I know, I know. I’m two weeks behind on this letter. Does it count that I’ve had it composed in my head for the last few weeks? The last two weeks have been monumental for you, but since they technically happened after you turned five months old, I’ll have to reserve those braggings for next month’s letter. Yep, I like being mysterious!
You aren’t quite rolling over still, but I’m sure it’s coming soon. You do love to chew on your toes, and let me tell you, you absolutely love to chew on your hand. It’s constantly in your mouth. Which means that you are constantly drooling. I never understood the point of those little cloth bibs when Elise was a baby. I do now. Well, kind of. They keep you dry for about seven minutes, and then your drool overwhelms even a perfectly dry bib and you’re soaked once again. But they do actually have a purpose. Huh. Anyhow, I honestly don’t know where all that drool comes from!
You are still taking after your sister by sleeping in your swing. We’ve tried to have you sleep in your crib, and you’ll sleep for a few hours, but as soon as you realize you aren’t moving, you start screaming instantaneously. I don’t know why or how I got kids like this, but the batteries are getting expensive! And you have a really, really nice crib. How about you start using it soon, okay?
Your laugh keeps getting better and better, and louder and louder. You absolutely love being tickled. You love when we make goofy faces at you. You really love being tossed in the air, and your absolute favorite thing – when I blow air in your face. It cracks me up every. single. time. You jerk back with this startled look on your face and look so perplexed for a split second – and as soon as it came, that look disappears and a huge smile and a belly laugh replace it. I can’t help myself from doing it over and over again. The startled look cracks me up and the giant grin makes me incredibly happy. Yes, I am easily amused.
It’s been a rough month for your parents, as your dad hasn’t had much work, but the upside of all this is that he is home with you most days. You drive him crazy occasionally, okay really you drive him crazy a lot, as you really don’t like napping all that much, but I think it’s safe to say that he cherishes every moment with you. I know I do, and while I’m not with you every minute of every day, that doesn’t mean I’m not thinking about you constantly.
I really can’t believe you are already five months old. By the time Elise was five months old, I felt like I’d been a mother for five years. Now that you are five months old, it feels like I’ve only been a mother of two for five weeks. Can you slow down, please? I am enjoying your infancy, and while I look forward to your milestones, I am hanging on tightly to every sweet baby moment. You’re my youngest, my baby, and it’s going way too quickly. Whether it goes fast or slow, though, the blessing remains the same, and I am truly blessed by you. I love you, Mommy
No comments:
Post a Comment