Wednesday, September 12, 2012

To Addilyn, On Your First Birthday

August 27, 2012

Dear Addilyn,


Happy birthday my sweet baby! I can't believe it has been a whole year since you were born. Words cannot begin to describe the joy you have brought to our lives. How do I tell you how wonderful you are? Almost every night me and your daddy lay in bed at night at compare notes about all the cute and wonderful things you've done that day. The conversation usually ends with "She's just so cute."


You make everyone around you smile. No one can resist that smile of yours, that laugh, or your wonderful little chatter. Everyone, not just your mommy, is astounded by how smart you are. You say "hi, daddy, Addi, thank you, and woof" and even though I'm not always sure your saying them on purpose, I love to hear your babble. You also love to sing. Every time you hear music I can hear your sweet little voice following along with the tune.


I love seeing you watch and learn new things. Just yesterday you picked up the forehead thermometer that I had just used on you and held it up to your head like you knew exactly what it was for. You do the same thing with any electronic device in our hands. You've mastered the use of the iPad and hold anything that resembles a phone up to your ear. Your favorite thing to do is to look at pictures on our phones. I love the way you laugh and giggle at pictures of yourself and other little kids.


I love that you are equally a daddy's and mommy's girl. You have been lucky enough to have a daddy that has been able to stay home with you while I work and I know the bond you two have because of that will always be there. I know you'll need that someday, like when your about 13 and are having a hard time feeling pretty or loved. I also love to see your face light up when I walk in the door and just see so clearly that you know that I am your mommy. Sometimes, it's hard for me to leave you and it's hard for me to think about the time that I am missing but I know the time I spend away makes me that much more grateful for the time I do spend with you. I cherish that time so much. I hope I am showing you all that you can be as a wife, a mother, and a girl.


Looking back at the past year, I think about all those questions I had when you were so little.  Yes, those dark dark blue eyes have turned to brown like your dad's, making you the only brown-eyed grandbaby in the Dutro family, and I love it. Yes, you have followed your mommy's looks in the hair department and are still as bald as can be.


Yes, you have stayed as sweet as you were at one month old, with just a little bit of stubborn and sweet sassiness that I just love. And you love to laugh, at Daddy stealing your binkie, at me or your dad tickling you, at your cousin's making faces at you, at us playing peek-a-boo, at me chasing you down the hall or up the stairs or anywhere else you thing you shouldn't be going, and sometimes you just crack up for no reason at all, like you've just told a hilarious joke that only you understand.


Now I can't wait to keep watching you grow. I love watching you take your first tentative steps and I know it won't be long until you're running all over the house. I can't wait to hear what you have to say when you can tell me just exactly what is running through that cute little head of yours. I am so excited to see your eyes light up each time you discover some new and wonderful skill, and I love being able to share it with your wonderful grandparents, aunts, uncles and friends. You are just too cute to keep to ourselves. So my sweet girl, thank you for one wonderful year together and I am so happy to know I have an eternity with you to look foreword to.



Love, 
Your Mommy

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