May 16th, 2009
Dear Samantha Jayne,
Tomorrow you will be eight months old. Eight months. You have grown into the most beautiful, smiley, happy, mellow baby and I am just so glad to see that.
Honestly, the first six months were pretty hard. We just couldn't seem to keep you happy- I think you had reflux pretty bad and have now fortunately outgrown it. You eat like crazy and must have a pretty good metabolism. Once you started eating baby food three times a day you finally started sleeping through the night- although now you are getting two teeth at once so your sleep is interrupted once again.
My dear child, everything you have done is to your own beat. You decided to come at 34 weeks 1 day even though Mommy tried to keep you safe- and you were a fighter. You have defied the odds that Mommy was given- and those were that you would be developmentally behind for much of your first year. So far we haven't seen any of that! You were rolling over around five months, sitting on your own around six months, and here we are at eight months with it looking like you are going to crawl any day. You are "scootching" already. You are getting two teeth at the same time- but they are top teeth instead of bottom teeth first.
You smile so much now that everyone comments what a happy baby you are. You are trying to learn to wave. And chase your sister. You don't like sitting around for very long- you are always trying to get up and go. You want to be a "big girl" and yet- my dear sweet baby Sam, you do still let Mommy hug you, kiss you, and carry you around. I am cherishing every single moment of that because I know all too soon you will be that big girl and those moments will be few and far between.
You weigh about sixteen and a half pounds- not bad for a baby that was born at five pounds three ounces. You are longer and leaner than your sister was at your age- you have been wearing size nine month clothes since you were six months and now you are already bumping up into twelve month clothes in some things!
Sam, Mommy loves you more than you will ever realize. Thank you so much for blessing our lives.
Love, Your Mommy
Where did those months go?
Posted by: Mrs M | May 16, 2009 at 11:46 AM