My little girl,
The past weeks have been quite an adventure for your Mom and I. Watching you grow, feeling your first little kicks, preparing the house and dreaming of our times with you have all been part of this wonderful journey!
As you may know already, your Dad loves to play music. Believe it or not, you have a quite a musical heritage. I grew up listening to my Grampie and Grammie Hayden singing duets. She would sing and he would play the guitar and sing. They would make it a verse or two, miss a word, playfully argue about who's fault it was and then start over. I loved listening to them. I can also remember my Grandma Friberg playing the piano. Every year at Christmas, the whole family (cousins, aunts and uncles) would gather around her piano and sing Christmas songs together. Even now I recall those wonderfully special moments. My father played me to sleep many nights- the Beatles, Neil Diamond and others. Soon I hope that some of my music might be the background of your dreams as you drift off to sleep.
A few weeks ago that I was able to sit down and play some songs for you. Undoubtedly I played you James Taylor, perhaps some other artists and some of my own songs. I hope you enjoyed them. Believe it or not, I was kind of nervous, and it took some thought as to what song I would play for you first. So I chose a song that I could sing as a prayer for you:
Rest, I cry to you oh Lord
You are my refuge- my portion in the land of the living
You say, "Be still now my child
And know that I am the Lord"
You say, "Come take up my burden- it's light.
Find rest for your soul"
After playing, your Mom and I just sat together and felt you kicking around- it was a special time.
Needless to say, little one, you already have a special place in your Daddy's heart. You are beautiful to me and I can't wait to meet you! You know I actually have been working on a song for you. I began writing it just after your mom and I saw you for the first time- your heart beating away just perfectly.
With one beat of your heart
You walked right into mine
One simple black and white
I'm seeing through new eyes
The newness of life
Like the time that stopped when she went walking down that aisle
You walked right into mine
Love you little girl,
Dad
