Daddy's letter to Madelynn

To: Madelynn Rochelle Adamson

February 27, 2013, the day you were born, was a cold dark day. Dark, in that, your mom and I had to get up at 4:30 in the morning to go to the hospital in preparation for your arrival. We arrived there at 5:30, both of us very tired from not getting much sleep the night before. We were very excited to see you and maybe just a little nervous, as you will find out when you become a mother yourself. Every child is a joy to have, but if you are anything like me, you worry just a little bit for each of your children. But that’s normal, I think. Anyways, we checked into the hospital and got our room, I finally met the doctor for the first time, who was very good. Finally, they took your mom away to prep her for surgery, which left me alone in the room to wait and wait and wait. Luckily, I wasn’t as nervous this time waiting – maybe it was cause I went through this already with your brother, but mostly, I believe, it was cause Heavenly Father blessed me to be calm. I knew everything was going to be all right.

Finally, they came and got me and mom smiled at me when I came in. They were working on getting you out and I sat with mommy and held her hand. After just a little while, we heard you…and boy did we hear you! You came out screaming like non other. Even the doctor and nurses were impressed. I don’t think they have heard a more “healthy pair of lungs” as you had. You did not want to leave mommy, that was for sure. You also hated them cleaning you up and weighing you.

You were born at 8:03am and were 8 pounds 7 ounces and were 20.5 inches long. You looked a lot like your brother did when he was a newborn, but don’t worry, all newborns look similar and I know you won’t look like a boy the rest of your life. I was proud to call you my daughter and I hope you will be proud to call me dad. I got to spend about an hour just holding you while they finished cleaning up your mom. It was the highlight of my day that day.

So that is my memory of the day you were born. You were perfect and will always be so in my eyes, no matter what you do. And I promise you, as long as I live, I will always take care of you. I hope to give you as many opportunities as possible to help you grow physically and spiritually and to help you develop skills and talents that will benefit you and others throughout your life. I hope that you will pursue an education and get a college degree. I hope for you that you will find a man that will treat you as the princess and daughter of God that you are. I hope you take the time to be a mother, for there is no greater thing in this life than to create a life and influence him/her for good. But what I hope for you the most is that you will always remember that I love you and your Father-in-Heaven loves you always and no matter what and that you can always turn to both of us for help.

Take care, my beautiful daughter

Love, your Daddy