Dear Kyla,
Today you are five months old and your Daddy and I cannot believe how fast time has flown over the past few months. We just got back from Nana and Grampa's cottage where we spent a week with Great Aunt Elaine from Scotland and Gran. So many memories were made, many photographs taken but still your Daddy and I cannot help but feel like all of these moment are slipping away too fast so we decided to start writing letters to you so each little memory has a home where we can come back to. So here is your first letter.
I could tell you about everything that has happened over the past few months or all the wonderful and clever things you are doing right now but I will save those things for later letters. For now I wanted to show you something very special, a song written especially for you. You may not recognize any of the words yet but I am sure you know the tune as your Daddy and I sing it to you often. It was written for your dedication just a few weeks ago, a very special day where we celebrated you!
I think as you grow up it will become one of your favourite songs and I hope you will hear our love in the tune as you hum it throughout your life.
Gaol Daonnan
We want you to know
You are surrounded by love
Like the great, big ocean
That we’ve spoken of
We want you to dream
When the daylight breaks
To imagine an enchanted
world
Even when you’re awake
And though we don’t know how to do it
And you have to grow your
own wings
We want you to teach you
to listen
To the beauty in
everything,
To listen to it sing
When you finally arrived
We were so surprised
That this tiny stranger
Could change our lives
We want you to know
We want you to discover
All of the places we love
And our love for each other
And
though we don’t know how to do it
And you have to grow your
own wings
We want you to teach you
to listen
To the goodness in
everything,
To listen to it sing
Maybe it’s supernatural,
finding out
That paradise is
How wonderful life is
That heaven’s reflection
is in your smile
Our best advice is
Whatever the crisis
To listen to the song in
your heart
When you fall asleep at
night
Close your eyes and we’ll
kiss you,
Love ain’t the issue
There’s always enough to
go around
And though we don’t know how to do it
And you have to grow your
own wings
We want you to teach you
to listen
To the beauty in
everything,
To listen to it sing
We went on our first family vacation in October - all the way to Cape Cod! We really wanted you to meet the ocean, a special friend to your dad and I. In fact we chose your nickname, Kai, because it means ocean. We knew this would be your name for a long time, ever since we stood on Kits beach in Vancouver - our first home. So far you have very much lived up to this nickname of yours. Like the ocean you are a whirlwind of activity, moving and changing right before our eyes. The ocean, however, can also be very calming and gentle and we often see these attributes in you as you sit and examine your books, reach to pat your puppy friends and nuzzle into us as we read to you. You are beautiful, graceful on your tip toes and you are always surprising us with something new each day. We have high hopes that you and the ocean will be life long friends!
Well we just can't believe you are six months old today, everyone says it but time has just flown by. Your Daddy and I are so proud of you - you are a beautiful, smart and energetic little girl with a sparkle in your little eyes and a curiosity for the world around you which very much keeps life entertaining these days. Here's a little about what you have been up to over the last six months.
We are so excited for where the next six months will take us and to watch
you continue to flourish. You have brought us such joy since you came
into our lives and now Daddy, Lily, Sprout and I simply can't imagine
life without you. Happy half-birthday baby girl, we sure do love you!
We are proud of you little miss mover and yet know this is really only the beginning of the many ways your will surprise us in the future with your wonderful ways of exploring and advancing. We are excited little one!
