Dear baby girl, 

Septembers 2007 - 2012

You are five years old. Five years old and a few days.  WHAT? I cannot even believe it (you say that a lot). You are brilliant. No, seriously. You are supa shmart.  You are funny, you love to "do" accents - but you are horrible at it, like yo mama.  You are caring, sensitive, the best.little.girl.ever. But you aren't a little girl, I swear you are tween (in the best way possible).  Holy crow, you are a good freaking kid. You love your sister so incredibly. It's almost unbelievable. 

Good lord, you can talk. You used to not talk, we were told we'd need some early intervention - that we needed someone to help you learn how to talk. And then? All of a sudden? You.wouldn't.stop.  And I love it. Though sometimes, if I'm being entirely honest, Mama could stand for a break, girl. 

Your hugs? Are ridiculous.  You are our (one of) everything. With your ridiculous laugh, and your loving heart, and your smart little self. You are beautiful. Inside and out. And hope for you, my little bug, that one day and everyday you know this. And when you don't? We'll be here to remind you. 

Love you much. Love you always.
Mama, Daddy & JJB (& Abelle, too)

8.Months.

8 months. She's 8.months.old.

SAY WHAT? I know. I KNOW. 

Each month (or 2-3 weeks after her month birthday) I take pictures of her. And it's adorable. And I treasure the pictures. And I'm not only taking pictures but doing something with the fabric we use in the back ground. While she's the 2nd child and she may or may not have a baby book filled out, she'll have these month by month pictures and it's legendary.  But you know what else it is? It's a pain. But it's SO worth it. LOOK at that face? LOOK AT HOW BIG SHE IS. It's like somewhere between month 1 and 3 someone came in and dropped a reincarnation of L into the house. I'm told in person she doesn't look as identical as the first born. Most people say she looks like me. Who wouldn't want to be compared to this doll? 

She's 8 months old. She's almost been out longer than she's been. 

I looked back to see where was L at this time.  It's fascinating. I love this dang blog.  Even though I don't post often, and there is a blog post that has been pending for weeks because I don't know how to write it the right way - I love it. I get to see my girls in a moment. Like, where were they today 2 years ago? No seriously. Click.

Baby girl is 8 months old and honestly, I can't imagine a day without her.

She's delicious.