If only my love for you reflected more in the amount of journal entries I wrote for you. Know this my little Jeffie, that I adore you. Your smile puts a breathe of fresh air in my day. You curiosity puts mystery in my life and hugs, ah your hugs, put love in my soul. I love nursing you, I love holding you, I love smelling you, I love kissing you.
Within the last few weeks you have started waving and I can almost make out a "hi". We watch the letter factory almost every morning and you have the A sound perfect! You say 'AH' all the time. You still squeal/squeak like a bird at random times. You fold your arms for prayers sometimes. You clap.
You've started feeding yourself! Halleleigh! You still don't eat much, but I think you're eating more than you were. For the last few months 80% of what we put in your mouth came out in a storm of spitting. You sure made your daddy frustrated sometimes, especially when you got it on his work clothes. You mostly love sweet stuff. Since I don't give processed sugars until age 1 and you're not allowed to have honey, that means fruit. I offer you veggies almost every meal and you usual take a few bites, but I know I can get real food in your tummy when i give you fruit. You'r getting really good at 'chewing' your food too so I can give you edema me or
You are tall! Almost all of your 12 month clothes are too small and have been for awhile. Many people ask if you and Meriden are twins. She's small and you're tall.
You FINALLY stopped crying yourself to sleep! You HAVE been crying yourself to sleep every nap (2 times each day) and every night and sometimes twice each night when you'd wake up in the middle of the night. That is 7 months with crying that would sometimes last 40 minutes or more!
You have funniest cute little teeth. You bit me while nursing at first and then you would just kind of gnaw and leave teeth marks, but mow you're doing well. You better enjoy it because you've only got one more month of it.
You spend a great deal of the day in front of the window. You climb up the trampoline, climb up the ottoman and stand up to see out the window. Living across the street from the church, there is often times a lot to see. You wave at people, cars, stray cats and our baby bunnies. You slap the window with your little hands and there are always marks to prove it.
You give the sweetest little hugs and kisses. You grab on to my neck for dear life and plant big wet open mouthed kisses on my cheek. When you're in your johnny jump up you sometimes grab me or Dad's leg and hold on for dear life. Its so fun.
You love to explore and get into anything and climb. I know that you are going to be a toddler that keeps me very busy. YOu love Meriden and you guys get a long so well. She shares her toys and you don't usually seem to care when she takes your toys from you. You love to grab her hair and bows so we have to keep you in the front of the stroller now. You love to go on bike rides and usually squeal a lot when I go fast and the wind is in your face. You've eaten a lot of dirt and sucked on a lot of rocks. I'd think you'd be picky about those sorts of things since you won't eat my cooking a lot of the time.
You almost always sleep through the night, but when you don't, Dad and I have our earplugs ready.
You are ALMOST walking. You can stand up and walk with anything from Meriden's little baby stroller, the little shopping cart or a little play table you push along the gym floor while I'm at aerobics. You love watching the little boys play and run and sometimes I think you're very anxious to be doing the same. You crawl very fast.
If there is a tower built of anything you can spot it from far away and make sure it destroyed in a matter of seconds.
You didn't take a binky until about 6-8 months when you noticed how much your sister loves her binky. You still chew on it a lot and are fine to go to bed without it, but it usually keeps you quiet in places like church, or helps me replace something in your mouth when you're done nursing.
You choose me over Dad any day. I know it won't always be like that so I'm enjoying it while it lasts.
We feel like we should wait until you're done nursing before we try and have another baby so you'll be my baby for a little while longer. So please don't grow up too fast. Just stay little, and mine.
WHen I look in your eyes and really tune into your spirit I know that you are going to be a great man. You already seem so wise.
I love you son, with all of my heart.
Love,
Mom
Within the last few weeks you have started waving and I can almost make out a "hi". We watch the letter factory almost every morning and you have the A sound perfect! You say 'AH' all the time. You still squeal/squeak like a bird at random times. You fold your arms for prayers sometimes. You clap.
You've started feeding yourself! Halleleigh! You still don't eat much, but I think you're eating more than you were. For the last few months 80% of what we put in your mouth came out in a storm of spitting. You sure made your daddy frustrated sometimes, especially when you got it on his work clothes. You mostly love sweet stuff. Since I don't give processed sugars until age 1 and you're not allowed to have honey, that means fruit. I offer you veggies almost every meal and you usual take a few bites, but I know I can get real food in your tummy when i give you fruit. You'r getting really good at 'chewing' your food too so I can give you edema me or
You are tall! Almost all of your 12 month clothes are too small and have been for awhile. Many people ask if you and Meriden are twins. She's small and you're tall.
You FINALLY stopped crying yourself to sleep! You HAVE been crying yourself to sleep every nap (2 times each day) and every night and sometimes twice each night when you'd wake up in the middle of the night. That is 7 months with crying that would sometimes last 40 minutes or more!
You have funniest cute little teeth. You bit me while nursing at first and then you would just kind of gnaw and leave teeth marks, but mow you're doing well. You better enjoy it because you've only got one more month of it.
You spend a great deal of the day in front of the window. You climb up the trampoline, climb up the ottoman and stand up to see out the window. Living across the street from the church, there is often times a lot to see. You wave at people, cars, stray cats and our baby bunnies. You slap the window with your little hands and there are always marks to prove it.
You give the sweetest little hugs and kisses. You grab on to my neck for dear life and plant big wet open mouthed kisses on my cheek. When you're in your johnny jump up you sometimes grab me or Dad's leg and hold on for dear life. Its so fun.
You love to explore and get into anything and climb. I know that you are going to be a toddler that keeps me very busy. YOu love Meriden and you guys get a long so well. She shares her toys and you don't usually seem to care when she takes your toys from you. You love to grab her hair and bows so we have to keep you in the front of the stroller now. You love to go on bike rides and usually squeal a lot when I go fast and the wind is in your face. You've eaten a lot of dirt and sucked on a lot of rocks. I'd think you'd be picky about those sorts of things since you won't eat my cooking a lot of the time.
You almost always sleep through the night, but when you don't, Dad and I have our earplugs ready.
You are ALMOST walking. You can stand up and walk with anything from Meriden's little baby stroller, the little shopping cart or a little play table you push along the gym floor while I'm at aerobics. You love watching the little boys play and run and sometimes I think you're very anxious to be doing the same. You crawl very fast.
If there is a tower built of anything you can spot it from far away and make sure it destroyed in a matter of seconds.
You didn't take a binky until about 6-8 months when you noticed how much your sister loves her binky. You still chew on it a lot and are fine to go to bed without it, but it usually keeps you quiet in places like church, or helps me replace something in your mouth when you're done nursing.
You choose me over Dad any day. I know it won't always be like that so I'm enjoying it while it lasts.
We feel like we should wait until you're done nursing before we try and have another baby so you'll be my baby for a little while longer. So please don't grow up too fast. Just stay little, and mine.
WHen I look in your eyes and really tune into your spirit I know that you are going to be a great man. You already seem so wise.
I love you son, with all of my heart.
Love,
Mom
