Dear Willow
Sunday, Jul. 30, 2006 9:33 am
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Today you are one month and three weeks old...
In a week you will be two months old. I can't believe how fast you are growing up.
My littlest one, my last baby, my sweet girl... One day you'll be all grown up and leave me. I am already sad about that, although I am trying my hardest to soak up every second of your babyhood... Your newborn-ness which is swiftly changing you from a spindley little thing with skinny arms and legs tightly curled to a baby girl with a smile on her pretty face, her chubby limbs stretched out, as if you were asking for hugs and kisses...
You have long, thin elegant fingers and the teeniest little oval fingernails... You have my hands... They always were my favorite part of myself, and now I share them with you...
Your eyes are changing. They are no longer a dark, cloudy blue... They sparkle, a crystal clear blue, framed by long eyelashes... Which are the same coppery color as the hair on your head.
You are my special one... My wish fulfilled... I wanted another girl so very badly. And my whole life I dreamed of having a little girl with red curls and blue eyes... I must have been dreaming about you...
I love your ears, they remind me of delicate little shells... I love your skin, its so soft and new... Your narrow feet, your itty bitty toes that I can't stop nibbling on.
I adore your mouth... You have the prettiest lips, they look like a small pink bow, and your breath always smells milky and fresh...
I love to press my nose against your hair, where it fluffs up before it meets your neck and breathe in your special baby scent.
I love being with you, have you by my side almost all the time... I haven't been away from you for more than an hour since you were born!
Its very confusing being a mommy... It hurts to watch how fast you grow, to know how short a time you will be small enough to carry, your tiny head fitting just under my chin, your small chest against mine, snuggled into my arms... But at the same time, I can't wait to see who you will grow up to be! I get excited every time you do something new... The first time you smiled, my heart just melted!
I love being your mommy, and a mommy to your sister and brother... I wouldn't trade it for anything in the whole world!

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