Monday, September 14, 2009

It's like 365 Chirstmas Mornings


Dear Dailey,
You are one year old. ONE YEAR.... Whew... Where did it go? But in the same breath I want to ask if you just haven't always been part of our lives. This afternoon I went back and read my first few entries in this blog and was rushed by all those sweet memories of a tiny little baby and our first week together. My heart gets a regular workout with all the swelling it does but I put it through the rounds recapping the last year. How blessed are we little girl to have you in our lives.

So 1. What's new for you? You have completely mastered walking and though I miss seeing your Mowgli crawl you figured it out in about a week and never looked back. Your personality is popping out and forming up strong. You don't like to be dirty- first birthday cake you screamed while all the other Sweetpea babies dug in, second cake for your birthday pictures you sat daintily but refused to dig in. Even your Birthday Ice Cream melted off before we could convince you to attack it! Unsure of where you got it but you are also super tidy. Everything in a place and everything has it's place. (May this continue way into your teen years!) You talk non-stop and fill in all the gaps with sign language.
On Tuesdays and Thursdays you go to a Mother's Day Out program. They phased you up into the toddler class (the baby by 4 months!) and it sounds like you spend a fair amount of time suckering Ms Amanda into picking you up and letting you chimpanzee most of the afternoon. When I pick you up at 2 I always find you completely knocked out and sprawled across your nap mat. It is BEYOND adorable and my favorite part of the day. You and I still snuggle together at night and I'll miss it when you decide to phase out of cosleeping.

I've been so bad about updating your blog recently and I'm sorry little gal. But our life is just SO full of activities, laughter, smiles, hugs, kisses and precious moments that sitting in front of a computer doesn't always win out. I hate to say but I don't want to loose one second of one moment with the real life version of you. Being a Momma is just the coolest thing that has ever happened to me.
Thanks little Bird. :X

2 comments:

  1. I always love your letters, Claire! You won't regret investing those few moments in front of the computer... they'll bring so much happiness when time has faded your memory. Luke loves to look back at when he was a baby and I've been surprised more than once by all the things I've already forgotten about his early years. Keep blogging... for you AND for those of us who love to read about Dailey! :)

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  2. Love those candles on her head. Wish we could have been there to celebrate with her. David surely would not let any cake go to waste.

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