Dear Harrison

You’re here!

Welcome to the world, little man.
How did we get so lucky
To be sent you?
A perfect little big gift from God.
A sweet spirit to take care of
And call ours
For a short time
(in the grand scheme of things)

Carter is my first baby.
Vanessa is my first girl.
But you are my first YOU!
And you’ve already got Mom’s heart in that tiny little hand.

I wonder how much of your life
will be spent trying to distinguish yourself
from your brother and sister.
Maybe you’ll love trains and cars and mischief like Carter.
Maybe you’ll be fiercely independent like Vanessa.
But just be you, mister man. Just be Harry.

We love him.
Four days old.
How do you like the world so far?