I hope you know, we carry you with us every moment of every day.
I hope you know, we live our lives more fully because of you.
I hope you know, your brother and sister, who never met you, know you deeply.
I hope you know, Ellie wishes you were here to be her big brother and best friend.
I hope you know, Teddy has your voice, Causby has your kindness, and Ellie has your passion.
I hope you know, you are in each of them.
I hope you know, we pray for you every night before we sleep.
I hope you know, in those prayers, Teddy asks you to come home.
I hope you know, I watch your friends grow up.
I hope you know, I try my best to keep you with them.
I hope you know, you will always be our first child, first brother, first baby.
I hope you know, you made us a family.
I hope you know, I sleep with your baby blanket, Teddy adds to your rock collection, Causby snuggles your baby pillow, and Ellie cherishes your soccer trophy.
I hope you know, your favorite things are treasures to us.
I hope you know, that any adventure we take, you are there with us.
I hope you know, we live with you every day.
I hope you know how grateful we are to have had you for five years.
I hope you know, there is no amount of years that would have ever been enough.
I hope you know, the wound from your death has never healed.
I hope you know, we would never want it to.
I hope you know, we almost did not make it when you died.
I hope you know, we lived because your life taught us to.
I hope you know, our family is filled with joy, laughter, and memories of you.
I hope you know, that sometimes our laughter brings tears.
I hope you know, the tears are just as important to us as the laughter.
I hope you know, the laughter reminds us you lived, and the tears remind us that you are so loved.
I hope you know, some days I want to quit, give up, and tell you I am tired.
I hope you know, a failure of your Foundation means I have failed you.
I hope you know, I couldn’t be prouder when I am called “Charlie’s mom.”
I hope you know, you give me strength to keep going.
I hope you know, we are doing your work through Charlie’s Heart Foundation.
I hope you know, I imagine you doing it yourself.
I hope you know, we love you more with each passing day.
I hope you know, all I want is for you to be proud of us.
I hope you know, I would give anything to spend one more birthday with you.
I hope you know, but I would never ask because I couldn’t bear to let you go again.
I hope you know, we are singing Happy Birthday to you on Earth.
I hope you know, our love is strong enough to reach Heaven.
I hope you know, your birth was the greatest gift I have ever been given.
I hope you know, it is your heart, Charlie’s Heart, that lives on in us.
