you.
Your birth mother is the most courageous woman that your mother and I have ever met. She loves you so much. She was selfless, and realized that she could not care for you in the way that she wanted. She picked us to raise you. We have been so deeply humbled by her. There will forever be a deep place anchored in my heart for her and the love she has shared with us.
You have your entire life ahead of you, filled with many choices. I urge you to choose to be you. Be bold, and choose to do good.
I will always be there for you. With all my love and devotion, I will fight to give you the wonderful life you deserve. Because you have made my life wonderful beyond my dreams by being my perfect little boy.
I hope you never grow tired of hearing the words “I love you”. I will always love you. You will never be able to do anything that will change that.
With all the love that I never knew I could possess,
Your Dad