Dear Kennedy,
Here you are on your 1st birthday:
How lucky your Daddy and I are to be able to spend a whole year watching your grow from a tiny 7 lb infant into this vibrant, gorgeous, smart little toddler. God loves us a whole lot, Addy.
This year you have made me smile when all I wanted to do was cry. Having you to hold, love on, care for and worry about helped me through the first year after my own mother's death. You will never know how much you helped me. God's plans are always for good, even if we can't see it. I know this because I have you, my little light, at the darkest time in my life.
This month you really blossomed into a full-blown toddler. You walk. You run. You talk. You eat big girl food. You feed yourself. You don't want my help. You get into trouble. You understand me. You know me. You know your family. You love life. It's an amazing thing.
I wish, more than anything I've ever wanted in my life, that your Ninny could see you right now. She would absolutely flip out about how adorable you are. Seriously. I can't go anywhere without someone telling me how beautiful you are. You smile and wave at everyone, which just puts the icing on the "cute cake." In the 3 weeks that you were here and she was alive, she talked about how adorable you were and how "smart" you were. She was right. She told me that grandparents were always the first to notice the "smart" attribute and even wrote about it in her blog before she died. You wouldn't disappoint her, Addy. You are truly amazing. She would be showing everyone and their mother your pictures and bragging about you. I hope she's doing that in Heaven. I hope she can see you and your sisters. I hope she chuckled when your pediatrician told me that you showed some signs of "extreme intelligence" (true story).
We found out this month that we are moving to Reno, Nevada. I haven't for one second worried that you would have a hard time with the transition. You're such a trooper, nothing seems to phase you. The only thing you even fuss about right now is when someone new comes around to take care of you or hold you. You've become quite attached to your Daddy and I recently. Your sisters did this same thing at this age. I'm told that it's a good sign of your attachment. I know you'll grow out of this soon and be ready for strangers to hold you, but for now, it's nice to know you prefer me and Daddy.
You got another tooth this month marking 4 on the top and 3 on the bottom. Not sure where that 4th one on the bottom is yet, but I'm sure it's coming soon.
You're officially weighing 20 lbs this month! Big girl. You're eating solid foods for every meal and you weaned yourself off of the bottle. You just decided that you wanted a sippy cup. You also let us know that you're okay with cold milk from here on out. Thanks, baby! That made 2 transitions very easy on your parents. I'm sad that with your first birthday came the end of breast feeding. It was a lot of work but I'm happy to let you move onward and upward!
People tell me that you look just like your Daddy every day-same coloring, eyes and single dimple. I love this! He's a pretty cute dude and a very good man. I hope you'll get a lot of his personality traits as well. So far, it looks like you've got more interest in music than your sisters did/do, so I'm hoping my musical genes will carry down to you. So far, I'm not sure if your sisters got that from me.
Addy, I love you so much. You are an amazing baby toddler and I'm so glad you're mine. Can't wait to see what your next year has in store for you!
Love,
Mommy
2 reactions:
A very sweet letter. You made me cry.....
Can't believe it has been a year! What a sweetie! I want pics of the new place! :)
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