Dear Joley,
Eight months ago today I woke up knowing that I was finally going to meet you. You kept me waiting a full 40 weeks. I let you decide when it was your time to come into this world and you chose your due date. Since then, you have done nothing but keep moving. From rolling to crawling and now cruising. You are a constantly surprising us with how you are growing and changing.
There are so many things I love about you today and love more about you every single day.
I love how you crawl to me when you are hungry and how you pull yourself up on me to make sure I know it. I love that you hear the snap on my nursing bra and know that your milk is coming and literally pull out of my arms to get to what you want. I love how you smack your lips together in anticipation of the milk. I love the sounds you make when you eat and how you pat me while you nurse.
I love how you have learned when you are going to get fed baby food and get excited. I love that you watch me so intently while I make your baby food and open your eyes really big when you see me cutting up veggies and putting them into the steamer. You are such a smart little girl. I love how excited you get when you feed yourself finger foods and how you grab a handful seemingly because you know only one or two will reach your mouth. I love how, even though you are too small, you reach as far as you can when one of your cheerios is out of reach and then squeal to make sure your brother or I gets them for you.
I love how you scrunch your nose when you smile big and how you play with your brother. I love how infectious your smile is and how you steal the show wherever we go with your laugh and smile. I love how excited you get when I sing to you or at Church and how you just have to do it too. I love that when people turn to look at you, you just show them your big smile and they can’t help but smile back. I love how you talk to me with a “mama” or how you say “bye bye” and try to wave.
I love how you let me nurse you to sleep at bedtime and then snuggle up to me when you are done. I love how you put your head into my neck and coo while I rock you even though most of the time you are already asleep. I love how when I put you down in your bed, you reach and grab around until you find your elephant lovey. I love how you snuggle with your elephant and how you stick it under your chin or wrap your little arms around it.
You are an amazing baby. I can’t imagine my life without you. You have stolen my heart and continue to do so every day. While I admit that I would like for time to go more slowly, I am so blessed to have you in my life for these past 8 months and wouldn’t trade them for anything. I love watching you grow and change.
You are my beautiful baby and I adore you.
Love,
Mommy
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