Can it really be? You are one month shy of your first birthday! I get all weepy and teary-eyed when I think about it; I just can't believe you are going to be one next month!
You truly are growing up right before our eyes. You wore your first pig-tails this weekend, and they really made you look like a toddler instead of an infant.
I was talking to Grandma Jo the other day about what a good baby you were and how it hasn't been nearly as difficult being a Mom as I imagined it would be. She nearly fell over from shock! She had to remind me of your early days, when you wouldn't sleep anywhere but in my arms, when you were fussy, when you didn't want anyone else but me and would cry until I returned or picked you up, and just how generally difficult you were those first couple months. I honestly had forgotten! You still try my patience, almost daily, but the joy you bring to my life obviously makes me forget all the rough days.
We've had so much fun this month. You love swings, you love eating mulch, you love swimming, and you love being with other kids. Gavin and Lukas both came to visit one day, and you nearly beat them both up! You knocked one over, while taking out the other. If I get a phone call from school, I don't think it's going to be a good one!
The most exciting thing this month, though, has without a doubt been our success with sleep-training. After 2 fairly rough nights, you've slept through the night with very little struggle. It's made such a difference in all our lives. You are a happier baby, and we are definitely happier adults. Thank you!
You are still a beautiful baby, and people constantly stop us to comment on how cute you are. And you are. And you are starting to figure out how cute you are. It's so amazing to watch you figure out how to interact with people - you definitely have a magnetic personality. Just the other night in Costco, I put my giant sunglasses on your face - you suddenly sat up a little straighter and looked around to see who was watching. When you'd catch someone's eye, you'd smile this HUGE smile and start waving. I laughed so hard, I cried.
As we approach your first birthday, I've been working on a slideshow of your first year, and as I look back at your photos, I cry. I cry, because I love watching you grow. I cry, because I love every memory we've already created together. And I cry, because you are already becoming such a beautiful young woman. (You might as well know now that I cry over everything!) But through my sentimental tears, I'm smiling the biggest smile ever, a smile that I owe all to you. I love you, Mommy
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