you are asleep in the other room as i write this and i just want to go in there, scoop you up and squeeze you like crazy. whenever you are away from me, i just miss you. even if you're in the other room!
you have stolen my heart.
you have had a cold and i took you in to the doctor's this week for your six month check up and turns out you have a double ear infection! i was shocked and so was daddy and everyone who had been around you this weekend! besides a bit of fussiness at nighttime, you have been as happy as a clam. you've been squealing and babbling and laughing... what a monkey you are.
this one little stuffed elephant has become your favorite. he has plastic hands and feet for you to gnaw on while you're teething, so i tuck him into bed with you every night in case you need him. poor guy; his trunk is always soaked because you've been chewing on him so much! you love your little elephant.
i was away from you this weekend, and as i was getting closer to home i called daddy to tell him to keep you up because i just had to see you! when i walked in the front door, you saw me and started bopping up and down, shaking with excitement. i loved it.
you've been babbling quite a bit lately. you say "mama" and "dada", and although i'm not sure you are saying them on purpose, we like to pretend you are because it's so cute. you're working on saying "bella". she has been super affectionate with you lately, wanting to hug and kiss you and dance with you. one of my greatest joys is watching the two of you together.
your smile continues to be contagious. you still suck your thumb (which is one of my absolute favorite things!). you love to stare at people and study them. auntie keeps telling me that you were sitting in her lap on sunday and you stared at her for an hour. i believe it. you are a studier of people. you love your jumper, have started being able to sit for a while, and we've started giving you some "real" food. oatmeal and peas (you hate) and butternut squash (you've decided is tolerable). you love to sputter the food everywhere and spit it right back out.
you love being in bed with mama and daddy after your early morning feeding. you snuggle right up to me and i laugh looking at all the space in our giant bed daddy has, and how you are right on top of me, pushing me to the edge. i will really miss that, emmy girl.
i love you so much it hurts my heart. you are the sweetest blessing, emmy faith, and i want you to *always* know that.
love you, baby girl,
mama
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