Thursday, July 11, 2013

Dear RaeLynn: 5 months

Sweet girl,

You are growing and changing every second of every day. You are quite literally the light of our lives. You have both me and your Daddy completely and utterly wrapped around your tiny finger. Recently, you have been showing us more and more of your personality. You love to play. You love to scream while you play even more! It is amazing how such a big voice can come out of such a little body! You have also started to recognize your name. Someone will say it and your little head swings around like..."Hey! I know you're talking about me!" You love to blow bubbles and make silly noises....and to SMILE! You can be quite stubborn about naps.  We can tell you're exhausted but you will fight sleep with all your might, unless it's bedtime. You have become quite used to your bedtime routine. I think it is my favorite time with you right now. First you have your bath. The excitement you feel about bathtime is quite obvious when you are waiting to be put in your tub. You squeal, wiggle, and smile with all your might. Once you are in the tub, you kick your little legs as hard as you can trying to splash the water. After your bath you get one last feeding before going to sleep. We rock a little in your glider then I lay you in your crib. You love to stare at your little aquarium and within a few minutes you fall right to sleep. I am so thankful you have adjusted so easily to your routine. You almost always sleep through the night. Sometimes I even have to wake you up to get ready in the mornings! It's amazing how quickly time is going by. I get so excited seeing you learn new things, yet wish you'd slow down at the same time! It feels like in the blink of an eye you are going to be all grown up! We are so blessed to have you in our lives, sweet girl.

Love,
Mama