Wives
“Nobody expects you to be a perfect mother, least of all me. Our baby just needs you, and you are already more than enough.”
“Nobody gave us a manual, and some nights we are making it up as we go. But every time I look over, you are doing it with more love than I knew existed.”
“You do not look a day older than the night I met you. I know you will say I am biased, and you would be completely right.”
“I have not been my best lately, and you have borne the brunt of it. None of it was your fault, and you did not deserve my short temper.”
“You write the grocery list, and I always come home with something that is not on it. You pretend to be annoyed, but I have seen you smile.”
“Nothing we argued about was worth making you feel the way I did. I am sorry. I would rather lose every argument than lose a day with you.”
“I watched you bring our child into the world, and I have never seen anything so brave. I thought I could not love you any more than I did, and I was wrong.”
“You have helped so many families through their first days with a baby. Now it is our turn, and every nurse on that floor would be proud of you.”
“You have taught so many children, and now you get to teach our own. Our baby has no idea how lucky they are to have you for a mom.”
“You have spent years taking care of other people's families. Now you get to hold your own, and I get to watch you fall in love.”
“You are on call at work, and you are on call at home too, day and night. Today you are off the clock at both, and that is an order.”
“Somewhere in the middle of a busy day, I always end up thinking about you. It makes the hours go faster until I get to see you again.”
“Even in the hardest weeks, you found one good thing to be thankful for. Most days, the good thing I found was you.”
“I know the nights are long right now and the sleep is short. We will get through them together, one lullaby and one sunrise at a time.”
“Some days you are running on coffee and about four hours of sleep. And you still find the patience for one more story and one more hug.”
“Watching our baby hold your finger, I saw our whole future in one tiny hand. Birthdays, first steps, first days of school, and you there for every one.”
“When we brought home our newest, I watched our oldest watching you. They were learning how to love a new baby from the best teacher there is.”
“I still think about our first apartment, with the squeaky floor and the tiny kitchen. We had almost nothing, and I have never been happier than I was with you.”
“I still remember the first birthday of yours we spent together. I was so nervous about the gift that I forgot to buy the cake.”
“On our first night home, neither of us slept, and I would not change a minute. Watching you watch our baby breathe was the most beautiful thing I have ever seen.”
“We still dance when our song comes on, even in the middle of the grocery store. You pretend to be embarrassed, but you never once let go of my hand.”
“I count down to summer break almost as eagerly as your students. Because it means long mornings, slow dinners and more time with you.”
“You spend all day with other people's kids and still have patience left for ours. I do not know how you do it, but our family is better because you do.”
“Let us put the phones down this weekend and go somewhere, just you and me. No chores and no schedule, just a good dinner and your company.”