6 months!
Holy buckets time is moving quickly… I can’t take it! This was a month of milestones. Sitting up is your new jam! 11 wobbles and a face plant later and you got it… It is breathtaking to see your little brain figure stuff out! Seeing life through your eyes is such a gift… one that I imagine will only get sweeter with time.
You also got your first bad cold, I mean a juicy cough, ever-flowing nose kind of cold. It is heartbreaking to watch as your parents because there is nothing we can really do for you other than love on you and try to keep you a little upright so you can breathe while you sleep. You are still in good spirits… you got me sick and are SO amused by my cough. Even when I cough in the middle of the night, your little laughter rings out in the dark. Funny stuff. Ugh, I truly hope that the last cold you get in life… gotta brush up on my magic skills to make that happen ;).
You’ve now blossomed into someone who is A LOT more social than you were. You went through a phase (read, your WHOLE life until now) where you did not want anyone but your Dad or I in your space. If anyone else held you, or looked at you too long for that matter, out came the lip, and on came the tears. Loud, red-faced, WHY ARE YOU TOUCHING ME? stranger danger tears (even if it was your grandmothers who you know well, and see often) but suddenly, the clouds have parted and you will tolerate being held by others (HALLELUJAH!:))… you may not be super smiley about it, but you’re no longer pitching fits about it so I take it as a win. You are a chunky monkey … mamma’s milk is doing you WAY good. I realize that I need to come to terms will fact that your thighs are not made for pants at the moment, so we’re gonna have to onsie it up for a bit until you get through this deliciously chunky phase. Your thigh rolls are amazing, and so satisfying to squeeze on. You are “talking” A LOT and love it when I sing the note back to you that you’re hollering. Your instant smile when I sing your favorite songs (you are my sunshine, and somewhere over the rainbow) is everything to me. Seriously just… sigh and swoon. I love you baby girl. These 6 months have expanded my heart and mind in ways I thought impossible and it just keeps getting better as we get to know each other. Thank you for coming here.