Dear Brayden,
You are six months old today! Wow, I know I say this all the time, but I really can't believe how quick the past six months have been!!! Having you in our lives has been an amazing blessing, but man does time fly!! During the past six months, I have been extremely lucky to be able to work from home and stay with you every day. I have cherished each day that we have spent together, the good and bad, never knowing when I might have to start going back into the office to work. However, recently I have been trying to not only enjoy every day, but also every moment with you because it seems like you are growing and changing by the second now.
Brayden, during the past six months, you have brought so much happiness and joy to our lives. Just the mention of your name puts a smile on our faces, and your daily smiles, coos, and laughter fulfill us more than you will ever know. It is tough to name all of our favorite memories of you right now, because they are endless! But a few that come to mind are: watching you sit up (which you get better and better at each day), watching you bounce away and smile in your jumperoo and johnny-jump-up (you would stay in them for hours if we let you), seeing you roll over the second we put you on your tummy (I think you just enjoy seeing us laugh every time you do it), watching you play with your toys (you seem like you are in your own little peaceful world), seeing you smile and laugh, listening to you "talk", watching you grab onto things and reach for things that you want (daddy is still patiently waiting for you to reach out for him), and one of our top favorites right now is seeing your heart melting smile the second we walk into your room in the morning or after naps!! It is sooo amazing to watch your little personality start to form!
You have become quite the sleeper recently, and although we still rock you until you are almost asleep, I have to say that I am not ready to give this up yet. Will I ever be?? I don't know?! Holding you and rocking you to sleep is priceless, unexplainable, and absolutely amazing. When I look down at you while you are sleeping in my arms, it makes my day complete and worthwhile, no matter what else has gone on. The day you were born we loved you more than we ever thought possible, and today we love you more than the day you were born. How is it possible that we continue to love you more and more each day??? I don't know, but we do!!!
Brayden, your dad and I are sooo proud of all that you have accomplished in six short months: first bath, first smile, first melt down (okay, maybe not so proud of that one), first restaurant and mall outing, first time rolling over, first road trip, first time flat in your crib, first time to church, first time grabbing onto toys, first time sitting up, first laugh, and many many more. Thinking about how much you have changed these past six months, we can't even imagine what the next six months with bring...first tooth, first bites of food, first time crawling, first time pulling yourself up, first birthday, and maybe first time walking. Just thinking about the future with you in our lives brings a smile to my face and tears to my eyes. But for now, can you just stay six months?! Please?! Okay, I know that is not reasonable, but can you at least stay my baby forever??!!!
Brayden we love you more than we ever dreamed possible!
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