Love letter to E

Happy Valentine's Day my sweet love,


mommy really wants these valentines
 for your class

 Mommy and Daddy don't really celebrate Valentine's day because we feel it is overly commercialized and silly that people need a day to tell their loved ones that they love them.  And while we will buy you valentines day cards for your class once you are in school, and give you silly heart covered toy, clothes and candy, the truth is, we love you every day. We love you so much.  I hope that Mommy and Daddy can teach you that love, real love, doesn't happen in a day, or on a day.  Real love happens every day.  Real love isn't always chocolates and flowers and romance.  Those are all parts of real love, but real love is so much more.



You seem to like Valentine,
your red monkey rattle.

I hope Mommy and Daddy can teach you that real love is time.  Yes today you got a new red monkey rattle that Mommy promptly named 'Valentine' as your first Valentine's day present and you got cards from some of you doting relatives that are very cute, and very appreciated and all of these are symbols of the love these people have for you.  But real love looks different.  Real love is your grandparents calling to skype with you and just wanting to watch you for hours on end because they love you and miss you and want to see you smile, coo, cry, and even just stare off into space.  Real love is your Mommy and Daddy playing with you together trying to make you laugh and coo and smile by squeaking at you in silly voices and playing silly games.  Real love is when those who love you hold you close and tight as you scream your guts out, because we want you to feel comforted and it makes us sad when you cry.  Real love is crying when we think about leaving you at daycare because we are going to miss you so much during the day. 


you gave daddy and mommy
the gifts of smiles and the
 most "talking" we have
heard so far.

I hope that when you grow up into a young lady you know what real love is.  I want you to be able to give real love and you don't let anyone you choose to love give you anything less than real love.  I want you to enjoy the flowers and chocolate or gifts if they make you happy, but expect the support, the joy, the pain and all of the experiences that come with real love and never let anyone make you feel like you aren't worth real love or don't deserve real love.  Because you do.  Everyone does.

Love and be loved my little one.

-Mommy