I made this layout with A Million Memories December kit (which is stunning).



Journaling reads:

When David was born, everyone told me how much he looked like your Daddy. “He’s like a copy of Jake,” they said. “Really? You couldn’t pass one gene on to him?” asked my sister. But I was happy with that. I loved your dad and I thought he was really good looking and I didn’t think as highly of my looks. So, to me, it was a blessing that our little boy looked exactly like his Daddy.



And then you came along. For a while, it was uncertain whom you looked like. My mom kept asking and I just said I didn’t know. Until a few months ago. I was looking through some of my childhood photos and I came across this one. When I put it next to the one of you I had just taken, it was perfectly clear to me that you were an exact copy of me. The resemblance was stunning.



Considering how I felt when David was born, you might think this made me sad. But it had the exact opposite effect. Seeing you, seeing how cute you are, how wonderful and lovable you are, made me feel better about myself. If I looked like you, maybe I was sweet and pretty and cute, too. You, my little boy, did the unimaginable: you made me feel better about the way I look.



It might seem shallow, but I promise you it’s anything but. No one has had the ability to make me feel as good about myself as you managed to do. Just by being born.



Thank you, little Nathaniel, for all the gifts you brought with you. For opening my eyes and helping me see things differently. For helping me see things better. For the gift that you are. Thank you.