Sweet baby boy, you are my second baby – my last baby. My baby baby. You have brought a whole new level of happiness and love into our home. Filled our home with joy – a home that was already overflowing. What a blessing you are, and how lucky I am that God chose me to be your mommy.
You are barely three months old and have already taught me so much. While your brother taught me the ropes, and what it feels like to love as a mother, you have taught me the true depth of that love. Granger, your arrival in this world has shown us how dynamic, infinite and multi-dimensional love really is. You have slowed my pace down and reminded me of the importance of enjoying every little moment. I could (and do) spend hours just looking at you and talking with you. This time feels fleeting, but I am so proud watching you grow.
You are such a happy baby and so charming. You are always ready to welcome anyone with a smile and a sweet ‘goo’. Instead of asking for attention by fussing like many babies do, you coo and razz and gurgle, charming everyone around you into an entire conversation of baby talk. You look up to your brother and have even won him over – he regularly stops his daily antics to look at you and say ‘ah goo’ right back. Nobody can resist your smile.
You are the baby of ironic timing. From the moment you showed up in the womb, you have had uncanny timing. You were born two weeks early in the middle of the night. You wake up as soon as your brother goes to sleep. I can spend 20 minutes burping you with a burpie to no avail, yet the moment I have you up against my clothing, you barf all over me. You may not poop for days, but within an hour of getting a bath, you blow out the diaper and mess the lower half of your body. You rarely cry, but if I need quiet for a phone call, there’s something to fuss about. I think this timing of yours is hilarious, and I can’t wait to see how it evolves in your personality as you get older.
You are mellow and you love to sleep. When you are awake, you really make the most of it, but man you love to sleep. Catnapping through the day, and out for the night before 8 p.m. I’m a savvy enough mommy not to take this for granted. I know you could decide to stop sleeping at any point in time. But for now, I’ll consider you a sleepy and mellow baby, and hope that we stay on that same track through your toddler years and beyond. Mommy loves to sleep too.
I promise I will always be with you, always take care of you, always love you. Just as I promised all of my heart to daddy five years ago, and to your brother two years ago, I promise you all of my heart now. Forever. And that’s the beautiful thing about babies and their parents: there’s always more than enough love to go around.
Forever yours,
Mommy
This is really beautiful Ashley!
Posted by: sarah Diehl | March 18, 2011 at 09:39 AM