Dear Ollie,
Since you're growing inside my belly right now, I feel like we're already pretty well acquainted. (You know I like indie rock and singing in the shower, I know you like french fries and my shower concerts) But I want to tell you about another very special person who will be taking care of you when you arrive:
your daddy.
As far as dads go, yours is pretty awesome. I met him 9 years ago, and even though we've had some rough patches, we always find our way back to each other. First loves are like that I think.
He has been so excited about you since the day we found out we were going to have you. (Even though mommy was extremely worried/scared/borderline hysterical…)
He was the first one to place his hand on my tummy and tell you he loved you.
He has not missed one single doctors appointment.
And I had to yell at him for trying to steal the doctors heart rate monitor so he could hear your little heart whenever he wanted.
He reeeaaaallllly wanted to name you Liam...but he now calls you Ollie. (Because he loves mommy very very much and knows it makes her happy)
He tracks your weekly progress and let's me know what you're up to. (And even though I already know because I do the same thing, I listen anyways)
He has already thought about how he's going keep tabs on you in your teenage years. And sorry kid, but I don't foresee you getting away with much.
He gets up in the middle of the night to get mommy food, snacks, my phone charger...absolutely anything I need. And he never complains.
He doesn't feel like everyone is excited enough about you because you only take up 95% of family conversations and he thinks it should be 100%...(trust me, your grandparents, aunts, and uncles are over the moon about you already)
He yells at me for poking my tummy because he thinks you don't like it. (Little does he know, you're actually super bored in there and think my pokes are fun)
He's always worried…("Are you sure you can be at the pool? Is the sun going to cook him?")
He has never once told me I am gaining too much weight (even though I probably am) and reassures me that I am providing a healthy body for you to grow in.
He works all day long, takes care of mommy, is currently in school, is a U.S. Marine, and is completing a long list of house renovations #superdad
He always kisses you goodbye before he leaves and tells you he loves you. Which you should actually be able to hear now!
Instead of saying he hopes you'll be one thing or another, he says: "I can't wait to see what he's like. I can't wait to see what his interests are." He is already such an accepting and supportive father.
Every choice he makes revolves around you. Your safety, happiness, and health are his #1 priority. You are already his whole world. And seeing him be this wonderful of a father before you're even here has made me fall even more in love with him.
Thank you for being my person, Mitchell. Happy Fathers Day. Ollie and I love you to the moon.
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