Baby Bella,
I remember when
you used to
chew on
gum your foam bath
alphabet letters
I remember when
you used to cry,
a lot
& Grandpa Birgensmith called you a
teridactyle
{I did not spell that right}
I remember when
you only used my
pinky
as a
pacifier.
I remember when
you
learned to growl
{
thanks to your Aunite}
at
six months old.
I remember when
you tried
peaches
for the
first time
{I have never seen a baby so discontent over food}
I remember when
you started crawling under
everthing in sight
You would always
bonk your head
but {keep doing it} all over again.
I remember when
you ate your
first personal birthday cake
with your {
face} only
I remember when
you would {pull, rip & shred}
all of the
newspapers & magazines
on the
floor
I remember when
you had your
first bath
in the hospital
& {I cried} because you
hated it.
I remember when
you'd finally fall asleep on my chest
after fussing for
what seemed like hours
& I was
terrified to move,
in {fear of waking you}
I remember when
I put {eye liner} on your nose
for
Halloween,
you made the
cutest little kitty.
I remember when
{Cousin Kelli}
was taking
baby pictures,
& you were being the smilest girl.
{Later we found out
you peed all over the couch...}
I remember when
You
loved your whale tub
& I'd let you get a
gallon of water
all over the floor
{just because} you loved splashing.
I remember when
you
smiled in your sleep
for the
first time,
{I always wondered what you thought of}
I remember when
we tried to
fit you into a
pumpkin,
you were quite unsure of the
{slimy, orange, goo}
I remember when
we took you to
Target.
it was the
first public place you visited
I couldn't wait to {show you off}
&& everyone was
Oohing & Ahhing.
I remember when
we decorated your room
for
Christmas.
{Mommy even put presents
under your own
personal tree}
I remember when
you'd sleep with your
neck bent
in unsual, pretty painful looking positions
& liked it.
I remember when
you'd wake {
us} up in the morning
with your
soft, baby voice
repeating
"Ba ba ba ba ba...."
I remember when
you used to play in this
activity center
& could
barely reach the toys...
Now
you're
far too big,
& can
grasp the toys
{with ease}
But you
still love that activity center
{just} like you did
a year ago.
Time doesn't make us love {
things}
any less,
we just age.
grow up. mature.
We're never too old
to still do the things we love.
Baby Bella,
You are getting
older,
I
cannot change that.
But you are
more than welcome
to
play with your infant toys,
& make me
"Remember when"
any day.
Remember when
I held you for the
first time,
& said "
I love you baby girl"
a tear fell down my face.
Now,
as I hold you
{while your sleeping}
& say "
I love you baby girl" again....
a tear falls down my face.
Because
I love you still,
I always have &
always will.
