Dear _____ !

This KIDFUN idea is so easy, you’ll wonder why you hadn’t thought of it yourself. Perhaps, you have!

Write a letter to your special child. Write many … in fact, keep them stored in the computer and let them go on and on. I’ve been writing to Ryan since she’s six months old and, so far, I have 18 pages.

My letter started as a love letter, which they always are. But they’ve become a journal of her growth. I remember the first time she ate cereal and spit all over us! She’ll love that story when she’s old enough to read it!

The letters are like a baby book, too. Her mom just doesn’t have time to write down all those firsts, the things you always wish you remembered, like the first time she walked and talked. It’s actually even better because I share how I felt the first time I saw her take a few steps, speak a few words, the first time she called me … “Gammy,”  which was supposed to be Grammy.

I also share thoughts about her personality. It’s so interesting to compare from when she was six months, ten months to now, that she’s um … 34 months. I would notice how she always made eye contact with people, when I carried her in a restaurant as a baby. It were as if she wanted to talk to everyone, to wave hello. She’s still that friendly and outgoing today. You know, those little observances are fun to record.

And, be safe. My letters are so precious to us that I send copies to her mom and to her dad to store in their computers,  just in case something happens to mine. I’d hate to lose them.

I think it’s funny, too, as I read back. I always think I could never love my granddaughter more than I do at that moment! And, there it is in black and white. I love her even more.

Gotta’ go … I have to write to Ryan about that voice mail she left me the other day! You know, the one that made me melt!

And, here’s a P.S. — I wonder if she’ll actually read them. It almost doesn’t matter!