I wanted to share with you this beautiful paragraph on the importance of your friends, family and community when it comes to raising a baby:
“The most important thing to get for your baby is not a Rock n’ Play, nor a good set of swaddling blankets, nor a high-end stroller. The most important thing to get for your baby is a village. Your village will keep you afloat. They will carry you when you are tired, feed you when you are starving, forgive you when you are unkempt and hours late and a neglectful friend who can’t remember to wear socks let alone whose birthday it is. They will love your baby when you are too tired or frustrated to hold her at the moment, because you are imperfect and human and have imperfect and human failings. They will remind you who you are when you start to think your whole life is only about poop. They will lift you up.”
While you have been what they call a relatively 'easy' baby, I am forever indebted to everyone in our lives who has welcomed you, celebrated you and loved you. Without them your dad and I would be a mess.
Your birth has cemented in my mind the need to stay close to loved ones, so I highly doubt we will ever live overseas, interstate or even an hour away from where we live now. Because the memories you make with the people who love you will be more important than any 'life skill' you will gain living away from them during your childhood.
You can't recognise your village at the moment but let me assure you it is filled with loving, compassionate and generous people. And for that I am forever grateful.
Love,
Mum xxx
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