All I Want for Christmas

All I Want For Christmas...

I don't want a lot for Christmas

There's just one thing I need

I don't care about presents

Underneath the Christmas tree

I just want you for my own

More than you could ever know

Make my wish come true

All I want for Christmas is you.

These lyrics mean more to me this year than ever before. Never before have I wished for anything more than having you in my arms this Christmas. As you will find in the coming years, Christmas is a special time of the year; full of merriment and joy. The days will seem shorter but the love in our hearts seems to grow in proportion to the number of Christmas lights that dot the neighborhoods. You will never want for anything as I can promise I will provide for all your needs. There's only one thing that makes this time of year special and I can promise that we will provide that to you. That one thing is the gift of loved ones to spend this time with.

I won't ask for much this Christmas
I won't even wish for snow
I'm just gonna keep on waiting
Underneath the mistletoe
I won't make a list and send it
To the North Pole for Saint Nick
I won't even stay awake to
Hear those magic reindeer click
'Cause I just want you here tonight
Holding on to me so tight
What more can I do
Baby ( GIRL ) all I want for Christmas is you

While family will surely tug at your heart both in delight and sorrow, remember there can never be a replacement for what they provide. Family struggles as famously depicted in the best of Christmas movies and I can only hope that our times together will provide you with years worth of movie-like memories that you can cherish. Loved ones are provided not only in family but also friends and neighbors. Little one, you will know love from so many people that we will surely have to put all the extra in a piggy bank for you to later cash in. For me, those loved ones also include your “brothers and sister” doggies...

All the lights are shining
So brightly everywhere
And the sound of children's
Laughter fills the air
And everyone is singing
I hear those sleigh bells ringing
Santa won't you bring me the one I really need
Won't you please bring my baby to me
This Christmas season though is tearing at my heart. For one, I can do nothing but think of you and how much this Christmas seems empty without you here. On the other hand, my heart is being torn from my chest in watching your sister doggie, Eve, losing her battle with Cushing's Disease. For as long as we've had Eve, I've done nothing but want for you and her to spend your days together. As you will learn, Eve has meant as much to me as the air we breathe but that pales in comparison to what we'll have together. One wish I have for you is that you will experience unwavering love which is what Eve has given your Mother and I. Your mother believes that Eve is just preparing to leave as a gesture of her love to me so that I will have more room in my heart for you. While I do believe that this is partially true, it is also a fallacy that I don't have a large enough heart for you and many others. Don't listen to your Mother or anyone else who says that Daddy doesn't have a heart. I keep my emotions bottled up and hidden to most but if you get to meet your sister, she will surely tell you that she has experienced anything but the most that love can provide. So little one, there is only one thing I want for Christmas. The one thing that will bring me family and that thing is waiting for you to see. I wish for my babies to meet to share their love. Before my puppy-girl answers her call from above.

Oh, I don't want a lot for Christmas
This is all I'm asking for
I just want to see my baby
Standing right outside my door
Oh I just want her for my own
More than you could ever know
Make my wish come true
Baby all I want for Christmas is
You