As I cradled you in my arms tonight to put you to bed, I had to marvel at how far we've come. I know that there was a time when you were so small and helpless that I was scared your neck would break under the weight of your large head, but it seems like such a distant memory. Don't get me wrong, I still worry that the weight of that big noggin of yours will cause you to tip forward or backward and crack your skull, but I've actually seen you tip over--and miracle of miracles--you come through just fine! You gave me quite a scare today because I thought you had hit your head on the fireplace, but I think your reaction was more a result of my own rather than any pain you may have felt. Its amazing how you will totally feed off the reaction of your daddy or I. As you can see from the picture, you're sitting on your own quite well these days, but you still occasionally teeter over and smack your head on the ground. I went to the trouble of putting a sheet of foam insulation down on the living room floor with the hopes that it would lessen the impact. I'm not sure if it makes falling any less painful, but it at least helps me to control my reaction!
We reached another milestone yesterday. It was Daddy's birthday and I wanted to take him to the movies --you probably know that he loves going to the movies. Whereas I am just as content to watch a rented movie at home, your father just loves the excitement of the "big screen". Anyway, although some parents see fit to bring their infants in to the movies with them, your father and I aren't really comfortable with that idea. So our friend Maureen came over to babysit you. This isn't the first time we've left you with someone--you stayed with Nana back in July for a few hours while we went to dinner with Uncle Chris and Aunt Meredyth--but its the first time you've stayed with a non-relative. I had visions of you screaming and crying and searching for your mommy and daddy, but apparently you barely noticed we were missing (Thanks a lot, kiddo! That's a small blow to my mommy ego!). Seriously though, I'm so happy that you seem to adjust to new settings so well. Everyone (even total strangers) keep telling us how great you are in public. You're pretty great in private too, but you do sometimes have your moments of little fits! I don't remember you ever having a fit in a public place--let's keep it that way shall we?
You're wonderful as usual. Sometimes I just feel like squeezing you so tight and never letting you go (or get older). I don't know, I guess all mommies think their kid is the cutest--but the difference is I KNOW you are!
Love you darling.
Mommy
