To my dear, sweet girl

Dear Libby,
I have FINALLY gotten around to putting together a blog for you! I have kept a blog of letters to Liam for years now, and am just now getting around to doing this for you. You are 8.5 months old, and you are just the sweetest, calmest baby ever. I can't even begin to count how many times I kiss your squishy cheeks each day. You are pretty low maintenance and low key most of the time. You really just go with the flow.

You started sitting up at 5 months, crawling at 6 months, and standing up (along things) sometime last month. You are cruising along the furniture now, and I have a feeling it won't be too much longer before you start walking. You still don't have any teeth! I recently looked at old pictures, and at this point Liam had 6 teeth! However, you aren't letting the lack of teeth stop you from eating real food! You love to eat! You've always been a bigger eater than Liam ever was, from the very beginning. I've struggled all along to pump enough milk for you, but as of now, you are still getting all breastmilk at daycare, and I'm very proud of that. You'll never have any idea how much I've struggled for you, to provide you with my milk.

You go to daycare each day, and have fun in the infant room. So far, you don't have any stranger anxiety. You do definitely love Mommy though! When I pick you up each afternoon, you see me and squeal, and crawl to me very quickly. Sometimes at home, you'll cry or whine when I leave the room... but stop the second I come back in. You are such a faker sometimes!

You slept in the rock 'n play sleeper next to my bed until you were almost 6 months old. You then slept in the pack and play for a couple months. You're now in the crib, and doing well! Each morning, I hear you making noise, and when I come in, you are always standing there along the side, smiling and laughing. You are just such a happy girl.

You love your big brother. He loves to make you laugh. My heart bursts each time I see the two of you laughing together. I know as you get older, things may not always be as smooth between the two of you... so I'm enjoying this while it lasts. I love seeing you play with Liam's old toys, such as his musical activity table. It's fun to see the two of you playing at that table together. Liam is very protective of you at daycare. He likes to find a toy for you to play with each morning, and he stays by you so the other big kids don't come so close. I love that he tries to shield you from them.

I love you more than words can ever express, sweet girl. This is the first of many, many more letters to come.

Love,
Mommy