Dear daughter, I haven't even met you yet but the moment I heard your heartbeat I felt like i'd known you for a lifetime I'll show this to you someday in the future when it's the right time I still remember the night we found out your mom was pregnant I can't describe the joy i felt that second Your mom told me to wait a few weeks Before we told anyone we were expecting She turned around and i was already texting I woke up my dad in the middle of the night When we told him the news he had tears in his eyes The truth is so did I I was already so proud to be your dad That night we called every family member we had Your mom and I laughed and we cried And we held hands and we prayed for you You have no idea the amazing things that you were made to do The future God has for you is endless And when you hear this poetry I hope that you can sense my love in this I hope every word comes through the speakers and touches your heart And when life knocks you down I hope You remember that you're a work of art You're God's masterpiece So don't live for less because the settle is to live life tragically And if you grow up to be like me that's something I'd be so sad to see I just hope you have more of your mom in you than you have of me Another Jamie Lee would be a blessing to see Your mom's a queen I've done my best to give her the world She said I did when we found out she was having a girl We popped the balloon filled with strips of confetti When I saw those shades of pink I'll admit that I wasn't ready It took me a second to catch my breath It was like the air been taking right out of my chest I was excited and scared all at the same time Your mom's emotions were calm but I had to tame mine The thought of raising a little princess scared me to death I didn't sleep at all that night as I laid there in bed All I could think about was your future life I thought about your first steps, your graduation And you as a future wife I haven't met you yet but I already love you more than life itself And I hope you know that you're never Going to have to face trials of life by yourself I'll always be there to lift you up and push you on There's a lot of rollercoasters that life will try to put you on And I pray you realize that you don't have to Get on one single up-and-down ride You don't have to listen to anybody or the tricks they try Your intuition and God's voice is always enough to get you by And I hope you grow up to have a love For Jesus and a healthy fear for the church Don't ever listen to anyone who says God is concerned with your works He loves you just as you are and you were made in his image I hope you live sold out and push life to the limit And I hope you stay far away from gossips and insecure women They'll only serve to sour your life like lemons You are princess so don't associate with snakes They'll try to steal your crown and they'll do whatever it takes Because people throw rocks at things that shine Don't let negative nobodies purchase property in your mind Stay carefree and dance through life like freedom is your middle name I'll never forget the first Ultrasound when we saw your tiny little frame I couldn't hold back the tears when you came up on that screen I don't think you'll ever know how much you mean to me You are the joy of my life and I'm never gonna leave you I can't wait until the day that I get to see you You're my little princess and I'm always gonna be your protector And there's something I could tell you Worth more than any professor or their lecture There's some advice to save my life and got me by And It's something I hope you can learn early in life Jesus is the only thing worth living for And when you don't have anything left to give, give some more Treat people with respect but never let them disrespect you Honor God with your life and he will always bless you Live by those principles and you'll go far The world can't define you when you know who you are You are a child of God and you are enough And no matter where life takes you you'll always have my love