Eight!

Cordelia is now eight months old. I am amazed with how fast time goes by, I'm hoping it slows down soon but I wont hold my breath. She is crawling and pulling herself up to stand. She says "Mama" and "Dada". She LOVES to play with the cats (when they let her) and she eats a lot! Cordelia is a busy bee, she loves to play with her books:

and the wonderful toys she got for Christmas, including her elephant:

I love every moment I get to spend with her. Even now when she is dripping drool and snot by the bucketful because she is teething AND experiencing her first cold, let's hope the cold doesn't last long! 

PH: Smoo

Two Months

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Dear Cordelia,

Baby Girl I can hardly believe it's been two months already!  You are growing so much, you are now 24 inches long and weigh 13 pounds 4 ounces. With time flying like this, next thing I know you will be asking to borrow the car.

I enjoy each and every day with you, and every day I become more and more confident about being a mom! I love to watch you sleep, I love to read you books, I love to give you baths, and I love to watch you eat- I don't really love changing your stinky diapers but I love how happy you are afterwards. Most of all, I love to see you smile! You just started smiling and it's magical. It's better then ice cream, pedicures, new shoes and the smell of fresh spring rain combined. 

Your personality is coming out more and more every day. You love when your daddy says silly things, and when I sing and dance with you. Your favorite toys to play with are your giraffe Sophie and your purple Heffalump because they both make fun noises. You like to have "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" read to you, and your eyes always get big and wide when we turn to the page with the sun and the page with the butterfly.     

I can't wait to see what's next baby girl. 

One Month

Better late then never. .. .

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Dear Cordelia,

Baby girl it has been a very long month, it feels like you have been part of our family forever and I cannot imagine life without you. I have learned many things this month and I have been amazed by many things this month. 

I have learned how amazing life is, and how crazy it is that your father and I created life when we created you. I truly know, without a shadow of doubt that all of the time I struggled while I was pregnant was worth it, 100% worth it.   

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 I have learned that a person does not know, or understand fear, until they become a parent. I learned this when you were exactly a week old and we had to take you to the emergency room. Nothing can describe the feelings your father and I felt as you lay on the hospital bed, and nothing can describe the feeling of relief when we found out you were ok. 

I have learned that holding a newborn baby can help people work through great grief and sadness, it can give new hope and help people understand the circle of life. Holding you has helped me understand this too. 

I have learned that breastfeeding is hard, but I am so happy that it is something I can do for you, and I love the moments I share with you because they are unique to you and I.

 I have learned that many people feel your birth erases their own nasty behavior, but I have also learned to never let their behavior sully my time with you. 

I am so amazed by you. You have grown so much! You weigh 11 lbs now and you grew a whole inch! You are so much more awake and I can see you seeing me. At first I had no idea what we should do when you were awake, and sometimes all we do is stare at each other. 

I am amazed by the peace and love that you fill me with, even when I can't figure out why you are crying ;) I hope that you will always know how special you are, and how much your father and I love you. 

Your father explains life and his emotions with song lyrics, I conclude this post with lyrics that express his feelings now.

Thank you for the branch you grew on this tree.

Your first breath wasn't easy to find.

So you signified the mountain you climbed,

By lettin' out a warriors cry and it sounded like mine.

Now everybody hold up the family sign.

-Something So, Atmosphere