Ivy

Ivy dear
how I love you so

From the time I found out I was having you
to now and even after
I have never stopped loving you

your father and I contemplated names until we held you for the first time
when I saw your big and beautiful brown eyes I knew I had the perfect name for you
Ivy Marie

You are everything I imagined you would be and so much more
I know you have only been in our lives for a few years
it only feels like a few months for us

we stayed up with you the first two weeks we brought you home
you were sick and miserable
it killed me that I couldn't do much for you

When I look in at you in your bed at two in the morning I see so much of me in you
dear daughter, when boys look at you when you are older please remember how much you are worth

When I met your father I had no idea I would be where I am today
him asleep in the next room
you sleeping peacefully wile I watch your chest move up and down

I tip toe quietly to not wake you
I know if I do you will be up all night

I hope I am a good mother to you

Ivy dear
if you find yourself without me and your dad here one day
please remember all the lessons we taught and how much we love you

I pray that one day you grow into the woman I know you will become

Dear Ivy
how I love you so