Dear Maggie,
You are really coming to life! Sometimes I still think you are a newborn, but then when I take a good look at you I realize you are growing up! You are now playing with toys that I hang from the crib gym. You grab on to them and move them. And you kick and get so excited. I love it! You are such a happy baby. You giggle. Real giggles. It is adorable! And when you smile your whole face lights up. When I was pregnant with you I had the feeling that you were going to be a spunky girl. I guess only time will tell, but I see a little bit of what may be spunk in your giggles. Also, you are a talker! You babble and coo and I love every word of it. I can't wait until you put actual words to your "talking". If you talk as much when you are older as you do now I think I will always know what you are thinking and how you are doing and I really like that idea. I think I will always love to hear what you have to say.
I had a really good weekend with you. I am working again so I don't get to see you so much. And even when I am with you your brother is usually around too and at 19 months he is pretty demanding of attention. But this weekend, with your dad home too, and your brother sleeping well for naps and at nights, I got to spend some really good time with you. And in that time I fell even more in love with you. You are such an easy girl to love!
Today I was set apart for a church calling (Visiting Teaching Supervisor). My friend Krista held you while I was set apart. I looked over at you in her arms and almost forgetting you were mine I thought, "What a cute baby!" And you really, really are. In the blessing they talked a lot about my family being blessed if I served faithfully in my calling. In the end they said that God would grant my heart's desire. Right now my hearts desire is to stay home with you and your brother. I was also blessed that my children, watching me fulfill my calling, would have a strengthened testimony of their own. I think you are a little too young now, but I hope that you will have a strong testimony of the gospel and that I can be a good example to you.
Today we also blessed you again and gave you the name Magdalena. I think your daddy and I were both sad to see Abigail go, but we feel good about Maggie too. And I really loved the feeling in the room. It was just our little family and the bishop and it I felt so peaceful and happy with my little family and the Spirit in the room. And you looked adorable in your pale pink dress (you really are so pretty in pink!). And you were calm and happy this time, which made me feel calm and happy.
Thank you for coming to our family. I am so happy that I get to be your mommy!
I love you baby girl!
Love,
Mom
You are really coming to life! Sometimes I still think you are a newborn, but then when I take a good look at you I realize you are growing up! You are now playing with toys that I hang from the crib gym. You grab on to them and move them. And you kick and get so excited. I love it! You are such a happy baby. You giggle. Real giggles. It is adorable! And when you smile your whole face lights up. When I was pregnant with you I had the feeling that you were going to be a spunky girl. I guess only time will tell, but I see a little bit of what may be spunk in your giggles. Also, you are a talker! You babble and coo and I love every word of it. I can't wait until you put actual words to your "talking". If you talk as much when you are older as you do now I think I will always know what you are thinking and how you are doing and I really like that idea. I think I will always love to hear what you have to say.
I had a really good weekend with you. I am working again so I don't get to see you so much. And even when I am with you your brother is usually around too and at 19 months he is pretty demanding of attention. But this weekend, with your dad home too, and your brother sleeping well for naps and at nights, I got to spend some really good time with you. And in that time I fell even more in love with you. You are such an easy girl to love!
Today I was set apart for a church calling (Visiting Teaching Supervisor). My friend Krista held you while I was set apart. I looked over at you in her arms and almost forgetting you were mine I thought, "What a cute baby!" And you really, really are. In the blessing they talked a lot about my family being blessed if I served faithfully in my calling. In the end they said that God would grant my heart's desire. Right now my hearts desire is to stay home with you and your brother. I was also blessed that my children, watching me fulfill my calling, would have a strengthened testimony of their own. I think you are a little too young now, but I hope that you will have a strong testimony of the gospel and that I can be a good example to you.
Today we also blessed you again and gave you the name Magdalena. I think your daddy and I were both sad to see Abigail go, but we feel good about Maggie too. And I really loved the feeling in the room. It was just our little family and the bishop and it I felt so peaceful and happy with my little family and the Spirit in the room. And you looked adorable in your pale pink dress (you really are so pretty in pink!). And you were calm and happy this time, which made me feel calm and happy.
Thank you for coming to our family. I am so happy that I get to be your mommy!
I love you baby girl!
Love,
Mom
