An Open Letter to My Husband Before Baby #2 Arrives

To my husband,

This year has definitely had its share of downs, but in just a couple weeks we are expecting a huge up! As we prepare to welcome another little boy to our family I wanted to take the time to tell you what’s going through my head. Our life together began as “Love in a college town” and it was what I always dreamed of when I thought about how I’d fall in love with my future husband. After graduation we were married and began our lives together and it was amazing to have you all to myself! It was great to have regular date nights, and spend our evenings just appreciating each other.

We both knew we’d want a family fairly soon and we were so excited for the new chapter in our lives. It was devastating when we faced issues with getting pregnant, but you were always there to support me no matter how much I felt like it was all my fault. It definitely wasn’t the happy journey we imagined. Then one day...even though the dr didn’t believe me...we finally were blessed with the opportunity to be parents! I cried, you cried, we all cried!

Once that little boy arrived we were so smitten with him! You worked so hard to support our new little family as I stayed at home and began the mom life. I knew things would change when we had a baby but not as much as they actually did. I devoted myself to this new little boy and didn’t always make the time to let you know how much I appreciate all your hard work, love and support! I’m sorry for that. As we grew as a family we all adapted to our new roles and things began to come more naturally. I’m still a very protective mama shark (do-do-dodododo) and I rarely ever have our son out of my sight but I’ve managed to step back enough to make sure I can focus on you too and I know you know how hard that is for me. Still, I hope you feel how loved you are every day!

Now we are blessed again to be expecting another little boy and my biggest worry is how to share myself with all three of the most important guys in my life. New babies take so much attention and let’s be honest I’m hard on myself when I don’t feel like I’m giving/doing my best. As we go from a family of 3 to 4, I want you to know that you still are and will always be my Mike-a-roni! I appreciate all the work you put in so that I can stay at home and raise our babies! You made this family possible and I am forever thankful to you for choosing me to be your partner in life. I see all the little things you do to support us and love us and I don’t think I could ever fully describe how much you mean to me. You are the first person I want to see every morning and the last I want to see every night. So as I go back into no sleep mommy mode, remember that I’ll always have time for you, for our talks and for all the silly fun we have. We’ve worked so hard to make this life we are living and though it won’t always be easy, it’s the only life I would ever choose to live. I promise that I will always find a way to let you know how much I love you and what you mean to this family. You are irreplaceable and we wouldn’t ever want to experience life without you. Thank you for being the best husband, best father and best friend I could ever imagine!

Love, your wife