I Loved Her First

A few months after I found out that I was pregnant with Brooke, this new country song, "I Loved Her First," by Heartland came out. I'm not a country music fan by any means, but because John is, I find myself listening to it often. Anyways, this song made me cry because it reminded me so much of my relationship with my father. At that point I didn't know that Brooke was a girl and I told John that if our baby was a girl I could never listen to that song again without crying. What do you know... We heard this song on the way back from our ultrasound that told us the wonderful news that Brooke was a girl! I heard it today and it amazes me how true the words are. Check it out!


"Look at the two of you dancing that way
Lost in the moment and each others face
So much in love your alone in this place
Like there's nobody else in the world
I was enough for her not long ago
I was her number one
She told me so
And she still means the world to me
Just so you know
So be careful when you hold my girl
Time changes everything
Life must go on
And I'm not gonna stand in your way

But I loved her first and I held her first
And a place in my heart will always be hers
From the first breath she breathed
When she first smiled at me
I knew the love of a father runs deep
And I prayed that she'd find you someday
But it still hard to give her away
I loved her first

How could that beautiful women with you
Be the same freckle face kid that I knew
The one that I read all those fairy tales to
And tucked into bed all those nights
And I knew the first time I saw you with her
It was only a matter of time

But I loved her first and I held her first
And a place in my heart will always be hers
From the first breath she breathed
When she first smiled at me
I knew the love of a father runs deep
And I prayed that she'd find you someday
But its still hard to give her away
I loved her first

From the first breath she breathed
When she first smiled at me
I knew the love of a father runs deep
Someday you might know what I'm going through
When a miracle smiles up at you
I loved her first"

Though I know this song by heart, I just read through the lyrics again and yes, I'm crying. It's amazing how deeply John and I love Brooke. It's so saddening, yet exciting, for me to think of her future. Before I know it she'll be grown and I think that this song constantly reminds me of that. I hope you enjoyed the words as much as I do!