handwritten on November 19, 2023
It has been quite a while since I have sat down to blog. As always, the year seems to be running past at high speed. I cannot believe it is already November 19th. It seems like just last year we were revealing the baby gender to our family and friends through gingerbread cookie whispers and now we have a beautiful, giggly babe who is approaching 7 months old. Simply unbelievable.
There have certainly been new discoveries in what has been a year that looks very different from the past eight years of life following college graduation. Motherhood has been exactly what I always expected it to be. Having a child that is your own is beautiful, rewarding, precious, delicate, messy, and a daily...
handwritten on October 28, 2023
Dearest Luna Baby,
I think the fifth month must have gone by the absolute quickest. I cannot believe you are now 6 months old (your half birthday.) Every morning I wake up in disbelief that you are ours. You are everything pure and good and true and wonderful about this world and serve as a constant reminder that (despite what may be going on in the sometimes scary world of ours), love always triumphs. Luna Baby, you love with your whole heart. Your dark brown eyes love by looking intently, your little hands love by feeling every new object with wonder, your little nose loves by scrunching up when you smile, and your little mouth loves by talking while mommy is playing piano, reading a...
handwritten on October 9, 2023
Dear Luna Baby,
I cannot believe you are almost at your half birthday! How is that even possible?! You continue to be a little angel nugget and daddy (and I love) love you so. You still have a lot of pep in your step. You love to read book after book after book and you look at all of the pictures with a pensive eye. You love to be cuddled when you wake up or when you are drowsy, and we relish in every single one of those hugs and then kiss your cheeks one million times. This month, you attended your first wedding. You were so good in the church, and you looked like a mint chocolate chip fairy princess with your tutu dress. You and your cousin Gio were the light of the party (this is for...
handwritten on August 28, 2023
Dear Luna,
We cannot believe you are four months old. Where has the time gone? This has been our favorite month yet with you! We believe you are tracking to be as big as uncle Nick when you are older, and your head is filled with all kinds of knowledge! You have the biggest cheese anytime you see mommy or daddy or someone you know. You love listening to anyone talk and sometimes you stare so hard that you forget to blink. Such a deep thinker you are. You have become the tutoring/literacy baby through and through, and your smile is so sweet that it could light up an entire Christmas tree. You are one happy baby, and you are certainly happiest in the mornings. We have decided that you are...
handwritten on July 27, 2023
Dear Luna,
We cannot believe you are three months. Where in the world has the time gone? So much has changed in the past month, it is difficult to even express in words. You continue to be the most loving, intuitive and sweetest babe we have ever seen. You love to look with wide eyes at the leaves blowing in the wind, the grass, the birds, the city streets and pretty much anything else that catches your eye. Going on long walks is probably your favorite activity, and we have spent several hours per day doing just that! Your attention to detail is truly unbelievable for just three months old. It's like you can see right inside a person's soul when you are looking at them. ;)
You just began...
