A Mother's love, a strong foundation

Dear Nadia,

Those of us who have seen the kind of Mother you are, know first hand just how loving and caring you are, and also all that you have put into educating yourself on all things babies. From learning about the pregnancy, to learning about how to best care for an infant and baby, no one can dispute all the effort you have put forth in giving our little Naomi the strongest foundation that she could possibly have. It's amazing for me to learn through you just how valuable and important so many things are to setting up your baby with the kind of environment, care and interaction she needs in order to help her develop in a very natural and tremendous way. I have not only seen Naomi make leaps and bounds in her daily growth, but I have also witnessed how her development has translated into such an amazing little person right before our eyes. Seeing how she has the kind of friendly structure that helps her have the nourishment and engagement that a baby needs just serves as another example of the amazing job you have done in raising this beautiful soul. Now I know there are many variables involved. I know that our little angel won't just be a product of what we do for her - I know that she has choices in this too :), but I also know that we are holding true to our promise. We are holding true to our conversations that we used to have while we daydreamed on a beach or discussed over a nice dinner and some wine. We are holding true to the idea that we always held strong in our heads of the type of people we can be some day. We are becoming the parents that we set out to be. Thank you for leading the way.

love,
Charlie

Motor boat

Dear Wife,

To me there are so many little things that you do to be a wonderful Mom that I don't even think you are aware of.  These fun little moments don't just give us all something to smile and laugh about, but they serve as yet another reminder at the mother that you are so naturally becoming....the mother I always knew you to be :).  

love,

Papa

A very special Happy 1st Mother's Day!

Dear Nadia,

I never thought I could love anything as much as I find myself loving this family we created together.  I guess you can say that it's a reflection of the love that is shared between us.  This is all a product of such a strong bond that we have nurtured from years of growing together....a bond and love that will remain evident through our entire lives.  I can go on and on thanking you for being the wife that you are and have been, but on this special day, I just want to thank you for being the Mother that you have become.  Naomi and I will never let you forget that.

Life is quite amazing.  Look at this family we've created Chicky :)

love,

Charlie

p.s.  Now open your gift!

Singing Happy Birthday to Nadia

Dear Nadia,

What a great and busy weekend we had with Grandpa Tolik in town.  So busy in fact, that I literally couldn't find a moment to have an official cake for you on your birthday :(.  But there was no way I was going to let the day pass without singing "happy birthday" to you.  So what's the next best thing?  Your favorite soft serve ice cream courtesy of Pitfire :).  I love you Chicky.

love,

Charlie

Happy Birthday Mama!

Dear Nadia,

Just a year ago we were spending your birthday across the world in Thailand.  Now, just one year later we find ourselves with a beautiful baby girl in Naomi and nothing but love ahead in our future.

 

I wanted to take this moment to wish you all the love and happiness that is possible for any one individual to receive and I can't wait to see what's on the horizon in the next year to come :).  I love you Nadia.....thank you for being the most amazing Mother and Wife to us and for making our world full of joy and sunshine everyday. 

 

love,

Charlie & Naomi

A glimpse

Dear Wife,

I try my best to capture these moments. My hopes are to create something that we will one day be able to look back and reflect on life as it was during this time. My hopes with all these pictures and video is simply to tell a story of the love that is my life with you. Although I can never fully capture the true image, I can at least offer a glimpse…..a breathing visual to what lives in our memories.

We are so close

 

Dear Wife,

I love that we have these moments to be with each other before our baby girl arrives.  It's so close we can taste it.  Pretty soon our weekend morning strolls and visits to the beach will include one more :).  Sharing these last few days together, I can't help but feel a bit of sadness as we let go of the days that were just us, but that sadness disappears as I remind myself what an amazing gift we are being given and how much happiness and love will be surrounding us everyday.  I look back at the past 13 or so years and get overwhelmed with amazement at all that we have experienced together achieved together.  What a book we are writing Chicky.
 
love,
 
charlie