Time flying by me

Last night I watched my daughter fall asleep in my arms, she is the exact perfect length for her head to cradle in the crook of my arm, and for my hand to hold her bottom. I realized at one intense moment that pretty soon...she wont be able to fit like that any more, and that intense fear of change (that inevitably happens!)had me swarming with tears! She will be 4 months old tommorow and it blows my mind that she is already that old. I thought I would type out some things about her while I had a free moment here at work.

Dear Leah,

When you awake every morning you grin so intensly that your whole body is enveloped by it, contorting to a comical banana shape and your eyes nearly shut because of your smile. It makes my whole body buzz with love and pride to see how amazingly happy you are...in the morning lol! Once you wake up you start "squawking". I call it this, because you sound like a...cross between a cat meowing and a duck or something, it is very comical and you often suprise yourself with the level of sound you can produce. You love to face outward at the world and stand straight up on top of me or Daddy's belly and if a knuckle is anywhere in sight you will ATTACK it and gnaw like a hungry grinning hobo. You are a VERY hungry baby, and will eat like a starving ethiopian even if you had just ate 2 hours ago. We have learned that you are very much into sharing your meal, making sure if we have clean clothing on (and especially if you do) we smell like you. Daddy hurries and cleans your spit up with lighting speed, but I just smile and laugh at you and clean it up at my own pace, as you are still grinning as drool and spit up is still trailing out of your mouth. You love to sit in a bouncy chair and watch me get ready in the mornings, be it in the bathroom or when I sit you on top of the bed and do a "mommy's getting dressed, what should I wear" dance. You love LOOOOVE to get belly kisses and raspberries from your Daddy, and will open your mouth in a "mock" laugh when I try to tickle your face with my hair. You love to be held like a football, with your back to our bellies. You are ADDICTED to the outside world, love to reach up at the tree's as well. We often take you to the gym with us and we go round and round the track and you sqwack and grin at passerby's...you are missed there when we dont come regularly! Your Granna and Gampa keep you at least once a week (so Mommy and Daddy can have some us time) and you love staying with them. Most nights when I rock you to sleep, you like to curl your hand around my finger, or touch my mouth. A lot of the times you love to burry your face in my soft robe and fall asleep. Keeping you asleep when I put you in your crib is an olympic event however, and when done successfully, Mommy feels like a rockstar when you sleep ALL night! Mommy and Daddy take turns getting up and checking on you when you awake and fuss at night. We are really great about helping each other out with you. You little miss, are a handful, but you are completly worth it. We love you so much and cant wait to see your personality develop.

Love,
Mommy