Dear Naima, 5mo
10:03 p.m. on September 28, 2006
you're 5 months now. a whole five months.
where is the time going? you're getting so big, so fast. like your abuelita says...it's like you're running a race to get big. i know i've asked you before but, really, please don't be in such a rush. mommy wants to enjoy every single bit of you.
you're flipping and flopping all over the place. we lay you on your back and seconds later you're on your belly. it scares me to leave sleeping like that. but flipping you over onto your back does no good as you turn yourself right over.
though i tried and tried to give you bananas for 2 days thinking for sure you'd love their sweetness, you have let it be known that you just do NOT like them. the faces you make are priceless. and you're are just like mommy when something grosses you out...you make the most dramatic gagging sounds and spit it all out. so bananas are out.
but apples and pears and carrots are definitely IN! to see you gobble it all down is just more proof that you are my daughter indeed. applesauce is your favorite. i wonder if all that apple juice i craved and drank while first pregnant with you is any reason for your love apples? i know it sounds weird but to see you eat is amazing. you eat with such fervor and delight. the newness of it all is pretty cool to watch and contagious. maybe it's because i'm your mommy but watching you eat is one of my favorite things to do with you.
my shopping addiction had almost but died out about 3yrs ago. i didn't do the shopping thing as much as i used to. but, now that i have you, it seems that it has come back full force and with a greater intensity. now, my shopping addiction is all about you. i can't stop buying you clothes and shoes and socks and hair bows and hats and matching ensembles and everything and anything pink and cute i can get you to fit into. it's cute and sick and fun and expensive all wrapped into...me, your mommy.
but, to my suprise and amusement, your daddy is also a part of this cute addiction! every time we go to a store that has baby clothes he has managed to find something for baby. it's either pink or frilly or both. and, of course, if it says "daddy's little girl" or something about daddy on it then it's a definite keeper and not up for discussion. i wonder if he'll be up for picking out your outfits when you start wanting to wear mini-skirts?
every day i love you more and more. yes, it is possible to do that. every time i hold you in my arms i understand how amazing it is. i truly believe you are my little miracle and i am so greatful for having you in my life. thank you, baby girl. thank you for being you...my baby girl.
love,
mommy
