Dear Maggie,

Have I told you before that you are a mover and a shaker?! On Friday you pulled yourself to standing for the first time. I wish I could have seen it. I laid you down for a nap and a few minutes later I heard you making happy noises. I told your dad that I didn't think you were going to sleep so we went to get you out of your bed and there you were, standing holding on to the side, and so happy. Now it is three days later and you have almost perfected pulling to stand. You just want to move, always trying to be one step ahead. As I have told you before, you don't need to go so fast. You are just little. Take your time. That said, I do really love watching you learn new things. Last night I didn't want to put you to bed or sleep myself because I just wanted to watch you stand again and again and again. Watching you makes me happy.

I love you baby girl.

Love,
Mom

Dear Maggie,

All you want is to hold our hand and play with our fingers every minute of every day, especially when you sleep. It is very sweet. But not very practical. I'm trying to find the balance between helping you learn to sleep with out holding my hand and cherishing every second of it. I know that I need to help you sleep independently, for your sake and for mine. But I also know that you won't want to hold my hand forever and I want to enjoy it while I can. Sometimes I look down and see your chubby little hand holding my finger and my heart melts completely. Dear Maggie, you are the sweetest little thing, the perfect blend of sugar and spice. And I hope that you will always want to hold my hand......... just not every second of every day.

I love you baby girl.

Mom