Monday 22 February 2016

Birthday Letter (Adventures of L-Plate Gran)



Dear Avalyn Grace

Tomorrow (Wednesday 24th) you will be 2 years old. I wrote to you when you were born (here)  and again when you were 6 months old (here), so I guess you are due another letter.

I know you are looking forward to your birthday this time round - unlike your first one, when you cried the entire afternoon of your party, bewildered by the number of people and small children who had suddenly invaded 'your' space. Now you are older, you know you are going to be two, and are anticipating 'candles' and 'presents' and I am quite sure you will have both on your special day.

Unbelievably, we have been on our journey together through your baby world for almost a year. I started looking after you last March for two days a week, full of trepidation at the responsibility, and the purple buggy and very unsure of what was going to unfold. I need not have feared.

From the get-go, you welcomed me into your small life. We have developed a close and loving bond. We are friends, allies, conspirators. We share laughs, songs, books, silly jokes, we ride buses, we tease each other constantly. I love you to the moon and back.

As we slowly approach, perhaps, the end of our adventures, and you embark on the next stage, with a new baby brother arriving soon, I cannot tell you what a joy it has been to watch as you develop, and to have been a close part of your growing up.

I will always love you, and always be proud of you, wherever you go, whatever you go on to achieve. I will always be here for you, an encourager on the sidelines, a listening ear, or a shoulder to cry on. You have brought so much happiness to all your family, my precious little girl. Every blessing to you on your second birthday.

All my love

Grandma


17 comments:

  1. Hear, hear. Very nice letter Ma'am. Hope Little G will read it when she's older

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  2. Carol, such a beautiful heartfelt letter to an amazing little girl. We have all had the privilege of making that journey with you and as a grandparent myself, appreciated every minute of it. Happy birthday Little G. Xxxx

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  3. This bright a tear to my eye. Happybirthday Little G.

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  4. Carol, thank you so much for sharing such a beautiful relationship. We have enjoyed every single minute!

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  5. A beautiful letter....but be assured....your adventures together are only just beginning....

    Happy Birthday little person...xx

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  6. What a beautiful letter, brought a tear to my eye. Enjoy your birthday celebrations Little G :-)

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  7. Lovely! Happy Birthday Little-G xxxx

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  8. ...now THAT’S a proper letter!!

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  9. Just beautiful! Happy birthday, Little G. I know that you and big G are going to carry on have grand adventures still with a large capital G. The story is a long way from over and I'm looking forward to the next instalments! Xxx

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    1. Thanks Val and everyone else....I hope we will go on to have lots more adventures...

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  10. Very touching. How well-considered, and captures the loss as they move into each stage.

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  11. I hope you all celebrate in style! Happy birthday, little G.

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  12. That’s beautiful, Carol. Brought tears to my eyes.

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  13. Moved to tears.. Hope she had a fab day and enjoyed the party!

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  14. That's lovely! Happy Birthday to Little G! & she'll have so much fun with new baby when he arrives!

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