The first is that spiritual things never truly leave their initial environs. Sure, we do descend into this world in order to rectify sparks of our Neshamah, but when it comes down to it, we are always connected to our root - to the point of being literally a part of God.Yeah, the Baal HaTanya says "literally." (Mamash)
The second is that leaving aside the particular greatness of your child's soul, the thoughts that you think (kavanah) and the preparations that you make (kedushah) which lead up to the conception of your child, create a garment which your child's soul will wear for its entire stay in this world.
This garment, as far as I understand, is often referred to as your child's "mazal" his "luck." (for lack of a more accurate translation) Every flow of livelihood is brought down by this mazal, every mitzwah performed is performed through this mazal. In other words, having the best of intentions during the conception of your child is a major step you can take to positively contributing to their wellbeing all the days of their life.
The Talmud says on at least one occasion that one's financial situation in the world is independent of one's deeds and directly related to one's mazal.In simpler terms, if you want your child to be set for life, think holy thoughts when you are conceiving him/her.
Maybe we can try and draw a connection between these two ideas: If the mazal is dependent on the holiness of our act, and blessing is a fundamentally related to a revelation of Godliness, then the fact that this mazal originates in a holy place, and knowing what the Baal HaTanya explains that nothing ever leaves its original spiritual circumstance entirely, perhaps by virtue of the mazal being so high up spiritually it is that much easier to deliver down holy blessing which shares its same spiritual origins.
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