Dear Leah,
Today was so much better than yesterday. You had an amazing nap and when it hit bedtime you went without a fuss. We did our usual routine; brush teeth, stories, prayers, but when it came time for a song you pointed your little finger at me and said “No.”, pointed to your bed and i put you in. Them you looked at me and said “go”
(Who is this KID- not baby- communicating with me??!)
I said “night-night” and left. You were quiet for about 35 min. Then you started to cry. I went in, hoping you didn’t get your legs stuck between the bars again (yes the crib rails are back up!!). You were fine. About 20 more min of you crying out i couldn’t take it anymore. I went in and i rocked you.
I did something i hadn’t done in such a long time. As i was snuggling you i pressed your blanket up to the side of your face and over the top of your head. Your eyes closed automatically. I started to lightly rub above your eyebrow and down the bridge of your tiny nose. So sweet. :)
All i could think was how much smaller that little nose used to be, how much you’ve grown, how we don’t really even fit in the rocking chair comfortably anymore. You hang off so much lol.
When you have a child, time seems to fly by so fast. For many reasons. 1- babies grow at an astonishingly fast paste 2- they are your kids and You want them to stay small 3- your so preoccupied trying to take care of their every need, you have no time to think of anything else.
A year and a half isn’t that long at all but when you look at how much a child changes, its scary.
You frustrate me sometimes, but i love you more than anything else in the world. You make me the happiest person in the world by just saying “Mommy”. My heart melts.
Love you every single day of forever :)
-Mommy
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