Submitted by Mike (Avery’s dad)
Baby girl,
I just want to make you proud. Losing you was hard. But what was even harder was living after your loss. Days seem unreal. Looking at your pictures and not having you is a reality that i can’t just get used to. It’s like trying to wear shoes that don’t fit. Too big, and you look funny. Too small, and your feet hurt. But holding you was just right. Bringing you home would’ve been the perfect fit I was looking for. While I know somethings just don’t go your way, I never would’ve thought that you wouldn’t come home with me. With us. You were what we had always wanted. A beautiful baby girl. Cute just like her mother. Witty like her father. Smart enough to have us both wrapped around your little finger. And even though you’re not here, somehow you still do. Living in gratitude can be hard, but it helps us to remember you fondly. The joy we had in preparing for your arrival is now placed in the constant reminders of you. We see you in everything we do. We feel you everyday. While I miss so much and hate that you’re not here, I keep living. No longer living to simply satisfy my desires. But living instead, to make you proud. Living to be the man my little girl deserves. You made me a daddy, so now I will make you proud. I will honor you with how I live. Strong like you. I promise to make you proud. I will love you forever.
Love,
Daddy
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