Even though I’m still in college, single, and far from having a daughter, I already feel like I know her. I can picture the moment she arrives, and in that instant, everything that came before her fades away. It feels like everything in my life before her simply wouldn’t matter, because she would be my everything. I couldn’t imagine life without her. She would be my breath, the very core of my existence.

I can’t even picture having more children, because it feels like it would be impossible to love anyone else as deeply as I would love her. Just thinking about it, about this love that hasn’t even begun yet, brings tears to my eyes. She isn’t here, she doesn’t have a name, and yet I already know I love her beyond measure. It’s as if a part of my heart is waiting for her, even if she’s still only a dream.