Hello Little Enlai,
Its now September 1st, 2011 in Japan, and this marks the second day of your life. It truly saddens me that I was unable to be there for your birth, and the fact that I will not be able to be by your side for your first couple of years of life, makes living half-way across the world that much more difficult. I wish I could have been there for all the landmark occasions, but I have to follow my own path (as selfish as it sounds). Regardless, I will be with you soon, meeting you for the first time in almost exactly two weeks. I cannot tell you how much I am looking forward to meeting you!
To tell you the truth, Mr. Newborn Enlai, I was worried about how good of an uncle I would be. But now that you have come to this world, I know I that I will try to be the best uncle I can be. I felt a rush of love when I saw your first picture, and that cemented into my heart that your are MY little nephew, and I, your loving godfather!
Its still hard to believe that I am an uncle!
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Myself aside, I think you are a very lucky child, Enlai. You are coming into the world with two terrific parents! I know that Matt and Ann will raise you well, feed you delicious food, and introduce you to the beauty of this world that is sometimes hard to find. Not only will you have great parents, but you will have wonderful grandparents as well. My parents are some of the nicest, most sincere people I have ever met, and the Wens are kind and hospitible. No doubt, me and Ayumi will try our best to be there for you, and I am sure that Wendy will do the same. You shall never feel a lack of love in your life; and that is a rare beauty that not many people are able to experience.
Enlai, I wonder what you will become, what you will accomplish, what things you will dirty your hands with, what kind of personality you will develop, and what type of friends you will make. I hope for you to be strong at heart, while being humble and kind. I hope for you to find yourself, and your path in life. But most of all, I hope for your happiness!
If I can give you one piece of advice Enlai, it would be this.
“Be kind to yourself, let others be kind to you, and… know that you are loved”
Welcome Enlai!
I look forward to the day that we will meet!
Love,
Uncle ALEC!
A very touching letter Alec … I know you’ll be a ‘great’ Uncle to your first nephew!
Anxious for your visit in 2 weeks
Love from all,
Dad
By: Dad on September 1, 2011
at 7:22 am
Thank you Alec, we all love you and miss you Enlai is lucky to have an uncle like you as well as all those who love him, he is the goodness that came into all of our lives.
By: Ann on September 1, 2011
at 5:01 pm
Alec, your post brought tears to my eyes. Thank you – what a wonderful heartfelt note! Julie
By: Julie on September 1, 2011
at 9:52 pm
Thanks bro. I couldn’t ask for better from his Godfather and uncle. This note means so much to us and we are sure it will to Enlai too some day. We will keep it for him in his precious baby memory box.
Love you,
Matt
By: Matt on September 2, 2011
at 1:18 pm
Sweetie,
It’s Mom. What a touching letter to your little godchild. You will be a great uncle, for obviously, the desire is there and when the desire is there you make it happen.
Looking forward to your visit. What good timing.
Love you,
Mom xxoo
By: Christine on September 3, 2011
at 8:34 am
Very touching Alec!!!
Martine xx
By: martine on September 4, 2011
at 8:50 pm