Letters to my little Orange Seed: Fourth Month

My darling Halen girl-

I cannot even express how much I adore being your mommy. Staying at home with you for 15 1/2 weeks was glorious. I had to go back to work when you were almost 16 weeks old, I am an English teacher for high school kids. I do love my job but being away from you is difficult. YaYa watches you on Mondays, PaPa and GiGi watch you on Tuesdays and Ms. Lyn watches you Wednesdays-Fridays, she has an in-home day care right by our house. This is the morning of your first day at day care! You did so good but, of course, your mommy cried. I loved picking you up after work that day!

You are so smiley and happy most of the time. We love your smile. You learned to flip over not to long ago! Every time I put you down on your back you automatically flip to your belly. And you prop yourself up so well now! You also LOVE grabbing on to your toes.

You are still loving your swim lessons, Brooklyn, our neighbor joined us. Daddy and I can't wait to see how you do in the Waterbabies class. You love swimming! We swam at Jaxon's pool, the Curby's pool, and the Bolton's pool all summer!

Here you fell asleep on the raft, you were so comfy!

I can't believe you are four months old. Seems like yesterday when daddy rushed me to the hospital and then we brought you home.

Our sweet girl. Daddy sure does love you. He dances with you around the house to George Strait, I've caught tears running down his cheeks a few times. Proof that he is undeniably in love with his baby girl.

We asked your Enna to be your Godmother, she happily said yes! We are hoping to baptize you when you're six months old around Thanksgiving.

You are now sleeping in the regular pack n play, still in our room. But you end up in bed with us every night. We're still trying to figure out a bed time routine and you're figuring out life. I love cuddling with you in bed. The other morning we woke up together and just stared into each other's eyes, I felt like my soul was opened up and my heart just filled up with your sweetness. It was one of the most pure, revitalizing moments of my life.

You see your friend, Jaxon, a lot. I would take you to story time at the library on Tuesdays and Thursdays during summertime.

We have had a few mama playdates with all our favorite friends. You finally met sweet Cora! She is such a doll, you two will grow to become great friends one day.

Mandalee came to visit us from Dallas, she loved meeting you!

Here is Piper at 7 months, Cora at 5 months, you at almost 4 months, and Jaxon at almost 8 months!

Your Neicey loves you to pieces! Every time she sees you she wants to hold you and love on you.

You love you Exer-Saucer! You play and play in there all by yourself.

You also love the jumper!

Daddy started football season, so we will be going to football games and rooting for him in the stands. You watched your first Michigan football game the other day too! We won. And daddy was happy to share a pre-season Denver Bronco game with you too.

You've been an absolute delight. You've enriched daddy and my life with so much joy and happiness. Every day I wake up so in love with the life your daddy and I have built and the family we've created.