My Lovely Poppy; 6/14/12

My
Lovely Poppy~ 6/14/12
My lovely Poppy,Today was your 9
month visit, and you will be 9 months old tomorrow. Where has the time gone? It
brings me to tears to look back and how fast you are growing. I wish you could
stay my sweet, dimpled smiling baby forever, but I wouldn't want to miss out on
the lovely young girl you are sure to grow into.You are crawling,
standing up and cruising everywhere! You even let go and stand unassisted for
about 30-60 seconds at a time. You can say "da-da" and are associating it with
daddy. Your bottom two teeth have popped through the gumline and you are
handling that pain very well. You have learned to play a new game where you put
your pacifier in my mouth and pull it out to tease me and see my reaction. You
are getting better at napping in your crib though you certainly prefer to fall
asleep in the swing. You still sleep with me at night and though I get less
sleep, I'm so glad for that time to cuddle with you. I love sleeping against
your skin and smelling your hair and breath and feeling you roll into me and
nurse for a few moments before falling back to sleep. That is such a peaceful
time for us to share our love, even if you are sleeping. You are such a
sweet and loving girl. I LOVE when you sit on the floor quietly playing with
toys. Watching you play and learn warms my heart. Your favorite way to play is
to stand holding on to the coffee table and pull every single thing off it onto
the floor. Then you love to sit next to the coffee table and pull everything out
of the baskets on the shelf under it. It drives us crazy but we love watching
you investigate everything you touch before it lands on the floor;)You
are starting to sample table foods and love baby foods of all kinds. You tried
basil today for the first time and enjoyed it in your babyfood very much~ just
like mama! Poppy, I love you so very much. I'm SO thankful that you are
my daughter. You are blossoming more and more every day. Your smile lights up a
room and that dimple melts our hearts. Your brother and sister love you deeply
too. I just know that the three of you will be so close in life, and that makes
me happier than anything. Daddy and I enjoy playing with you and watching you
grow and learn. You have brought such happiness and joy to our lives. I
love you sweet girl, you are so precious and sweet and I'm thankful to God that
I'm blessed enough to be your mom.

My Lovely Poppy; 6/1/12

6/1/12
My Lovely Poppy,

My how you have grown! What a spectacular month we've
enjoyed being your mom and dad! You have absolutely blossomed and I'm so deeply
in love with you. Your brother and sister delight in you, they can't keep their
hands off you:)Here is a list of your most recent accomplishments:In
the last week of April and first week of May you started pulling up and cruising
the furniture.On May 6th you crawled for the first time at about 9:30pm.
Daddy and I were on the floor playing with you and we were SO elated to see you
learn such an amazing feat~ you're mobile! :)On May 9th your first tooth
(lower left) poked through your gums.On May 13th you started using "da da"
directed towards daddy rather than as general babbling. On May 26th you
stood up by yourself for 5-10 seconds a few times in the evening. Daddy and I
laughed SO hard because you would have this look of pure concentration on your
face when you woul let go of me, with your mouth wide open. It was SO adorable.
So May was quite a month for you! You hit your 8th month and decided
that you wanted to learn a nuch of new things and I'm SO proud of you.In
the last few weeks you have also learned to take naps in your crib. This is
necessary because now that you crawl you can't nap unassisted on our bed
anymore, because there is a possibility that you could crawl to the edge and
fall off. You were not happy at first but settled in after about 3 days and now
you sleep fine. I still have you sleeping with me at night, you enjoy comfort
nursing and I enjoy the comfort of you close by. I love the smell of your skin
and the warmth of your little bod next to me. You are growing up so fast
and I'm SO excited to see how you are growing and what you are learning. I'm
excited to see your future as it unfolds, yet I'm so sorrowful to have to let go
of the baby stages. I so miss that sweet little newborn you, and I miss the
sweet girl that laid in my arms. Now you are this awesome interactive baby that
barely wants to sit still at all. You are so cheerful and fun, and you still
have that gorgeous dimple when you smile. I'm so happy you are part of my life,
you are such a blessing to our family.I love you more than you can ever
understand, your smile is enough to fill my soul with love.