Fresh today Β· Sunday, 5 July

New Wishes

A handful of wishes pulled from the cabinet this morning. Pick one up β€” copy, save it to your pinboard, or send it on.

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Welcome, little girl, into a family that has been writing your welcome speech for months.

Wishing you tiny socks that fit and very large arms that hold. Happy baby shower.

To the soon-to-be parents: the next chapter writes itself. Mostly at three a.m.

Congratulations β€” a daughter draws near, and you draw closer to the parents you'll become.

May your baby girl arrive on her own time, in her own way, to a perfectly ready home.

Wishing the family a soft first night and a sweet first morning.

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Welcome, future daughter β€” may you be brave on cold days and silly on sunny ones.

To the expecting mother: may the last weeks be patient and the first ones be tender.

Congratulations β€” the small dictator approaches. May her reign be kind and brief on sleep.

May this baby shower be a list of love, given in advance. Congratulations.

Wishing the baby girl a life of soft beginnings and confident, beautiful middles.

To the parents-in-training: you have been preparing for this all your lives.

Welcome, little daughter β€” your name has been whispered in this house all season.

Congratulations on the daughter who is coming to teach you something you didn't know.

May the diapers be many and the dramas be few. Happy baby shower.

Wishing your baby girl a long life seasoned with mischief and salted with grace.

To the new parents: she is closer than ever, and so is the version of you who'll meet her.

Congratulations β€” may your daughter inherit the best of both of you and surprise you anyway.

Welcome, baby girl, to people who've been ready for you longer than they realized.

May her arrival be safe, her welcome be loud, her life be unhurried and wide. Happy shower.

Four years old β€” old enough to argue your case and almost convince the jury. Happy birthday.

Happy 4th, little one. You've graduated from toddler to small, very opinionated citizen.

At four, the world is mostly a stage and you are mostly the lead. Happy birthday.

Four candles for a girl who has begun, quite firmly, to tell us how things are.

Happy birthday β€” may your fourth year be filled with brave climbs and gentle landings.