I'm sorry it has taken me 7 months to start these letters. It was an idea I had when I was pregnant with you but I forgot until a couple of weeks ago. That's kind of how it is as a mom, you forget pretty much everything! At least that's how it feels. The other day I forgot to put on my bra and realized as I was walking out the front door. Don't worry, I didn't leave without it :) I want to start writing letters to you periodically that you can look back on throughout your life. Things about you, about your dad and I, and about other things I want you to know/remember.
Right now you are 7 months old. You are so much fun!! You are so happy and giggly. Today when I went to put you in the car you just started to laugh really hard for no reason at all. That's how you are most of the time, actually, and it makes things so much more fun!
Life just hasn't been the same since you joined our family. For one, getting anything done is 20x more challenging! And I'm like super tired, alllll the time. I'm pretty sure that's how all families with new babies are, though. One big change for us is that if we take you out anywhere past your bedtime, I can guarantee you're going to cry the whole time. You weren't always that way, but around your 5 month mark, you gave yourself a bedtime and you stick to it pretty tightly. So our habit of going out and staying out late is on hold. Probably for a really long time. But that's okay. Another thing that has changed is that we make fools of ourselves everywhere we go JUST to get you to smile and laugh because that's our favorite thing ever. The other day I was walking around Walmart with you just doing the weeeeeirdest things and people were looking at me like I was a psycho but it was making you happy and that makes me happy so I don't care what they think!
As I'm writing this blog post you are in your little bouncer toy playing with the music buttons, like always. Whenever that music starts, you dance. Every single time. You really seem to love music and dancing...and so do your parents so you really MUST be our child :) I hope you keep that love for music. Music is a really great (and cheap) form of therapy (which you will need because have you MET your parents?? Nutcases! Haha.)
I really hope I can do an okay job as your mom, sweet girl. Sometimes I cry at night before I fall asleep because I literally have NO IDEA what I'm doing and it's really scary having someone else's life depend on you. Not only that but to have so many opinions and methods and theories and tricks and tips and everything out there it gets very overwhelming. I'm trying my best to do what is best for you I promise! I just gotta hope and pray you turn out okay. I love you a lot. Always remember that!
Love,
Mom
This is you with your toy. There is a mirror right there and every time you see yourself in the mirror you get super excited. It is so funny.
This is you with cousin Lila at Easter. Of course you're chewing on my necklace because you chew on everything you can get your hands on.
Your Easter dress.
Grandma Cooper holding you and Lexie. I hope you, Lexie, and Olivia become good friends!
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