Dear Sweet Lucy,
We've been talking about you lately. It's almost your special day and the girls and I noticed that your special day is sandwiched right between Emiko's and Rosie's birthdays. They thought that was really special.
The other day I was changing baby Mai Li's diaper in the bassinet. I felt someone bump into me and I turned around immediately to see who it was because I thought all of the other kids were playing outside. There was no one there who I could see, but I was sure I had felt someone touch my right back side just above my hip. I wondered if that was you. I wondered if, just like the girls always say, if maybe you needed some Momma time. Do you feel that same pull that each of your siblings have to be close to me, to spend time with me, to have my undivided attention. I wish I could give that to you. I hope you don't feel forgotten and neglected. It is hard to remember what is not before our eyes. Your siblings demand my attention constantly, but we only have little reminders of you now and then. Like when we see your special day on the calendar (Sept 9th), or when we pull out the FHE blanket which is your blanket, or when the girls talk about you or ask about you.
Oh, how I miss you.
Oh, how I love you, my little Lucy.
-Momma
