Prepare to come into the world, it’s kind of crazy out here but it’ll be ok

With 18 weeks left to go the anticipation your mother and I have is sometimes unbearable. We can’t wait to meet you but please don’t be in a hurry to get here. Oh and heads up, the world you’re coming into will be a little crazy. There’s a ton of people I haven’t seen in almost a year and I haven’t been able to tell them about you personally. They may not be able to meet you for a while after you get here too. That’s a thought I hate to think. But don’t worry, they know you’re coming thanks to social media. You’re going to love social media, by the way, just don’t be a jerk with it. We will cross that bridge together when we get to it.

I’ll be honest there’s a lot that your mother and I pictured differently with you. Maternity classes, meeting other newborns, and young families. We live in an older neighbourhood so we’re not sure if play dates will be a thing down the road. But there’s a park not too far from your grandma and grandpa we will go there all the time.

Being a new baby in a pandemic won’t be easy. Being first-time parents might not be any easier. But we will grow together. Sometimes when the world feels so bleak a small miracle like you can provide a glimmer of hope.

There are times I feel really bad because it looks like the world you will get to know is going to be a lot different than the one I’m used to. I’ll try to keep that in mind in the future. There might be a lot you miss out on or grow to think is normal but wasn’t always the case before March 2020. That’s ok though, there are things your mother and I missed out on before our generation too. That said, I imagine that everything I worry about today won’t happen anyway and that “the new normal” will largely evaporate by the time you read this and understand.

People might seem to be meaner to each other these days, maybe not? I think they are just scared. We all are in our own way right now. That said, we have seen people come together and show a lot of good come out too. The world is old it’s seen worse and it’s seen this all of before. Everything will be ok.