Seven months have flown by; it still amazes me that I have been a mother, your mother, for seven months. I’ve always known I wanted to be a mother, and I anticipated how much I’d love being a mother, but until it happened, I just couldn’t have imagined how wonderful it would truly be.
You just keep amazing us every day. Just this month, you’ve learned to sit completely on your own, with no assistance. You’ve learned to crawl, even if you tend to do it on one foot and one knee instead of on two knees. You’ve learned to pull yourself onto your feet. And you’ve learned to put yourself in a sitting position. Whew! I’m tired just thinking about how much you’ve accomplished.
You also gave up your pacifier one day and never looked back. In fact, you would spit that thing across the room if we tried to stick it in your mouth. You really do know exactly what you want!
Once you learned how to put yourself in a sitting position, you thought it would be big fun to sit up every time you woke up in the middle of the night. But once you were sitting in your dark, quiet room, you weren’t quite sure what to do, so you’d cry. One of us would come rescue you, and we’d do this over and over all night. Fortunately, you outgrew that phase, because you were about to be written out of the will for that stunt.
I think we have a future performer on our hands. Whenever you are doing something fun or cute, you always take a second to stop what you are doing, take a grand glance around the room, and ensure that everyone is watching you. Then you return to your regularly-scheduled fun. I’m a little concerned about the size of your ego!
Big ego or not, you are truly one of the most beautiful babies I’ve ever seen. People stop me every time I’m out with you to comment on how beautiful you are. And I can’t help but puff up my chest a little with pride with each comment. While you are physically beautiful, I do think people can also see your spunky spirit shining in your eyes.
Your spirit is one of the things I love most about you. The ultrasound tech told me you would keep us running at your 20 week ultrasound. When you were born, you came out screaming. In the hospital, the nurses commented on how alert you already were. When we take you out, people constantly comment on how observant you are.
I hope your spunky spirit grows as you do. I’ve always loved the Isadora Duncan quote: “You were once wild here. Don't let them tame you.” She had to have been speaking of you when she said it. Like a momma bear, I feel such a fierce need to protect that spirit. It’s truly beautiful. I love you, Mommy
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