The cookie monster is coming....

**Unfortunately I think blogger is changing formats again, spaces between paragraphs aren't registering. My apologies**

Dear Emily -

You've turned in to the cookie monster when it comes to food. Just a couple days ago your dad and I were talking about starting you on food - I welcomed him to choose your first real food/meal and enjoy the pleasures of feeding it to you. Maybe I have an alterior motive with that offer... the ability to take lots of great "baby food everywhere" pictures, and you thoroughly enjoying it without a mother working to keep you all clean. You SHOULD enjoy it! :D

I wonder what he'll choose, he found a wonderful website to refer to!

http://www.wholesomebabyfood.com/ There looks to be some pretty wonderful information including suggestions and recipes!

You started off with tasting a cucumber with Aunt Sam was here, and then tasting a sweet potato I was eating roughly a week ago. A few days ago you tasted oatmeal, your eyes just loving it! Yesterday you were making googly eyes at Jen (who you normally cry around) and grunting, begging for a bit of what she was eating. And she complied, and gave you a taste of her eggs.

Jonah was just holding you and you attacked his cup, taking a sip of his soy milk - - you were actually drinking from a cup. My dear, that's not typical for a not.even.5mo.child. I went to give Jonah a bit of bread I was eating and your eyes about popped out as this bread went in front of you to his mouth, LOL I did take off a teeny piece for you.

You have such a desire to start eating food, and I'm holding off. I had hopes that you'd wait until 6mo. You still may, but at this rate I doubt it. You act like you're going to engulf the spoon and the bowl - you left your brother laughing as he was watching you :)

I can only refer to you as Cookie Monster.... wonder if you'll be like the hampster below.... always remember to take small bites and chew your food completely, it's polite.... Just don't act like mommy who has to engulf her own food on the run :P

Sisters

Dear Emily -



You're going through your first real cold right now, and aren't too delighted with it. A few days ago, you'd rub your snotty nose back and forth across my shoulder and rubbed your eyes. You seemed miserable. And then I caught it - on came the sore throat and some pretty itchy eyes and nose. Yuck. You still have the snotty nose, but I think you're reaching the tail end of your cold....and I'm right behind you. There seems to be some pretty good bugs going around, here's to hoping this is the only one for us this year :)



Tonight you gave your brother a big kiss, it was so precious. You were in my arms, and he leaned close and said, "Hi Bubbles!" You reached out, took his face and pulled him close to you while you leaned close to him, and planted an open mouth kiss on his cheek.... leaving a puddle and a string of drool as you came back. Your brothers heart melted, as he wiped away a finger layer of drool. He loves you so very much :)



There is a new mom we're pumping for - while you nurse on one side I'm pumping on the other. You still do such a wonderful job of helping to keep my supply going strong, and helping to raise it now! I give a lot of credit to you - maybe one day you'll be able to meet these children who you have shared your milk with.



This is R, a precious six week old adopted girl. Isn't she beautiful? It's her little tummy and body that your milk is helping to nourish also, just like you.

I love you my sweet little one *kisses*

Yo ~ Yo ~ Baby

Dear Emily -

Last night we headed to the store to pick up some groceries. Alyssa found humor in putting her sunglasses on you and starting to beat to the rap. It was quite funny :)

Sweetness

Dear Emily,

It's been quite a while since I've written to you here. It amazes me how quickly time seems to be passing by. Each day you seem to be getting bigger, and changing in leaps. You amaze me, always. Every day I feel such gratefulness that you're a part of our family, that we all welcomed for you to find your way here. You are definitely loved, so very very much.

You have this extra sweetness about you - although your grasp is the strongest I've ever felt in a baby, your touch is the softest. Often when you nurse we'll be playing with eachothers fingers - light touches. Your skin is like silk. You are like the heavens and angels, mixed with a bit of spring warming sun.

Your eyes have started to turn brown. I watch you smile, look in to your eyes, and often wonder what you'll look like next year, or when you're two... three... five.... will you still hold this same precious spirit?

I think often about your baby brother or sister, a little one we decided to have in the future. Will s/he look like you? My heart continues to fall more and more in love with this child to be, there must be something very special about him or her.

You still seem to near stop breathing at night, but haven't stopped completely again - yet - since coming home from the hospital where nothing was seen. All was great for a good stretch, and then there it was again... but just extreme shallow breathing.... jiggled you a bit and you took a big breath. At least my mommy nerves aren't going haywire. You did this again last night. I do look forward to when you grow out of this. Your dad bought you this neat monitor that measures your breathing and sounds an alarm if you ever stop again.

Your dad is coming to see you again tomorrow. He is quite the cool dad ~ You seem to have an extra special dearness for him already... I do look forward to seeing if you end up being that "daddy's girl" as I suspect you may just be. He's gentle, wise, and smart... he is a great dad and loves you very much :)