Dear Maggie,
I think you get cuter every day! I am so completely in love with you. I love everything about you! Here are a few things that I especially love right now:
* The way you suck on your bottom lip. It is adorable! It reminds me of your aunt Darsha.
* When you are falling asleep you make this mumbling, humming sound to sooth yourself. Adorable! You were doing it in the car tonight on our way home and your dad and I couldn't stop smiling about it. Even your little big brother sometimes can't help but to smile and giggle when he hears you do it.
* You love to move. You roll all over and turn in circles. You are a very restless sleeper. You mostly prefer your side. When I lay you down the first thing you do is turn on your side and crank your neck back. I love the predictability of it.
*You sit up now. You want to sit all the time. When you were just a couple days old you wanted to hold your head up. I told you that you were just born and you didn't need to hold your own head up yet, but you insisted on doing it anyway. I knew then you would be an on-the-move baby. (Actually, I knew when you were still inside me - you moved so much!) Now when I lay you down you want to sit up. You try so hard to do it yourself! You still need a little help getting to the sitting position but once there you can sit all by yourself. I love it. I love that it makes you happy. But seriously girl, you can slow down. You are only 5 months old. You don't have to do it all by yourself yet.
*You giggle. With out being tickled. You laugh and giggle when you see things you think are funny. You also giggle when I kiss your cheeks. And you think it is funny when I tell you "Good day!" with a nod of my head. You seriously laugh every time. I don't know why it is so funny to you but I love that it is.
Dear baby girl, you are pure sweetness. You are a sweetheart! I adore you. Lately you look cuter than ever to me. You are round and pink and healthy and usually sucking on your bottom lip or smiling and I love everything about you. Sometimes your daddy will carry you around the house and every time I look up and see you I will exclaim that you are so cute! Every time it is like I am seeing you for the first time.
Last night I was reading a book called Down Came the Rain by Brooke Shields. It is her story of post-partum depression. She said she was struck by the contrast of her emotions. During her depression she contemplated taking her own life and once it was past she realized she would willingly give her life if it was for the benefit of her daughter. I thought she was being a little dramatic. But then I thought about you and I was struck by the realization that it is absolutely the truth: I would give my life it would save yours. My only regret would be that I wouldn't be able to be around to watch you and your brother live your lives. I love you both so much! Yesterday at work I talked to a dad whose 3 week old son had just been very badly hurt and it was unknown if he would survive or not. He had two older boys and talked to me about how much he loved his kids. He told me that he thought he loved his wife and his family but he realized that he never knew true love until he became a dad. It's true: the love a parent has for a child is completely different than any other kind of love. It is bigger than anything else in the world. And I love you that way.
Thank you for being my little girl! I love you so much! Every day I love you more.
Love,
Mom
I think you get cuter every day! I am so completely in love with you. I love everything about you! Here are a few things that I especially love right now:
* The way you suck on your bottom lip. It is adorable! It reminds me of your aunt Darsha.
* When you are falling asleep you make this mumbling, humming sound to sooth yourself. Adorable! You were doing it in the car tonight on our way home and your dad and I couldn't stop smiling about it. Even your little big brother sometimes can't help but to smile and giggle when he hears you do it.
* You love to move. You roll all over and turn in circles. You are a very restless sleeper. You mostly prefer your side. When I lay you down the first thing you do is turn on your side and crank your neck back. I love the predictability of it.
*You sit up now. You want to sit all the time. When you were just a couple days old you wanted to hold your head up. I told you that you were just born and you didn't need to hold your own head up yet, but you insisted on doing it anyway. I knew then you would be an on-the-move baby. (Actually, I knew when you were still inside me - you moved so much!) Now when I lay you down you want to sit up. You try so hard to do it yourself! You still need a little help getting to the sitting position but once there you can sit all by yourself. I love it. I love that it makes you happy. But seriously girl, you can slow down. You are only 5 months old. You don't have to do it all by yourself yet.
*You giggle. With out being tickled. You laugh and giggle when you see things you think are funny. You also giggle when I kiss your cheeks. And you think it is funny when I tell you "Good day!" with a nod of my head. You seriously laugh every time. I don't know why it is so funny to you but I love that it is.
Dear baby girl, you are pure sweetness. You are a sweetheart! I adore you. Lately you look cuter than ever to me. You are round and pink and healthy and usually sucking on your bottom lip or smiling and I love everything about you. Sometimes your daddy will carry you around the house and every time I look up and see you I will exclaim that you are so cute! Every time it is like I am seeing you for the first time.
Last night I was reading a book called Down Came the Rain by Brooke Shields. It is her story of post-partum depression. She said she was struck by the contrast of her emotions. During her depression she contemplated taking her own life and once it was past she realized she would willingly give her life if it was for the benefit of her daughter. I thought she was being a little dramatic. But then I thought about you and I was struck by the realization that it is absolutely the truth: I would give my life it would save yours. My only regret would be that I wouldn't be able to be around to watch you and your brother live your lives. I love you both so much! Yesterday at work I talked to a dad whose 3 week old son had just been very badly hurt and it was unknown if he would survive or not. He had two older boys and talked to me about how much he loved his kids. He told me that he thought he loved his wife and his family but he realized that he never knew true love until he became a dad. It's true: the love a parent has for a child is completely different than any other kind of love. It is bigger than anything else in the world. And I love you that way.
Thank you for being my little girl! I love you so much! Every day I love you more.
Love,
Mom
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