Thursday, January 19, 2012

dear sweet lia.

i wanted to write you a little letter.. hoping you will read this later on in life, maybe when you are starting a family of your very own or just out of curiosity of how you are at this age.
well.. to start... you are so stunning. you are THEEE most gorgeous child i have ever seen. you have these little faces that make me melt.. you have the snort... where you are snorting like a piggy and you crinkle your nose. there's the pout... we get this face when you hear the word no or you just simply don't get your way. there is the cheese face... where you just do the cheesiest smile and its incredibly hilarious. those are just some of the ones i can think of off the top of my head.
you are such a little busy bee. from the time you were in my belly to right now in your crib... you are always on the move. never stop to chill and hang out, or to sit and take a rest. nope you go go go. you like to keep me on my toes. :)
when you were born, you used to make the smallest but cutest little noises, over the months those noises got louder and louder and words start coming out... even though right now most of it is just baby babble. however, you always seem to have an opinion about everything. you get that from your daddy. sometimes, you will yell at us so quickly in your babble and you throw in a nice hit or something... yeah baby... you're a spicy one!!
you can be so feisty and stubborn. and man, do you hate the word "no". i have to tell you though, i didn't expect different. of course you have those traits because your daddy and i are both like that so the odds were simply against you. :) don't worry though babe, you have your super sweet sides... where you go get your favorite blue blanket with the red trim and lady bugs on one side and you bring it to me and lie your head on my shoulder and you just cuddle. sometimes, i'll even get a nice kiss to go along with it. i can't tell you how much those unbelievably simple moments with you... melt my heart, make me tear up.. and fill myself so full of love and happiness, it's almost indescribable.
i'm not going to lie.. right now, you are really into not listening when mom or dad tells you not do something. you like to test us, like touching outlets or trying to pull daddy's tv cords. i know you will only test us more and more as the years go on. and oh boy, does that scare us. you are into hitting and biting... but we are definitely are cracking down on that huge!! that's when we get to see that cute little pout face and the fake cry. oh yeah... i should probably mention that you've known how to fake cry since you were two weeks old. you taught yourself. you brilliant little girl.
you really are so dang smart though. you have been able to mimic everything we do from the time you were 3 months old to now. just the other day... daddy was putting lotion on and you watched him rub his hands together.. then you'd rub your hands together, then he'd rub some on his arms and you would rub some on your arms.. then his face, then your face. copied him... to a T! it was so cute. your first word was "Dada". of course! you always want to make everyone laugh. you seriously will do anything to get us to laugh. maybe it's a little dance or something you're blabbering, or running around with your blanket over your head and "accidentally" running into things, or maybe it's that little thing you do, where you spin around in circles holding your ears? whatever it may be, you are one stinkin' hilarious girl.
geez.. your daddy, and everyone around you, but especially your daddy, loves you more than the air he breathes. he melts every time you say "Dada" and gets jealous whenever you say "mama".. he always has to get you to say "Dada" right after. his heart melts every time he comes home and you get a giant smile on your face and you run to him and give him big loves.
you are such a special little girl. i'm so sad you aren't a baby anymore, but i'm so excited to watch you grow and learn. you teach us something new every day, whether it's patience, or taking a breath, or the power of a kiss, so on. our life has never been better than it is right now with you in our life. you are by far the greatest blessing and miracle and very best thing that has ever happened to your daddy and me. we are so thankful for you. your smiles, your giggles, your cries, your night time whimpers and moans. you make me so unbelievably proud to be a mom, your mom, and i know your daddy feels that exact same way. i wouldn't change one little hair on your head. you are so perfect. i can't wait to see what i learn next and see the little girl you become. i love you so much sweetheart!!


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