Dear Friends, Meet Evelyn Amelia Chang, 張語容, daughter of Kaiwen and David. Born Nov. 9, 2010, at 2:02PM, in Pasadena, CA. Weighed 7 lb. 13 oz. You can call her Evi (pronounced Eh-Vee). Dear Daughter, There is an old Chinese saying that Daughter is Father’s beloved one in former life. It was simply lucky to have a precious one in life. And Dad is doubly fortunate to receive the joy twice. I will always remember that day in March when Mom e-mailed Dad a photo showing the result of a pregnancy detection test. It’s positive (+)! I will be a dad, again! Dad, Mom, and Sister hugged together that night. Excited and joyous, we begin the slow, yet somehow seemed fast, expectant period, waiting for your arrival this winter. You will be Dad and Mom’s second daughter, and Edith’s one and only sister. Your name is Evelyn Amelia Chang, 張語容.
Evelyn represents life, light and desired. Mom originally nick named you Fu-Bao, the lucky baby born in the Year of Tiger. Evelyn reminds us how blessed we are to have you, Little Fu-Bao. Your arrival completes our family.
Amelia is named after Amelia Earhart, the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. Its Latin origin means industrious and constant striving for excellence. As you wander through the adventures and challeges in life, I wish you to be carougeous, fearless in your journey.
Chang is your family name. Like Dad and your sister, we flow the same blood. Mom's family name is Yang. She is the reason of you being here. Always remember: there is no greater love in world than the love of your Mama. Welcome to our family, Little Seedling.
Dad
親愛的福寶(小名)，媽媽替你取了個簡單的中文名字「語容」。姊姊叫語歆，妹妹叫語容，姊妹倆擁有一樣的語字輩，親密的緣分從此展開。
替妳命名為「容」，除了因為這和妳的英文名字有類似的音韻之外，我們更期許妳以後可以容易地過人生、容易地面對人生的困境、容易地與他人相處、容易地將悲傷轉化成為勇敢與樂觀的動力，不需要有老二哲學的一昧容忍、忍讓，但重要能有寬容自己與他人的度量和智慧。
妳是我們家的小寶貝，是爸媽人生中的第二樣至寶，更是Edi最疼愛的妹妹，妳的到來將使這個家庭更加幸福、圓滿。
某日，當爸媽不在人世的時候，世上唯一血脈相連的妳們能夠牽手扶持，知道妳們會是彼此人生中的玩伴、吵嘴的對象、 學習的榜樣、分享喜樂或眼淚的摯友，直到妳們也成為母親、祖母，這才是媽媽捨得撒手離開妳們的唯一理由與勇氣。
語歆、語容，謝謝妳們讓爸爸、媽媽的愛能無限延伸、擴大，讓我們承擔人生中最甜蜜的負擔，也享受到無比珍貴的天倫之樂。
媽媽
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