A Blessed 18 Months

Dear Sweet Nora,

     Today was such a wonderful day with you in our lives. As is every other single day since the moment we found out you were going to be ours. I lay here this evening listening to the song "A Thousand Years" as you lay sleeping so peacefully in your bed. I get choked up just thinking about every moment of joy you have brought to us these last 548 days.

 The moment mommy found out she was going to have a baby girl,was the most exciting and breathtaking day of my life. I knew I would be blessed with my little princess and my forever friend. Boy was I ever right! Each and every day I get to spend with you, I only hope you know how proud you make me. From your energetic spirit, kind and friendly attitude towards other and your adorable appearance, I would not have chosen you any differently. God sure knew what he was doing when he made you, and I wonder every day, what I did so right to deserve you.

As you are becoming a vibrant, spunky toddler, I only enjoy our time together more and more. There is not a moment that I do not capture with you and store it in my forever memory. The way you follow me around and soak in each and every movement and word, to how you giggle at your daddy and your doggy, to how you like to do things independently and take your sweet time to study each and every aspect of something, I love it. What you do not know yet, is actually how much you teach me each day.

You teach me that; no phone call or text message is worth missing your favorite book reading, no walk is meant to move so quickly that we don't stop to pick up rocks, no exit from the car needs to be so fast that you can't first check out all the other cars in the parking lot or inspect if there are birds flying over head, that no bath time is meant to be done quickly or quietly, that no meal time has to be done cleanly, that the fun things in life don't have to cost money, and that feelings can both be hurt very quickly and also forgiven just as quickly....

" I will not be afraid, darling I have loved you for a thousand years, I will love you for a thousand more, all along I believed I would find you......


We certainly were very blessed indeed that you found us. I can hear your little voice shouting "yea mama" as I conclude this letter, and I hope you always feel that way baby girl. As much as I am proud of you, I want you to be proud of me and daddy. We would truly do anything for you and can't wait to see all the wonderful things you will accomplish either on your own or with our help in the very anticipated years to come :)

Love, Mom Mom

(18 month photos included, see below)