A love letter to the man who made me a mom and gave me our beautiful baby boy💙
To the man who changed my life forever,
It’s only been 12 days since we met our baby boy, and somehow it already feels like a lifetime of love has passed. I keep looking at him and thinking… we really did this. We created this perfect little human together. You made me a mom. You made me his mom. And even though it hasn’t been easy, and even though we don’t get to see you every day, I need you to know how much I love you—how much I see you, and how deeply I appreciate you.
The days are long without you here. I wish you could see the way our baby stretches in his sleep, the way his tiny fingers curl around mine, how his little noises fill the quiet. Every time something new happens—even something small—I want to turn to you and say, look, babe! But the weekdays are quiet, and the house feels like it’s waiting for you too.
I know it hurts you not being here. I see how much you love us. I see the way you light up every time we walk through the door on the weekends, how your hands instantly reach for him, how your voice softens when you say his name. You don’t just show up—you pour your whole heart into us.
Even when you’re not physically here, I feel your love in everything. In the way you check in on us. In your tired voice telling me you miss us after work. In how you worry if I’m getting enough sleep or eating enough. In how excited you are just to hold your son, even if it’s just for a little while.
I won’t lie—it’s hard. I miss you during the night feeds when I’m rocking him and wishing I could lay my head on your shoulder. I miss you during the little moments, like his first big yawn or his first fussy morning. And sometimes, I cry. Not because I’m not strong—but because loving someone this deeply, this fully, this newly—while also doing the hardest job I’ve ever had, is just a lot.
But I wouldn’t trade this life for anything.
You gave me our son. You gave me a love I didn’t know I was capable of feeling. You gave me the title of Mom, and now I get to watch you become everything I ever dreamed a dad could be.
So thank you, my love. For working so hard. For loving so loud, even from a distance. For showing up every weekend like it’s the first time you’ve held him all over again. For being my partner in this—messy, beautiful, sleep-deprived, magical—new life.
We’ll count down the days until Friday. We’ll hold on to every minute when you’re here. And we’ll never stop loving you for everything you are to both of us.
Your fiancée & the mama of your perfect little boy 💙
