I know many moms write diaries about their babies, when the first smile happens, what the first word is and so on and so forth. I always wonder if anyone ever looked into whether moms write the most about their firstborn, and subsequent children are somehow not given that kind of attention that comes from novelty. I have heard that in most families, firstborns have more pics taken of them as infants and toddlers than their younger siblings.
Anyways. I have only one (maybe for now??), but I just never got around to noting down the many details of Xuanie’s developmental milestones. Once, when a friend was showing me her baby diary, and prodding me to get started on mine, I skeptically thought to myself that years down the road, who really cares. The baby grows up, and will have his grown-up interests, reckoned as more interesting than when he had his first bite of solid food.
Nevertheless, in my heart, I always thought there are so many words that I wanted to tell little X., and words that I hope he’d read about and know that he is greatly loved, and that when God brought him into this world, God sent him as a little Santa Claus, bringing immense joy and happiness to many, not least one little mom who has not much else to pride herself on.
Ah, so little X., someday, when you get to read and understand this, do know that you are so important to this world, for God sent you as a messenger of great joy. Indeed, you do so many things, yes, even as a little infant/toddler, that makes me feel I don’t deserve such kindness and blessing from God. (Detailed illustrations shall follow ….)
