| As Caroline turns 9 months I get a little teary....that means she will be 1 in 3 months..sigh. Miss Honey is coming out of her "shell" and has started to develop quite the personality. Lots of grunting for things she wants or doesn't want, gives a definitive shake of her head for "NO", and this week started waving "bye bye". Her top five "LOVES" starting with her favorite is her brother Trey. She absolutely adores him and she just cackles like crazy when ever they are together. Number 2 would be the outdoors, whether we are sitting on the grass, walking in the stroller or swinging in a swing(which is a big favorite of hers). She knows we are going outside when we get her sun hat and sunscreen and she just starts squealing with delight and the whole arm/leg shaking thing begins :) Number 3 Her thumb + Her sleep sack. She is a thumb sucker thru and thru....Number 4 other babies, kids, people in general she enjoys socializing and that is fun for me! Number 5 is singing,reading books and clapping! Caroline is still a great sleeper. She wakes around 7:00 but is so content, usually, we don't get her till about 7:45. She naps bout 4 hours a day and is in bed by 7:00. Tonight i actually put her in bed at 6:30 and she was out like a light. Caroline enjoys food and is eating most anything, in small pieces of course. Her hair is really starting to come in and I am so excited to see what it will do in the color department. I think its going to be a light brown, but maybe it will darken up and be as dark as mine. ooh...number 6 she loves the water!!! She is my fishy.... I look at her and i want her to love all the things i love about her. Its intimidating to raise a daughter. So many things in our society that pull our girls in a million directions or tell them they should be the "IERS" as in "prettier" "taller" "shorter""skinnier""curvier""smarter" etc....i want you to know, Caroline, that if I could go back and tell my insecure 16 year old self anything in the world it would be this " Not all the "IERS" in the world will make you happy. Even if you were able to possess all the "IERS" it would never be good enough. You would always want more. The only path to true happiness is LOVING YOURSELF JUST AS YOU ARE.... Once you have that love and respect for being YOU, people will notice. They will see your light, your confidence and they will be drawn to you. They will want to be in your presence because confidence begets confidence. Friends, Boyfriends, a future husband will be drawn to you because of your light, your confidence in yourself because in turn that makes others feel good and confident about themselves. And let me tell you sweet baby girl, i struggled with the "IERS" if only I was this or that or the other", I learned to love myself just as i am, God opened a door. That door was your Daddy and I believe 110% God wasn't going to bring me to your Daddy until I was thru with the "IERS".You can't truly let someone love you until you love yourself. Happy 9Months or 274 days. My sunshine. You are our love muffin. | ' | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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