Letter to Presley, 11 Months

My sweet Presley Claire,

I fall more in love with you every day. I am so blessed to have you in my life and to be able to spend almost every minute with you. This has been such a huge month- you are becoming such a big girl!!

You said a new word “nana” for your favorite food (bananas), and every time we get ready to eat, you chant “nana, nana, nana!!!” You also say “hey” and wave with such excitement whenever you see someone new. I love that!

You love to stick your hand in one of Mommy’s shoes and crawl around the room, pushing everything out of the way. You make your toys an obstacle course to get anywhere. You “show love” to everything- your teddy bears, your baby dolls, to us. It’s the sweetest thing. You love to put on my hats and wear my sunglasses, and you are always stylin’ . It’s SO precious when you talk on the phone, jabbering away about stuff only you understand. I love all those things.

Your new favorite thing is to stir up something in your bowl, then eat the spoon and smack your lips. It’s seriously the cutest thing I have ever seen, and you even said “yummmmm” one time after you did it. Thank you for making me smile 100 times a day.

I love how you blow kisses by sticking your whole hand in your mouth and then flinging it out with a huge grin on your face. You are so amazing!

You achieved so many milestones in just a few weeks! You took your first steps- wobbly, but beautiful. You dropped your bedtime bottle, so now we read Goodnight Moon and Bible lullabies before bed. You started this half crawl/half walk thing where you walk with your hands and feet both on the ground. I think that means you’re getting ready for the real walking!

You mean so much to so many people, and you have the sweetest spirit I’ve ever seen. I pray you stay so happy, full of life, smart, funny and determined all the days of your life. We pray for you every night, and sometimes I just stare into the video monitor so I can watch you sleep. You are such a little angel, and I am so eternally grateful to God for the gift of you.

You are about to turn 1 and I am kind of freaking out, but I want you to know that I am SO proud to call you mine. My heart explodes with joy and love because of you. I love you, sweet baby girl. Thank you for bringing more happiness, laughter, and pride into my life than I could have ever imagined.

Love,
Mommy