Kennywood Pictures

[Janet]

Haley, I didn't want you to cry, although it is a real tear jerker. I know you weren't really wishing time away, but we have all said things like what is in the letter...we just don't realize how soon it's going to happen and then be gone. I think that letter made me a better mother in so many ways and I just wanted to share it with you and all the other ladies. Every single time I read it, I get so teary eyed. What a wonderful letter from her mother to have been found by that woman. Like Ann Landers said..."what a treasure."

[HALEY]

I already copied the letter, i loved it.
We'll when i was pregnant, i made a promise to God that if he gave me a perfect angel, i would try my hardest to be a perfect Mom, and i always make good on my promises.
My childhood wasn't the greatest, but i want to make sure Micah has wonderful memories of his..

[HALEY]

Janet here is the letter i wrote when Micha was about 3 months old, let me know what you think.... it took days to write this, but in case something happen to me, i wanted Micah to know how much i loved him.



A mother’s letter to her son.


My letter to my dearest son Micah, I still can’t believe I am actually writing a mother letter to my dearest, sweetest, loving, gift from God, my son, Micah.

March 7, 2007 was the most wonderful day of my entire life; it was the day you were anxiously waiting to see the world. Micah you were born at Monongahela Valley Hospital at 3:28 pm, you were 8lbs 1 oz and 21 inches long… That was the most incredible, wonderful, emotional, exhilarating, day of our lives; I had to have an emergency c-section that day cause your little heart rate was dropping.
When I heard you cry I looked over at your Daddy and asked what my son looks like, and Daddy smiled at me and said “Kelly, he’s absolutely wonderful, perfect just perfect” and with tears in my eyes I asked Daddy to count your fingers and toes to make sure they were all there.. Of coarse that’s what Mommy’s do... Then as they scooted you passed me I caught a glimpse of you and you were absolutely beautiful, God sent me my angel boy... I was the happiest person, the proudest Mommy, in the world that day. A day I will cherish forever, the birth of my son. The day I became a mother!


After recovery was the first time I got to hold you, oh I remember that day like it was yesterday, I never knew it until that day I would ever love anyone the way I will always love you, I never in my life felt love like that until I held you in my arms, and my son you will understand one day what I am talking about when you have children, the love is just overwhelming, it’s just unexplainable… But I hope and pray one day you will feel that love and know what I am talking about, there is nothing like it in the world. The love a parent has for their child. And one day I pray you make me a Grandmother. That would be my second greatest day of my life.

As you journey though life, know that I will always be there for you, ALWAYS even when I leave this world my love for you I will take with me, and our memories I will leave with you. Know that people will come and go in your life, you will have people that love you, will be your friend forever and friends that will betray you, and girlfriends that will love you, will hurt you, you will have people that will do anything for you, give you there last dime, and you will be hurt by people, turn there backs on you when you need them the most, these people you want to stay far away from them, experience will teach you all of this. but time will heal all your pains, and faith will keep you alive, my son if anything in life I am going to teach you, I will teach you to believe in God and keep him close to your heart, God will never let you down, he will always be there to pick up and get you moving again, without God in your life you will have nothing! With God in your life you can and will achieve your greatest goals, you can be anything you put your mind to it... In difficult times pray for it. Talk to God everyday, God will stand by your side.
I pray every night you achieve and have everything you want in life, cause I love you. I wish for a better life for you and I want to see a better life for you...


Don’t rush to grow up, you’ll only long to be a child again, learn you cannot make anyone love you, all you can do is let yourself be loved, never compare yourself to others you are your own free spirit, learn to forgive by practicing forgiveness, learn to listen, let others talk, never talk mean nasty words especially to those you love, it may take many years to heal their hearts, know that there are people that love your dearly, but simply haven’t learned how to express or show their feelings, know that two people can look at the same thing but see it differently. Be giving to others that need you, cherish the things you have, treat others the way you want them to treat you, know that a rich person is not the one who has the most, but is one who needs the least. Don’t think anxiously about the future, because you’ll forget the present. In youth you learn, in age you understand.
Take time to smell the roses, life goes to fast. Enjoy every moment you have.

My son live everyday like there is no tomorrow, love like you never been hurt, cherish each and every day, cherish the life that God has given you, because you were a gift from God to me.

All your dreams can come true my son, if you have the courage to pursue them!


You’re my angel…… you’re beautiful…. My precious son…. I love you baby….

Forever- Mommy

[HALEY]

Hey Janet woman where did you go? I was just wondering if you liked my poem....

[Janet]

Sorry, I had to go to town for a bit, but the letter is lovely. Hopefully nothing will happen to you for the letter to be read and you'll be able to babysit for the grandkids!! Won't that be a treat???

[Gina]

Haley that letter to your son is beautiful it made me cry! I never thought of writing a letter back when I had given birth to my children. Hey I guess it 's never to late...

Janet omg I remember reading that letter in her column, I use to read the Daily News everyday and Ann Launders column. Boy that brought back many of memories..

[HALEY]

in his baby book there is a page for a letter to your child, and one day i just started typing and that's what i came up with, i want to change a couple things, but in time when i can get back on my computer to do so, but i kinda like it the way it is, just wanted to share some of my life with him....

[DianaB]

That's a really nice letter, Haley. I've always thought about writing letters for my children for when I'm gone. I read something once where a mother had written letters for her three children and they weren't to share with the others what was written inside. She started each letter with "You were my favorite child!!"

[HALEY]

Originally Posted by DianaB

That's a really nice letter, Haley. I've always thought about writing letters for my children for when I'm gone. I read something once where a mother had written letters for her three children and they weren't to share with the others what was written inside. She started each letter with "You were my favorite child!!"

aww that's soooo swwweeeetttt !!! ok thanks you got my eyes tearing up over here, oh i'm getting so emotional with old age !!! ha ha LOL.....

[Tiramisu]

Can't remember the show (maybe Knotts Landing), but the mother knew she was dying and bought birthday dresses for her daughter to wear until she was grown and made lots of videos of herself to leave for the daughter.

My daughter has a book from her first pregnancy that she was asking us all to write notes "to the baby" in. Then, when she found out twins were coming, the book kind of got dropped. Guess everybody was speechless!

[Janet]

I have a book that I had forgotten all about. I basically asks all kinds of questions, I answer and then it's given to my son. I got one that says "From Grandmother" and gave it to my Mom. She hopefully has filled it out to give to my son also.

[DianaB]

I have a couple of those books laying around here..................................somewhere!

[HALEY]

Originally Posted by Janet

Sorry, I had to go to town for a bit, but the letter is lovely. Hopefully nothing will happen to you for the letter to be read and you'll be able to babysit for the grandkids!! Won't that be a treat???

Yes it would i would love to have grandkids, one day, no rush.. still enjoying my baby...

[Janet]

Originally Posted by DianaB

I have a couple of those books laying around here..................................somewhere!

I need to get my book back out and see if there is anything I can add to it yet. I also need to ask my mother if she has done anything in hers.