An Introduction of Sorts

Dear Gabrielle,

I created this website as a way to collect all of the little letters I have written, am writing, and will write to you over the years. I should tell you that I originally started this in a journal. A paper journal, and a beautiful one at that. But I find that I'm in front of my computer far more often than i put pen to paper, and I don't want my messages to you to get lost to my own laziness.

And so here we are, on Blogger. I justify this blog by saying you live in a digital age and will likely use the computer for everything anyway. Still, it lacks some of the personal touches that I would like to see. Just know that, because I typed instead of hand-wrote my letter, it doesn't mean any less.

There is so much I want to say that I haven't been able to put into words, and so much I've said that I need to put up here. In the end, all you really need to know is that I love you. With all my heart. No matter what. You're my angel, my world, and I would do anything for you.

I have a lot of things to do right now - the Navy, law school, taking care of your daddy and our home - and these things keep me from telling you how much I care. I know that, right now, you only know that I am always here for you, but as you get older, and start to question this (and you will), I want you to know that I have loved you since before I knew you were Gabrielle. Before you had a name or a gender, or even fully formed legs. I've loved you since the day I found out you were growing inside of me, and no matter what, that will always be true.

And for now, I have to end this so I can take care of all the other things in my life that make me your very unique mommy.

I love you, Little One. Sleep well.

Love always,
Mami