Letters to Hope

So we went to Sabrina’s birthday party.  You were so great… you are so smart.  You play very well with other kids and although at times with me you are a little clingy you are a very happy kid.
You are learning more and more words and now are starting to realize that many words can [...]

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So we got back from a long trip to NY to see all your family and it was a very wonderful relaxing visit.  You grew up a lot in that two weeks and are talking all the time now, although you have rapidly digressed from potty training.  This makes me a little nervous but I [...]

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Gosh you are getting big and picking up everything I say and do.  It is amazing how much you are absorbing and how much you are catching onto …. “life”.
I think that the shift in relationships (applying to your father and I) was just in the knick of time.  I think that if I would [...]

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I am going through a whirlwind of emotions right now.
It is driving me crazy, your father is driving me crazy.  I am so tired of talking about our relationship, about changes that have to be made, about things that have been said or not said, about things I will not put up with no matter [...]

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Life has been going on for the past month or so without your father here, and as stated before you do not really realize it.
Since taking the job at the club after selling the Pizzeria’s and working at night he leaves to go to work when you are asleep and the fact that he [...]

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So I just have to tell you about this because it is too funny.
Yesterday You decided that you wanted to go for a walk, so you got your shoes on and lead me and daddy to the door. (Daddy visit’s you every day)  You wanted to go for a walk NOW.  Daddy  was not feeling [...]

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Your father has still not moved back into the house.  This seems to not affect you at all but it is weighing heavily on my heart.  I miss him and I wish that he would realize that what I want for our relationship and for our future will only benefit us in a positive way [...]

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I wanted to let you know that although this might be nothing, your father and I have been fighting a lot.  It is so hard to describe and explain how hard it is to have a relationship with someone and how much you have to work in that relationship.
I see our relationship and I keep [...]

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Your Uncle James sent me the new Tori Amos ‘Beekeeper’ CD.
I’m pretty sure I have every CD Tori has released. My friends all over the world are on the lookout for new and obscure releases. I know you will grow up listening to her music, since I like it so much.
About Uncle James
I only wish [...]

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Your Chee Chee (my mother) is coming to town this weekend again. She and her husband John are going to help out with the house some more.
I am getting so nervous and excited about you coming. Only nine weeks left (unless you come later).
We are going to paint the bathrooms and look for a changing [...]

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