dear emmy.

dear emmy,

you are just the sweetest little peanut.  my goodness, i can't get over how precious you are!  you have the chubbiest little cheeks, big, bright, joyful eyes and the prettiest rosebud lips.  if i don't brush your hair after a bath, it gathers into a bunch of curls that stand up right on the top of your head!  i love it.

you are so funny.  you love smacking your lips and making silly noises and you get so, so loud!  i guess you just want to make sure you're heard.  i wake up in the morning to you grunting and chatting away in your crib.  when i go into get you, even in the dark, i can see your face break out into the sweetest smile.

you are so happy.  it's contagious.

you love your big sister, and she loves you.  i tell you all the time how you'll grow up to be best friends.  you giggle whenever she comes near you.

i'm starting to wean you a bit and it makes me sad.  you are my baby and i just never want you to grow up.  but you are.  all too quickly.

you always like to know where i am, and secretly i find it endearing.  when someone else is holding you, you search the room until you find me, and your eyes stay on me until i see you and smile back.  it's so sweet.  and you love being held.  my favorite is when you rest your head on my chest; not when you're tired... just when you want to be close.

i love you with all my heart, sweet girl.  you, your sister and your daddy are my world.

too the moon and back,
mama