Dear Mommy and Daddy,
I come to you a small and immature being with my own style and personality.
I am yours for only a short time; enjoy me.
First, please take time to find out who I am, and how much I can bring to you.
Second, please feed me when I'm hungry. I never knew what hunger meant in mom's uterus and clocks and time mean very little to me.
Third, please hold, cuddle, kiss, touch, stroke and cling to me. I was always held closely in mom's uterus and was never alone before.
Fourth, please don't be disappointed when I'm not the perfect baby you expected, not disappointed with yourselves that you're not the perfect parents.
Fifth, please don't expect too much from me as your newborn baby or too much from yourselves as parents. Give us both six weeks as a birthday present. Six weeks for me to grow, develop, mature and become more stable and predictable and six weeks for you to rest, relax and allow your baby to get back to normal.
Sixth, please forgive me if I cry a lot; bear with me and in short time as I mature I'll spend less and less time crying and more and more time socializing.
Seventh, please watch me carefully and I can tell you those things which sooth, console and please me. I am not a tyrant who was sent to make your life miserable, but the only way I can tell you that I 'm not happy is my crying.
Eighth, please remember I am resilient and can withstand many natural mistakes you make with me and as long as you make them with love you cannot ruin me.
Ninth, please take care of yourselves, eat a balanced diet, rest and exercise so that when we are together you have the health and strength to take care of me.
Tenth, please take care of your relationship with each other for what good is a family bonding if there is no family to bond to. Although I may have turned you lives upside down, please realize that things will be back to normal before long.
Thank you,
Your loving baby.
