Dear Button: Guess How Much Your Daddy Loves You

Dear Button,

I've written a lot in this blog about your daddy, about how he cares for me, about when we got engaged, about our wedding day, about how he's supported me through the last few years in particular. But I haven't told you all the ways in which he loves you already, and I think you should know.

In Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney, Little Nutbrown Hare learns from his father, Big Nutbrown Hare, just how vast a father's love can be. Every time Little Nutbrown Hare tries to come up with a new way to express his love, Big Nutbrown Hare's love extends even further--just like your daddy's love for you does.

So, without further ado...

Baby Button, Your Daddy Loves You So Much That...

He's already practicing swaddling. 

(With Ozzy, who's a very patient victim.)

He's already learning to adjust the Baby Bjorn. 

(With Rosie, who seems far too enamored with the new method of carrying.)

He's regularly reading you bedtime stories.

(And you settle right down when you hear his soothing voice, little girl.)

He thinks about you whenever he leaves me an encouraging note for the day.

(He's very worried about your nutrition--hence the reference to my breastfeeding class.)

He's happily immersed in projects for your bathroom and bedroom.

(And he's really handy, little Button--he's even working on making you homemade wooden blocks!)

He spent his day off packing your tiny clothes (and our larger ones) in hospital-ready bags.

(And he even hand made name tags for each one!)

He tells you how much he loves you every single day,

how much he can't wait to meet you in just five little weeks,

how ready he is for you to turn his world upside down,

and, in doing so,

infuse it with more meaning and sense than he could have ever imagined.

Love,

Your Mama