i was unpacking my shit and i came across a note i found in an empty office during my internship at the brady campaign. it's a really touching letter to someone's adopted baby on their first birthday i think. i just found it sweet.
it is your first birthday already. how you have grown, changed, and continue to be the joy of our lives. each of these 365 days has been literal proof of how love compunds itself. you are special in this world and god has blessed us immeasurably.
you came home from the hospital bright eyed and so very precious. your father and i have watched you learn night from day (trust me that was tough), watched your umbilical cord fall off, learned you are allergic to soy- [scribbled out]
the day you took off all by yourself stepping without holding on was a triumphant one! you didn't know you were doing it- it came easily. you have been so healthy and strong.
everyone who sees you comments on how beautiful you are and how friendly you are. you are constantly reaching out to people saying 'hi.'
little one, if you read and know nothing else in this beautiful life of ours, know that you are loved like nobody else; by your parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends. i love you and your dad loves you. be confident in that. know also that your birthparents love you and we are in touch.
the world is waiting for your goodness. you are my special angel. you are my langston.
yes, his name is really langston. i didn't know anyone had been named that for a century.
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Was the note dated? (And you just took the note away from the empty office and kept it?)
ReplyDelete"yes, his name is really langston. i didn't know anyone had been named that for a century."
Agreed. I mean, the only Langston I've ever heard of is Langston Hughes, and I don't even know a Langston.
I feel like your journal/blog will turn out amazingly epic if you keep with it :)
lol, the note wasn't dated, but yes i took it. :D
ReplyDeleteand hopefully i will be able to keep up with it, we'll see!