Five Months

Dearest Madison,

Last Thursday you turned five months. It doesn’t even seem possible that you are this old already!! I know I say this every month, but this time is just flying by! I feel like the last five months have been a blur. They have been the best five months of my life, but by far, the FASTEST five months of my life! Your Daddy and I fall more in love with you every day. Every night while I’m nursing you and rocking you to sleep, I struggle to keep tears from falling. I look at you, and my heart literally aches with the love I feel for you. There have been nights that I’ve waken you up because I can’t stop kissing your forehead as you sleep in my arms. The love I feel when I look at you is stronger than I could have ever imagined feeling. I had always been told that there is nothing like a mother’s love, and that couldn’t be truer! It is something that you won’t understand until you are one day (in many, many years!) a mommy yourself.

You have grown up so much in the past two months!! You’re rolling over from belly to back and from back to belly. Your favorite time of day is right before bedtime on your floor in your room in only your diaper. You roll around, grabbing at your feet and babbling away. You are such a talker. Just recently you’ve begun to actually babble. You’ve moved from the “ahhh’s” and “ohhh’s” and on to “bababa”, and “dadada.” Your Daddy is in heaven every time you babble “dada.” And I gotta be honest and tell you that even though I know you’re not actually calling him, I’m a little jealous! J

You L-O-V-E your exersaucer! You will usually spend about 30-45 minutes in it every night while Mommy and Daddy eat dinner. You love to play with all the toys. Although there are times when we think you’re getting mad at them. You will scream at them, and then laugh. I wish I knew what you were saying because you are SO passionate about it!

Now let’s talk about what you really love…FOOD!! We started you on cereal at four months and you loved it! You ate it like a champ!! At five months we started giving you vegetables. So far you’ve tried carrots and sweet potatoes and you have loved them both. You eat off the spoon so well. You really don’t make too much of a mess when you eat. I am so excited to keep introducing new foods to you!

Madison, I love you so much! Becoming your mommy has made me so happy. I feel complete now. I realize now that I was missing something before you were born. I think you have made me a better person. I love you and am excited for the many more memories we’re going to make with you!

Love,
Mommy