Dear Nat,
It’s been awhile since I last wrote you a letter. So much has changed.
Many people approached me while your mommy was pregnant with Sam, and expressed a worry that you would get neglected and hurt after she was born. Some even reprimanded me that I would dare have another child while the first one was still so young.
It’s been just over six weeks since Sam was born, and it’s pretty clear they didn’t have much to worry about, did they?
You and I, we’re like peas in a pod. We’ve spent quite a lot of one to one time together and I absolutely love the times we hang out. Your mommy’s been complaining a bit that I haven’t been able to spend enough quality time with her or Sam but that will come, in time.
One memory that really stood out was when I had a long day of work and meetings, and got home exhausted at 10:30pm, expecting to find everyone sleeping. It was true, except for one person.
You had waited up for me. I proceeded to have the dinner that had been set aside, and I went from feeling completely down and out, and expecting to eat a cold, lonely dinner before bed, to completely filled with joy.
I made you a small glass of warm milk and we talked about whatever you remembered from your day. I don’t remember what you said that night but I do remember that I thought to myself what a lucky father I was.
Even when I go to work nowadays, you’ve started to call me once or twice a day in the office. And no matter how busy or stressed I am, I will try to make my way to an empty meeting room to talk to you. It only takes about 30 seconds per conversation and if 30 seconds in my working day is able to make you happier, it’s worth it, a million times over.
One thing which I truly appreciate is that you love your sister. There have been moments when you didn’t like the idea of people giving attention to Sam, but you have never taken it out on her. I have never doubted that you love her and it means everything to me.
Thank you for the joy you bring to those around you. Thank you for being your clever, cheeky, irrepressible self. Thank you for making me feel like the luckiest father in the world.
Love,
Dad
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