2 months old!

Dear Madison,

I can't believe that you've already been here in our lives for two months! This has been the best two months of my life! Being your mommy is the best thing that has ever happened to me. It is harder than I ever imagined, but it is so much more rewarding that I could have imagined. You have already changed so much from that early Sunday morning that I first saw your face. You look like a baby now, and not a newborn. I wasn't prepared for how fast the newborn look would fade! Every morning when I reach into your bassinet, I swear you are 100 times more beautiful than the night before when I carefully placed you in there. You light my day up when you see me in the morning and stop crying because you realize I'm there to pick you up feed you!

You already have such an amazing personality, and I get excited every day to see what you're going to start doing. You are such a happy baby. Your smile lights up my soul. I love changing your diaper and seeing you look up at me with your big gummy grin. And you are already such a talker!!! I think Daddy and I are in for it when you really start talking. You can lay on your changing table for 20 minutes and just smile and talk to us. You get so excited when we talk back to you, and just talk more. I never knew how exciting a conversation with a two month old could be. I've tried to record you talking on my cell phone, but every time I put the cell phone up, you just stare at it with wonder, and completely clam up. Hopefully soon I can record you and send it to Grandma!

We celebrated your first big holiday this past month, and you did great! You let everybody hold you, and then fell asleep in your swing. Last Thanksgiving, the thought of having a baby was just that! It was so surreal to have you here! I know next year will be even more fun. You'll actually get to eat some of the Thanksgiving feast...a moment that I can't WAIT to capture!

This month, we will celebrate your first Christmas. Last Christmas morning was when I opened my gift from Daddy and saw the Colts onesie, pacifier, and other baby stuff. That was the day the idea of me becoming a mommy was no longer just my dream...it was going to happen! This Christmas morning, I will get to open gifts with you in my arms. How amazing how much has changed in just a year! I took you to see Santa, and you were great. I hope next year I'm as lucky!

Madison, I love you so much, and every day I love you more!! My heart aches for you when you're not with me, and when I finally see you again, it almost bursts with the love and excitement I feel! I fall in love with you again every single morning. Thank you for making me happier than I could have ever imagined!

Love,

Mommy