boogabear,

you're in double-digits now! in just a couple of months you'll be one year old! as the weeks go by, i'm beginning to see you more as my little girl instead of my little baby. it's so amazing to watch you grow and become your own little person. a year ago you were a freakin fetus in my belly voguing on the sonogram. now, you're crawling, attempting to walk and talk and it all just blows my mind.

since you've been crawling, you are ALWAYS on the go, trying to find some no-no's to get into. just busy, busy, busy. there are moments when i'm convinced you're trying to drive me insane and/or kill yourself, but most of the time i can do nothing but laugh at how mischievous you can be. i thought once you started crawling and moving all about that would be the end of all our cuddle time, but surprisingly not. you'll lay your little head on my chest and play with my nose and lips and babble on about who knows what, eventually falling asleep. those are always really sweet moments for me. don't stop doing that.

you're a very bouncy baby. at first you only did it when there's music playing, but now whenever you're sitting on your butt and sometimes when you're standing against the table, you just bounce and rock back and forth. it's so stinkin cute; i just don't understand it.

it seems like you don't know whether or not you want to get off the boob. sometimes, you'll go several days with nursing only 2 or 3 times and filling up on "big girl foods" in between feedings. then, there are days where you'll only take the boob. so, what's it gonna be? you can't keep playing with my emotions like this. you're still a pretty good sleeper though. you nap a couple of times during the day and sleep all night like a champ. although, i've noticed sometimes on the weekends you wake up in the middle of the night. maybe it's because you know that's your daddy time and you wanna steal one more moment with him before the weekend is over. i can't say i blame you. you know daddy will do anything for his little girl!

next week, you will be meeting some of daddy's extended family. i hope i never have to explain why, but that has my stomach in knots. hopefully, you'll win them over with your little happyface like you do with everyone else.

do you know how much i love your littleface?! so much that no one has come up with a word to describe it.

hugs and sloppy kisses,

mama
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