You started as a name I typed into my phone. A “what if.” A future I thought about when I was folding laundry or laying in bed at night.

I imagined who you might be, but I didn’t think much about how much I would change.

Now here we are — messy mornings, cold coffee, toys everywhere. Some days are loud and exhausting. Some days I wonder if I’m doing any of this right. And somehow, through all of it, you became everything I didn’t know I was missing.

You gave my days more meaning, even when they’re hard. You made me slow down. You made me show up, even when I’m tired. You made love feel bigger and deeper than I ever understood before.

You were once just a name.
Now, you’re my whole heart walking around outside my body.