Letters to Our Daughters {May}

Every month I (try to) write a series called ‘Letters to Our Daughters’…

Dearest Cecilia,

Everyday you discover something new. At 8 months you are still so very new to this world and have the dearest personality.

Your favorite food is custard, you cannot get enough.

Your favorite toy is a cross between Sophie the giraffe and the toy remote control (which is horribly loud and obnoxious with sounds and music but you love that).

You now hate having your bottom changed or clothing being changed and try to alligator roll.

You adore your brother Peter, he must stop, hold and cuddle you after school or you yell at him.

We have finally established a routine with you, in some ways I love knowing when you will be having your naps but in other ways it has cut out our flexibility.

You can sit unassisted but we have to help you get there, you are still not sitting up but you are trying to crawl…more like a belly shimmy;)

You are LOUD. You like to talk over your siblings!

The days are warmer and you are loving the lighter clothes and the bare toes.

You still ‘play shy’, you should realize people just want to kiss your chubby cheeks because you are so cute.

You don’t play in the tub, you just sit and look around.

You have overcome your aversion to the stroller and now enjoy our walks, even if they include wearing a frivolous smocked hat.

You have the funniest ‘non’-laugh that no one can get enough of! It is more of a grunt, never a full belly laugh. The result is that we all end of laughing while listening to your grunts.

I cannot believe you were not always with us and I also revel at the newness of you. I will never get tired of you.

 To read another Letters to Our Daughter please head to Lauren’s blog http://www.laurensandersonphotography.com/letters-to-my-daughters-may-2013