Nine Months Old!

Nine Months Old!

Oh, yes, guess who is NINE MONTHS OLD??

Yep, you are! We've had a very good day so far....and of course, a shopping trip is in order for us today after your nap.

Nine months old.

How did we get here so quickly, little one? You are napping now....we played peek-a-boo at lunch and i will forever remember your little girl giggles! I love to make you laugh and smile, Emma. I can feel my soul fill with love every time you smile or laugh at me. How can i love you this much? When i hold you close to me, my heart melts.

I often wonder about the things that i should write to you in this journal. There are so many things that i want to say to you, so many things that i'm not sure whether to say or not. This journal is to be about you, but i think that it's important for you to know us, too. I've taken so many photos of you since you've been home with us! I want you to have photos of you growing up, changing, learning things and i want you to see how very much i love you. Being a parent to you has saved me in a way and has brought me and my soul back to life in a way that astounds me. I understand now the concept of unconditional love.....

It is also on days like this that i think about your birth mother. I think of her often, Emma. I wonder how she is, how her life is and if she knows how blessed we feel that we have you in our lives. I wish that i could tell her how you are, how beautiful you are, how happy you are....and how you have a home, clothes, food and toys and parents who love you so very much. I have come to believe that people are linked together for whatever reason in life and we will forever be linked to your birth mother. She will hold a special place in our hearts, Emma. Because of her, we are a family.

Love you to the moon and back.....

Mommy